Mergers and Acquisitions

An investor owning 5.7% of Smithfield's shares urged the meat producer to consider a breakup.

The Chinese company is reportedly not prepared to increase its buyout offer for Smithfield Foods despite some shareholder dissent.

The forest-products company announced a slew of moves early this week, including a $2.65 billion deal to purchase Longview Timber and its 645,000 acres of timberlands in Washington and Oregon.

In a move that will greatly expand its broadcast portfolio, Gannett inked a $1.5 billion transaction on Thursday to acquire TV company Belo.

The all-cash buyout offer is valued at $2.5 billion and carries a premium north of 40%

The soft drink maker denied reports it is looking to buy Israel's SodaStream for $2 billion.

Office Depot is selling its 50% stake in a Mexican joint venture to Grupo Gigante, following calls from its biggest investor to exit the business.

China's Shuanghui Group has agreed to buy Smithfield Foods for around $5 billion in cash, or $7.1 billion including its debt. 

A private equity firm will pay $42.00 per Rue21 share in cash, representing a premium of 23% to the stock's Wednesday close.

True Religion Apparel revealed plans on Friday to be taken private by TowerBrook Capital in an $835 million, all-cash deal.

The office supply retailer could soon begin talks to sell its half of a Mexican joint venture with Grupo Gigante.

Duke Energy said its first-quarter profit more than doubled to $634 million, fueled by the recent acquisition of Progress Energy.

The deal sets the stage for an eventual IPO of the newly-acquired businesses. 

Spanish oil giant Repsol is reportedly looking to acquire a North American oil company in an effort to take advantage of the U.S. oil boom and invest in politically stable countries.

The oil producer said it plans to sell its interest in an offshore Angola block for about $590 million, while buying acreage at the Eagle Ford shale play.

The owners of Neiman Marcus have secured a $6 billion deal to sell the high-end department store outright to a set of private equity firms.

Ammunition giant Alliant Techsystems agreed to scoop up sports optics maker Bushnell Group for $985 million in cash. 

Jarden Corp, known for its Mr. Coffee brand, said it entered an agreement to acquire scented candle maker Yankee Candle Co Inc for $1.75B.

Johnson Controls, a maker of car batteries and heating and ventilation equipment, said on Monday it would merge with Ireland-based fire protection and security systems maker Tyco International.

There are strong indications that the ground is shifting beneath the landscape that last year generated merger and acquisition deals valued at an unprecedented value of more than $5 trillion.