Mergers and Acquisitions

The Canadian government has blocked the proposed takeover of the Aecon Group Inc. construction company by a Chinese state-owned enterprise, citing reasons of national security.

Legislation awaiting final approval in the Senate would give veterans more freedom to see doctors outside the Department of Veterans Affairs' health system.

Disney in December offered stock then worth $52.4 billion to buy Fox's film, television and international businesses as it bids to beef up its offering against streaming rivals Netflix Inc and Amazon.com Inc.

Electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. is investing 1 trillion yen ($9 billion) mostly in image sensors over the next three years.

The deal cements Sony's position as the leading music publisher.

Britain's government says it does not intend to refer U.S. media conglomerate Comcast's 22 billion pound ($30.7 billion) takeover offer for London-based Sky to competition authorities, saying the proposed merger doesn't raise concerns on public interest grounds.

The deal values LaSalle at $33.50 per share compared with Pebblebrook's offer price of $31.75 per share and represents a premium of 5 percent to LaSalle's closing price on Friday.

By joining forces with PayPal, which operates in 200 countries, iZettle will be able to accelerate its expansion, including into the United States, the companies said.

The merger agreement, which has been approved by both companies’ boards, is expected cut costs.

A deal that could value the combined company at more than $20 billion could be announced as early as this week, the sources said.

Billionaire was rejected in his offer for bankrupt Toys “R” Us.

It would gain access to nearly 500,000 small businesses that use the target company’s technology.

Price said to be less than $1B valuation attained in 2015.

The Rockport Group will sell its assets to private equity group Charlesbank under a bankruptcy plan as the shoemaker struggles to compete in a tougher retail market.