Mergers and Acquisitions

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion Wednesday affirming a denial of a preliminary injunction the FTC had sought for Microsoft's now-completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Private equity firm 3G Capital reached a deal to buy Skechers and take the footwear company private. The deal is set to close in the third quarter.

DoorDash will purchase British rival Deliveroo for $3.85 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, helping DoorDash grow its market share in Europe.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told Bloomberg as policy uncertainty declines, activity in capital markets will increase in response to new expectations.

Amazon has offered to buy TikTok as the social media app faces a looming deadline for divestment from its Chinese ownership or face a U.S. ban, The New York Times reported.

Kroger and Albertsons are fighting it out in court, blaming the other for which caused their proposed $25 billion merger to fail. A federal judge blocked the merger in December.

Dollar Tree is selling its Family Dollar business as it struggled to drive traffic. The company is selling the brand to private equity firms to the tune of $1 billion.

Tech giant Google has reached a deal with Wiz to purchase the cloud cybersecurity startup. The all-cash deal, announced Tuesday, amounts to $32 billion.

PepsiCo announced on Monday that it will acquire a prebiotic soda brand called Poppi, which was founded by a family in Austin, Texas. The deal is valued at nearly $2 billion.

Rocket Companies announced Monday it has reached an agreement to buy real estate listing platform Redfin. The deal is worth $1.75 billion, according to the companies.

Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday entered into an agreement with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to go private. The deal is valued at $10 billion.

BlackRock will purchase the ports of Cristobal and Balboa on the Atlantic and Pacific ends of the Panama Canal after President Donald Trump raised concerns about Chinese influence.

President Donald Trump's new Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson outlined the new administration's plans for antitrust enforcement and regulation.

Spirit Airlines rejected Frontier Group's acquisition offer worth about $2.16 billion, marking the latest failed deal in the years since the companies began discussing a merger.

Hyatt Hotels will buy Playa Hotels & Resorts for about $2.6 billion including debt, net of cash, the company said on Monday, seeking to expand its presence in Mexico and the Caribbean.

President Donald Trump is set to meet with the CEO of U.S. Steel at the White House as Nippon Steel touts the benefits of its proposed acquisition of the struggling steelmaker.

Nissan and Honda, both major automakers based in Japan, responded on Wednesday to reports that a potential merger of the two companies could be at risk of being abandoned.

The Department of Justice filed the first antitrust lawsuit of the new Trump administration, with regulators looking to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise from acquiring Juniper.