Mergers and Acquisitions

Rockwell Collins inked a $1.39 billion deal to acquire aerospace communications maker Arinc from Carlyle Group.

The privately held auto parts maker has reportedly hired Deutsche Bank to search for bidders.

Revlon will buy The Colomer Group, a privately held Spanish beauty care company, for $660 million from CVC Capital Partners.

An influential advisory firm is reportedly leaning against Michael Dell's proposed $24.4 billion leveraged buyout of the PC maker.

The high-end retailer spiked 18% following a report that it hired Goldman Sachs to explore a sale.

Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management are reportedly planning a proxy fight at Dell.

A group of private-equity firms announced a $6.9 billion buyout of BMC Software in one of the largest take-private deals of the year.

Switzerland's Holcim and France's Lafarge have come up with new terms for their merger, which would create the world's largest cement company.

Three Malaysian banks have announced plans for a merger to create Southeast Asia's fourth-biggest commercial lender and an Islamic bank.

Lions Gate has agreed to an exchange of stock with affiliates of John Malone that will see the Liberty Media Corp. chairman join the movie and television company's board.

General Electric is selling most of GE Capital as it focuses increasingly its industrial business.

Building products maker Masco is spinning off its installation and other services division in a series of moves aimed at boosting shareholder value.

Executives at the highest ranks are now taking proactive measures, including spinning off less profitable businesses and rolling out more cash to shareholders, fearing a target by activist investors. 

Verizon Communications Inc has given Tim Armstrong, chief executive officer of its AOL unit, a leading role in exploring a possible bid for Yahoo Inc's assets, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with knowledge of the situation.

European telecommunications and cable company Altice has agreed to buy New York cable operator Cablevision for $17.7 billion, including debt, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Dish Network Corp. is in talks with banks about funding a bid for T-Mobile U.S. Inc. that would include as much as $15 billion in cash, in the latest sign the takeover effort is progressing.

French telecommunications group Altice SA is in talks with several banks about raising debt for a bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable operator, according to people familiar with the matter.

Altice SA says it's buying a controlling stake in Suddenlink Communications in a deal that values the Missouri-based cable TV provider at $9.1 billion.

Charter Communications Inc. is buying fellow cable operator Bright House Networks LLC in a deal valued at $10.4 billion.

Liberty Global will expand operations in Puerto Rico through the acquisition of the country's second-largest cable operator, Choice Cable TV.