Mergers and Acquisitions

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.

Sears Holdings Corp. says a special committee of its board is starting a formal process to explore the sale of its Kenmore brand and related assets.

Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp.'s music unit is buying a stake in Peanuts Holdings, the company behind Snoopy and Charlie Brown.

The settlement resolves a proxy contest that would have played out at the Xerox annual meeting.

There's no apparent signs that Wall Street is worried about a plant fire that is forcing Ford to cut back on production of its F-150 pickup, the top-selling vehicle in America.