Mergers and Acquisitions

U.S. home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies Inc said it would buy Rona in an all-cash deal valued at C$3.2 billion ($2.28 billion) to expand its presence in Canada.

ISS recommended Dell shareholders vote for Michael Dell's buyout offer for the PC maker.

Hard disk drive maker Western Digital said it would buy memory chip maker SanDisk for about $19 billion, the latest in a wave of consolidation in the chip-making industry.

Analog Devices agreed to buy Hittite Microwave for around $2.45 billion in cash, as the chip maker looks to widen its footprint in radio-frequency technology.

Akamai unveiled plans to buy Prolexic for about $370 million as the content delivery giant looks to bolster its cyber defenses. 

The PC maker is reportedly considering delaying its shareholder vote again.

A week before a key shareholder vote, the legendary corporate raider unveils his sweetened bid that would include warrants.

The latest move is part of Icahn's relentless push to force Michael Dell to raise his offer price.

The legendary corporate raider is set to wrap up a $5.2 billion financing package and signaled he's prepared to up his bid.

The Japanese conglomerate is reportedly considering evaluating a proposal to spin off part of its entertainment business.

Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management revealed their own slate of 12 directors on Monday that includes the legendary corporate raider himself.

Payment technology company Global Payments Inc. agreed to buy Heartland Payment Systems Inc. for about $3.8 billion in cash and stock, a deal that would expand its reach among midsize and small merchants.

General Electric is considering a sale of its asset management division to an investment management firm.

The Carlyle Group will pay $98 million to buy candle seller Blyth, the private equity firm said Monday.

Darden board member Bill Lenehan was named Monday as the head the real estate investment trust that the restaurant operator plans to spin off later this year.

General Electric Co. said it has reached an agreement to sell $8.5 billion of health-care related loans and its health-care financial services lending business to Capital One Financial Corp. for about $9 billion.

Activist investor Bill Ackman is paying approximately $5.5 billion for a 7.5 percent stake in Mondelez International Inc.

Seritage Growth Properties, the real estate spinoff of Sears Holdings Corp., made its debut Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and estimated that it had raised about $1.6 billion from the offering.

Health insurer Aetna Inc. has made a deal to buy competitor Humana Inc. in a $37 billion deal the companies say would create the second-largest managed care company.

More than a third of the U.S. population has health coverage through an insurer that either wants to make a huge acquisition or is about to be swallowed up in one.