Mergers and Acquisitions

AT&T ruled out attempting to acquire the U.K.'s Vodafone for the time being, despite ample speculation of a possible tie-up.

Analysts at Macquarie Capital said Time Warner Cable remains the most attractive takeover target in the cable industry, and Charter appears to have control of the remote heading into 2014.

The Italian automaker said a report by Bernstein Research mischaracterized a presentation by Sergio Marchionne, denying the CEO advised investors to avoid Chrysler's IPO.

Charter could look to acquire privately held Cox Communications or another target before making a play for Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC), analysts at Macquarie Capital said Wednesday.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings cut its credit rating on Nokia to “B+” from “BB-” on Monday but maintained its “stable” outlook.

CVS will buy the pharmacy benefits provider Omnicare in a deal valued at about $12.7 billion, putting it in a better position to get its prescriptions to the growing U.S. population living in senior-care facilities.

The nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, is staking a bigger claim in pharmacy benefits management with a plan to buy Catamaran Corp. for more than $12 billion in cash.

The holiday shopping season is always a make-or-break period for struggling retailers.

Hedge-fund titan John Paulson is reportedly the mysterious bidder that topped a bid for the famed piano maker from Kohlberg, which has officially backed out of the bidding war.

A person familiar with the matter says Bank of America has agreed to pay between $16 billion and $17 billion to settle an investigation into its sale of mortgage-backed securities before the financial crisis.

Fiat exercised a third option to increase its stake in Chrysler, while the Italian car maker continues to spar with VEBA over the valuation of shares.

The tie-up between West Coast lenders Umpqua and Sterling highlights the risk of mergers that involve companies with strong corporate cultures. 

The $2 billion transaction is one of the largest banking deals of 2013 and creates the largest West Coast community bank.

A deal involving Pinnacle Entertainment is the latest example of a casino company separating its gambling operations from its real estate to generate cash.

American Realty Capital Properties will sell most of its multi-tenant shopping centers to a Blackstone affiliate for $1.98 billion, ending plans to spin off the division.

Blackstone Group LP and Carlyle Group LP are making a joint bid for NCR Corp.

After peaking in 2007, deal activity is finally starting to reach pre-recession levels in Africa, according to a new report by investment adviser RisCura. 

The acquisition will make Fidelity National the largest title insurance, mortgage technology and mortgage service provider in the U.S.

Dollar Tree Inc. plans to sell 330 stores to private-equity firm Sycamore Partners, addressing regulatory concerns related to its planned merger with Family Dollar Stores.

Investment giant KKR inked a deal to buy Singaporean packaging company Goodpack on Tuesday for $1.1 billion.