Planet Fitness to buy franchisee Sunshine Fitness in $800 million deal
Sunshine Fitness operates 114 Planet Fitness clubs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.
Take-Two Interactive to buy Zynga in $12.7B deal
Take-Two is buying the creator of FarmVille and Words with Friends for $12.7B.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit adds to space investing liftoff
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has welcomed his second space company to the public markets
New York Times buys sports site The Athletic for $550M
The New York Times Co.
WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS are exploring possible sale of CW Network
AT&T Inc.’s WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS Inc.
Crocs acquiring casual footwear brand Hey Dude
Crocs CEO Andrew Rees explains what prompted the acquisition, arguing that the move will prove to be 'very valuable in the future.'
Global M&A volumes hit record high in 2021, breach $5 trillion for first time
Global dealmaking is set to maintain its scorching pace next year, after a historic year for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity that was fueled largely by easy availability of cheap financing and booming stock markets.
Samsung BioLogics says report on Biogen deal talks untrue
Samsung BioLogics on Thursday denied a media report that said the South Korean firm was in talks to buy U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc.
Maersk strikes deal to buy LF Logistics for $3.6 Bln
AP Moeller-Maersk AS said Wednesday it has agreed to buy LF Logistics Holdings Ltd.
Maersk nears deal to buy LF Logistics for about $3 billion
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is in advanced talks to acquire LF Logistics for around $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that would give the ocean shipping giant a network of warehouses.
Oracle to acquire Cerner in $28.3B deal
Oracle's Larry Ellison says the deal will help "lower the administrative workload burdening our medical professionals, improve patient privacy and outcomes, and lower overall health care costs."
Oracle in talks to buy Cerner
Oracle Corp.
Announced sale of US toll giant to Singapore-based firm sparks security concerns
The sale of the largest U.S. tolling company to a Singapore-based firm is drawing security concerns
Burger King, Popeye's parent Restaurant Brands International to acquire Firehouse Subs for $1 billion
Burger King parent, Restaurant Brands International, is adding Firehouse Subs to its restaurant portfolio.
Hershey to buy Dot's Pretzels for $1.2B
Hershey has agreed to buy Dot's Pretzels in a $1.2 billion deal
GE shares jump as it splits into 3 companies
GE's stock jumps as investors applaud the move to split up the industrial giant.
McAfee to go private in $14B deal
McAfee Corp. is being taken private by a group of investors in a deal that values the cybersecurity firm at more than $14 billion including debt.
Advent, Permira near deal to buy McAfee for more than $10 Billion
Security-software company McAfee Corp.
DuPont plans moves that would remake chemicals company
DuPont de Nemours Inc. is planning deals that would remake the famed chemicals company, according to people familiar with the matter, following years of subpar performance in its shares.
Coca-Cola buys remaining BodyArmor stake for $5.6 billion
BodyArmor, which is currently the second largest player in the sports drink category behind PepsiCo's Gatorade, has generated more than $1.4 billion in retail sales, up about 50% this year.