Hudson Media chief James Cohen to buy National Enquirer
(Reuters) – American Media Inc (AMI) said on Thursday it is selling its tabloid the National Enquirer to James Cohen, chief executive officer of Hudson Media. U.S. tabloid newspaper the…
Catalent seeks slice of gene therapy market with Paragon buy
(Reuters) – Contract drugmaker Catalent Inc said on Monday it would buy privately held Paragon Bioservices Inc for $1.2 billion in cash, bolstering its capabilities to make gene therapy drugs…
Amazon buys warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it had…
Merck KGaA goes hostile in $5.9 billion Versum takeover battle
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German pharma group Merck KGaA launched a hostile $5.9 billion all-cash takeover offer for Versum Materials on Tuesday to boost its presence in the semiconductor materials market…
German lawmakers challenge deputy finance minister’s Goldman link in bank merger
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German lawmakers on Monday criticized deputy finance minister Joerg Kukies and Goldman Sachs, alleging a conflict of interest in the U.S. investment bank advising state-backed Commerzbank on…
Top Wall Street banks working on Deutsche-Commerzbank merger: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs and Citi are helping Germany’s two biggest lenders work on their potential $28 billion-plus merger, people close to the matter said on Monday. Outside view…
Deutsche Bank merger talks with Commerzbank raise job fears, lift shares
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank faced concerns from workers unions, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office and top shareholders on Monday after confirming merger talks. Combining Germany’s two largest banks…
Nvidia nears deal to acquire Mellanox Technologies: source
FILE PHOTO: The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chipmaker Nvidia Corp…
U.S. telecoms regulator stops clock on Sprint, T-Mobile merger review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it has halted the informal 180-day “shot clock” on the review of the merger of wireless providers Sprint Corp…
Exclusive: KKR, China’s Tencent eyeing bids for Universal Music – sources
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. buyout fund KKR and China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group are exploring rival bids for up to half of Vivendi’s iconic Universal Music division, a deal potentially…