Mergers and Acquisitions

The social networking leader's acquisition highlights recent efforts to improve on the mobile front.

The Internet giant is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire social blogging site Tumblr for up to $1 billion.

Shares of Barnes & Noble rallied on a report that its Nook joint venture Partner Microsoft is mulling a buy of the business's digital assets. 

Avago Technologies, whose chips are used in Apple's products, will buy LSI Corp for $6.6 billion in cash.

In its nearly 40 years of existence, Apple has only purchased one company whose value exceeded $1 billion. Most of Apple’s recent acquisitions have been so small that the purchase price was not disclosed, meaning it was deemed “immaterial.” Yet these purchases often give clues as to what Apple is working on.  

Broadcom Corp. is in advanced talks to be bought by Avago Technologies Ltd., in what would be the latest in a recent string of mergers in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductor company Silicon Image Inc, whose technology helps streams video between consumer electronic devices, is exploring strategic alternatives, including selling itself, according to people familiar with the matter.

Priceline said Friday it will buy restaurant booking service OpenTable for $2.6 billion cash. Priceline’s $103 per share offer is a 46% premium over Thursday’s closing price.

BlackBerry bought a minority stake in health IT firm NantHealth in a bid to improve data sharing and communication in the health-care industry.

G Asset Management unveiled a proposal to buy a 51% stake in Barnes & Noble in a deal that would value the struggling bookseller at a hefty premium.

Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of BlackBerry, disclosed a smaller stake in the company and also officially abandoned plans to make a bid.

If it hopes to avoid a drawn out and contentious buyout process, BlackBerry's board can learn a few lessons from the drama surrounding Dell.

Hasbro is speeding up its move into the mobile gaming market through strategic partnerships and acquisitions. 

The $307 million acquisition represents SanDisks' fourth buyout in the enterprise storage space.

Merck remains committed to its $8.4 billion acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals even though a federal court invalidated most of the company's patents protecting its top-selling antibiotic just hours after the deal was announced this week.

Vivus has acquired a group of patents covering one of the main ingredients behind its weight loss drug Qsymia from Janssen Pharmaceuticals.

Exclusive: BlackBerry CEO John Chen said the struggling device maker does not plan to exit the handset business, but rather it plans to make money on it. 

Private-equity firms have kicked the tires of BlackBerry's operating system and patents. 

The Machinists union sued Wichita-based aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems Friday over its reported efforts to sell off its fabrication operations, contending such outsourcing would violate its labor contract and put in imminent danger the jobs of at least 1,400 employees.

CEOs have the urge to merge as global M&A hits $4 trillion for just the second time in history topped off by Activision's $6 billion purchase of Candy Crush maker King.