Oct 14- Military communication equipment providers Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies announced an all-stock merger on Sunday that will create the United States' sixth-largest defense contractor with a market value of $34 billion. "We are in an environment where the economy is pretty strong, we know defense spending is coming up, the 2019 budget is up 3...
NEW YORK, Oct 14- Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies have agreed to an all-stock merger, creating the United States' sixth-largest defense contractor, the companies announced in a joint statement on Sunday. The combined company, L3 Harris Technologies, Inc., will be the sixth largest defense company in the United States by revenue and a top 10 defense company...
Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies agreed to an all stock merger of equals, creating the United States' sixth largest defense contractor with annual sales around $16 billion, the companies announced on Sunday.
Oct 13- U.s. defense communications companies Harris Corp and L3 Technologies Inc are nearing an all-stock merger deal that would create a company with a market value of more than $33 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Saturday. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party is driving contractors to pursue mergers for more scale to bid on...
The new service, anchored by HBO as the lead brand, will host all of WarnerMedia's other properties, including movie and TV franchises, and follows AT&T's purchase of Time Warner earlier this year.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10- Pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp won U.S. antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna Inc, the Justice Department said on Wednesday, paving the way for a combination the companies say can help cut soaring U.S. healthcare costs. Without the divestiture the two companies would have owned more than a 30 percent share...
CVS CEO Larry Merlo outlined his vision for the combined company earlier this month — a new data-driven health-care model that's more personal, convenient and tailored to individual patients than ever before.
It would be the second major challenge to a Broadcom merger this year. President Donald Trump blocked the chipmaker's proposed deal with Qualcomm in March.
The Justice Department is expected to approve the deal as early as Wednesday, according to people briefed on the matter.
Cybersecurity company Imperva Inc said on Wednesday it will be taken private by Thoma Bravo LLC in an all-cash deal valued at $2.1 billion.
Aircraft parts supplier TransDigm has agreed to buy smaller rival Esterline Technologies for about $3.6 billion as it seeks the heft to compete with Boeing and Airbus in after-sales plane servicing.
Music superstar and political activist John Legend sat down with CNBC's John Harwood to discuss a range of issues, including his time working as a business management consultant.
Media consolidation will continue as companies compete for unique franchises and greater scale, 21st Century Fox Vice Chair Chase Carey told CNBC on Tuesday.
Morgan Stanley Analyst Ben Swinburne, ranked the number one media analyst by Institutional Investor, discusses the future of media mega-mergers.
Chase Carey, 21st Century Fox vice chairman and Formula One Group CEO, discusses what's driving media consolidation and the future of Formula One.
Oct 8- Hope Hicks, the former communications director of President Donald Trump, has been appointed as communications chief at Fox, the company being spun off from Twenty-First Century Fox's merger with Walt Disney Co. Hicks, one of Trump's longest-serving and most trusted aides, resigned from her White House job earlier this year. Before the deal closes,...
Offshore driller Ensco said on Monday it plans to buy smaller rival Rowan Cos. in an all-stock deal valued at $2.38 billion, as it looks to expand its fleet and benefit from a partnership with Saudi Aramco.
Jim Cramer hears from Cloudera CEO Thomas Reilly about how his company's recently announced merger with rival Hortonworks could create the "Oracle of the future."
Jim Cramer hears from Cloudera CEO Thomas Reilly about how his company's recently announced merger with rival Hortonworks could create the "Oracle of the future."
Jim Cramer hears from Cloudera CEO Thomas Reilly about how his company's recently announced merger with rival Hortonworks could create the "Oracle of the future."
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