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Jim Cramer explains why there's been more merger and acquisition activity in recent months and says it's "just getting started."
Sears reached a roughly $5 billion deal with Chairman Eddie Lampert to keep the company and about 400 stores open.
With the SEC hobbled by the partial government shutdown, now in Day 26, companies that want to go public this year are facing possible roadblocks.
After months in court, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday that Papa John's must turn over internal documents to its founder, John Schnatter.
Tilray agreed to pay Authentic Brands $100 million and up to $250 million in cash and stock to create and distribute consumer cannabis products as the retailer's preferred supplier.
Lachlan Murdoch's Fox is focused on growth after walking away from bidding for its former regional sports networks
It could not be immediately determined whether Chairman Eddie Lampert will be able to pull together an offer for Sears that sufficiently addresses a prior bid's shortcomings.
As bankrupt Sears inches toward liquidation, Amazon on Monday became the most valuable public company in the world, surpassing Microsoft.
Eddie Lampert's $4.4 billion offer was Sears' only shot at staying alive and preserving 55,000 jobs. ESL plans to contest Sears' decision.
M&A activity in the fast growing health-care sector is expected to rebound in 2019, according to international law firm Baker McKenzie — but heavier regulation and political uncertainty could cloud the future.
Eddie Lampert's $4.4 billion offer was Sears' only shot at staying alive and preserving 55,000 jobs. But the bid ultimately came up short.
After announcing two major deals last month, GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley is still looking for more chances to transform Britain's largest drugmaker.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the marketing world reached $33 billion in 2018, an increase of 144 percent on the previous year, according to consultancy R3. Technology companies rather than agency holding groups were the biggest spenders.
GameStop shares surged 12 percent Friday on a Wall Street Journal report that a private equity firm could announce next month its intention to buy the retailer.
Bristol Myers-Squibb is acquiring Celgene in a cash and stock deal valued at $74 billion. Some view the deal as an act of survival.
Chinese purchases of US firms totaled $3 billion during 2018, according to media firm Mergermarket.
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