Sky shares leap as Comcast and Fox lock horns in bid battle
LONDON (Reuters) – Sky (SKYB.L) shares leapt to an 18-year high on Thursday as investors bet a transatlantic battle for the European pay-TV group had further to run, after Comcast’s…
Comcast makes higher offer for Sky, tops Fox bid
(Reuters) – Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) on Wednesday raised its offer for Britain’s Sky (SKYB.L) in a deal valuing the pay-TV group at $34 billion, challenging a raised bid from Twenty-First…
Chipmaker Broadcom nears $19 billion deal to buy software company CA: sources
(Reuters) – Broadcom Inc is nearing a roughly $19 billion deal to acquire business software company CA Inc, as it seeks to diversify its technology offerings beyond semiconductors, people familiar…
SoftBank tightens grip on Yahoo Japan via $2 billion deal with Altaba
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group (9984.T) is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan (4689.T) through a $2 billion, three-way deal with U.S. firm Altaba (AABA.O) to deepen ties with the…
U.S. mergers help bank fees spike to record highs
NEW YORK (LPC) – A record $1.45 trillion of US syndicated lending to companies for acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, dividends and refinancing in the first half of the year has propelled…
Siemens, Alstom deal faces full-scale EU antitrust probe: sources
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Siemens (SIEGn.DE) and Alstom (ALSO.PA) are set to face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation this week after declining to provide concessions to allay regulatory concerns about their…
Paypal to spend $3 billion a year on M&A: CEO to German paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – PayPal Holdings Inc is on the lookout for further acquisitions following its recent takeover of iZettle, the Swedish fintech startup, for $2.2 billion, in the U.S. payments…
Dell moves to go public, spurns IPO
(Reuters) – Dell Technologies Inc said on Monday it would pay $21.7 billion in to buy back shares tied to its interest in software company VMware Inc (VMW.N), paving the…
Amazon to buy PillPack in potentially disruptive drug retail push
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would buy small online pharmacy PillPack, a move that will put the world’s biggest online retailer in direct competition with drugstore chains,…
Fox shareholder urges Murdoch to give Comcast time to beat Disney bid
(Reuters) – TCI Fund Management Ltd, a large Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) shareholder, has urged Fox executive chairman Rupert Murdoch to give Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) a chance to top…