Boral Building Up its US Presence with $2.6bn Acquisition of Headwaters
Boral Limited (BLD) – market cap as of 26/11/2016: A$3.79bn Headwaters Inc. (HW) – market cap as of 26/11/2016: $1.77bn Introduction On November 20, 2016, Boral announced the acquisition of Headwaters,...
View ArticleChinese European Shopping Still Hot: Ctrip.com to Acquire Skyscanner
Ctrip.com International Ltd. (CTRP:US) – Market Cap as of 26/11/2016: $22.4bn Introduction On November 23, 2016, Ctrip.com announced the acquisition of the UK travel website, Skyscanner, for £1.4bn....
View ArticleA Five-calories Drink a Day Keeps the Doctor Away…or not? Dr Pepper Snapple...
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) — market cap as of 24/11/2016: $16.031bn Introduction On November 22, 2016, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., an American beverage producer, agreed to acquire Bai...
View ArticleDreams Come True: Luxottica and Essilor to Merge
Luxottica Group S.p.A. (BIT: LUX) — market cap as of 10/02/2016: €24.15bn Essilor International SA (EPA: EI) — market cap as of 10/02/2016: €23.72bn Introduction On January 16, 2017, Italy-based...
View ArticleA Twisted Deal Structure: Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Actelion for $30bn in...
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) — market cap as of 10/02/2017: $310.36bn Actelion (VTX: ATLN) – market cap as of 10/02/2017: CHF 28.13bn Introduction On the January 26, 2017, the US healthcare...
View ArticleWhen a Unicorn’s IPO Turns into a Last Moment Acquisition: Cisco to buy...
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) – market cap as of 09/02/2017: $158.55bn AppDynamics – private company Introduction On January 24, 2017, Cisco Systems Inc. announced that it entered into an agreement...
View ArticleAllergan Wants to Get You back in Shape and Make Money Out of It.. : Allergan...
Allergan PLC (NYSE: AGN) – market cap as of 16/02/2017: $82.86bn Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ZLTQ) – market cap as of 16/02/2017: $2.23bn Introduction On February 13, 2017, the biopharmaceutical...
View ArticleBarbarians at the Fortress Gate: SoftBank Shows its Global Ambitions
SoftBank Group Corp (TYO:9984)—market cap as of 17/02/17: ¥88.84tn (€74.19bn) Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG)—market cap as of 17/02/17: $3.08bn Introduction On February 14, 2017, the Japanese...
View ArticleEuropean Car Makers in Pole Position: PSA Group to Acquire GM’s European...
Peugeot SA (EPA: UG) – market cap as of 11/03/2017: €15.79bn General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) – market cap as of 11/03/2017: $55.17bn Introduction On March 6, 2017, PSA Group announced an agreement with...
View Article7-Eleven Owner Upgrades: Seven & i Holdings to Purchase Sunoco’s Assets for...
Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd. (TYO: 3382) – market cap as of 07/04/2017: ¥4.11tn ($37.0bn) Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) – market cap as of 07/04/2017: $3.38bn Introduction On April 6, 2017, the worldwide...
View ArticleGoing Once, Going Twice, Sold! Cinven and Bain Capital to Acquire STADA for...
Stada Arzneimittel AG (FWB: SAZ) – market cap as of 21/04/2017: €4.02bn Intel Cinven Partners LLP – private company – AUM as of FY 2015: €10.60bn Bain Capital Private Equity, LP – private company – AUM...
View ArticleAmazon completes acquisition of Whole Foods Market for $13.7bn
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) — market cap as of 15/09/2017: $476.64bn Introduction On June 16, 2017, it was announced that Amazon.com Inc. (“Amazon”) had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Whole...
View ArticleAerospace is Flying High: US United Technology and Rockwell Collins to Merge...
United Technology Corp. (UTX:NYSE) – market cap as of 16/09/2017: $90.33bn Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL:NYSE) – market cap as of 16/09/2017: $21.30bn Introduction On September 4, 2017, United Technology...
View ArticleAnother Alternative to Grow in the US Energy Market: Sempra Energy to Acquire...
Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) – market cap as of 16/09/2017: $29.39bn Introduction On August 20, 2017, Sempra Energy announced an agreement to acquire the 80% stake that Energy Future Holdings Corporation...
View ArticleRenesas buys Semiconductor company Dialog in €4.9bn deal
Download PDF Renesas Electronics [TSE: 6723] – market cap as of 19/02/2021: ¥2.14tn Dialog Semiconductor [FWB: DLG] – market cap as of 19/02/2021: €4.99bn Introduction Renesas Electronics has agreed to...
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