Mergers and Acquisitions

Perrier, S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna are not part of the sale agreement

Vivendi SE shares rose sharply Monday after the European media giant said Saturday that it plans to distribute 60% of its subsidiary Universal Music Group’s capital to shareholders and to spin off its profitable music label by year’s end.

Nestle announced in June that it was considering selling its bottled water brands in North America

U.S. equity markets ticked to record highs Thursday as investors continued to parse through quarterly earnings reports. 

The negotiations were currently not active, according to the report

The TikTok deal—which had been driven by then-President Donald Trump—has languished since last fall in the midst of successful legal challenges to the U.S. government’s effort by TikTok’s owner, China’s ByteDance Ltd.

Elliott Management Corp., the hedge fund best known for its high-profile shareholder-activist campaigns, is looking to join the sizzling SPAC craze.

Verizon said in September it would buy Tracfone, a unit of Mexican telecom company America Movil, in a cash and stock deal.

Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday is introducing legislation that would make it harder for big companies displaying anticompetitive behavior to acquire smaller companies.

The CEOs of ExxonMobil, Chevon held deal talks: WSJ.

Playboy Enterprises Inc is nearing a deal to acquire the parent company of sexual wellness chain Lovers as it seeks to grow its lifestyle brand following the shuttering of its eponymous magazine, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

The chief executives of Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -2.65% and Chevron Corp spoke about combining the oil giants after the pandemic shook the world last year, according to people familiar with the talks, testing the waters for what could be one of the largest corporate mergers ever.

The growing popularity of food delivery has been a problem for Cici’s, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many diners across the country to stay home.

Former MoviePass Chairman Ted Farnsworth said on Thursday that he is looking to disrupt “Hollywood again” with his new media and entertainment company Zash.

The Staples-Office Depot deal saga continues.

The newly formed auto maker, called Stellantis, to start trading Monday in Europe and Tuesday in New York.