Mergers and Acquisitions

The buyout of Onavo highlights Facebook's intense focus on the mobile side of its business.

The $3.8 billion acquisition is aimed at expanding Regency's geographic footprint to Appalachia and the Mid-Continent region.

The $38.50-a-share deal for the two companies represents a 42% premium to the average closing price Friday of Molex's two classes of stock.

Sirius XM Radio inked a deal to buy the connected vehicle business from Agero for $530 million in cash.

The No. 1 U.S. chemical maker suffered profit and revenue drops and revealed plans to possibly sell its performance-chemicals arm.

Nokia shares rallied on a report that Chinese smartphone and networking vendor Huawei would be interested in acquiring the firm.

Business-information provider IHS plans to acquire the owner of the used-car shopping tool Carfax for $1.4 billion. 

The leading social network is reportedly in talks to acquire an Israeli start-up for up to $1 billion.

The activist shareholder suggested the two sides combine their slates of five nominees to create a reconstituted board.

The retailer sold its 50% stake in its European business as it continues to look for ways to streamline costs. 

Shares of SINA Corp. climbed after the Shanghai-based online media company inked a $586 million deal with China’s largest e-commerce platform Alibaba that could enable its merchants to connect with Weibo.com's 400 million users. 

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway agreed to a $1.4 billion deal to acquire Phillips Specialty Products, a Phillips 66 unit that specializes in maximizing the flow potential of pipelines.

Cooper Tire & Rubber ended its $2.2 billion merger agreement with Apollo Tires, officially putting the brakes on a deal that has unraveled in recent months.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store once again denied a potential takeover bid by top shareholder Sardar Biglari on Monday, standing by its existing business strategy.

Regency Energy Partners is buying Eagle Rock Energy Partners’ midstream business for $1.3 billion, as the Dallas-based MLP adds to its footprint in Texas.

Textron, which makes Cessna planes, has reportedly agreed to acquire luxury plane maker Beechcraft for almost $1.4 billion. 

Fiat is reportedly back to the negotiating table with a UAW trust in an effort to acquire the remaining stake in Chrysler.

AstraZeneca agreed to buy Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (NYSE:BMY) stake in their diabetes joint venture for up to $4.1 billion.

AstraZeneca agreed to buy Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (NYSE:BMY) stake in their diabetes joint venture for up to $4.1 billion.

Charter, the fourth-largest U.S. cable provider, is said to be preparing a bid of less than $140 a share for larger rival Time Warner Cable.