mergers

Energy Drink Maker Monster, Corona Beer Owner in Merger Talks

Energy Drink Maker Monster, Corona Beer Owner in Merger Talks
Energy Drink Maker Monster, Corona Beer Owner in Merger Talks
February 15, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Monster Beverage and Corona brewer Constellation Brands are talking about combining companies, Bloomberg reported Monday (Feb. 14), citing sources familiar with the situation. Get the...

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SPAC Mergers Fall Off in Early 2022
SPAC Mergers Fall Off in Early 2022
February 14, 2022  |  SPAC

Mergers involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), in which blank-check public companies merge with private ones wanting to go public, are beginning to fall apart,...

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US Regulators OK $43B WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger
US Regulators OK $43B WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger
February 10, 2022  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

AT&T’s plan to spin off WarnerMedia in a $43 billion merger deal with competitor Discovery to create a TV, film and streaming dynamo, will proceed,...

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Cars.com to Snap Up Accu-Trade to Enter Digital Wholesale Sector
Cars.com to Snap Up Accu-Trade to Enter Digital Wholesale Sector
February 08, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Automotive marketplace platform Cars.com is finalizing a deal to acquire 100% of the assets of Accu-Trade for $65 million in cash at closing, with the...

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Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
February 08, 2022  |  Regulation

Nvidia Corp. and Arm Limited announced on Feb. 7 that they will not continue with the transaction due to “significant regulatory challenges.” This statement ends...

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Big Tech Acquisitions Won’t Stop, but It Won’t Be Business as Usual
Big Tech Acquisitions Won’t Stop, but It Won’t Be Business as Usual
February 02, 2022  |  Big Tech

These are challenging times for Big Tech as regulators in every corner of the globe take aim against Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Corp., Tencent...

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Meta Lands a Victory in Europe and Then It Gets a New Inquiry 
Meta Lands a Victory in Europe and Then It Gets a New Inquiry 
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

While investors are waiting for Meta’s quarterly reports next week to learn the company´s plans for the metaverse — or in other words, how much...

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Shareholders OK Merger of Columbia Banking, Umpqua Holdings
Shareholders OK Merger of Columbia Banking, Umpqua Holdings
January 26, 2022  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Columbia Banking Systems, which is the parent of Columbia State Bank, has gotten the green light to merge with Umpqua Holdings, a Seeking Alpha report...

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The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
January 26, 2022  |  Regulation

Nvidia’s $40 billion deal with Arm may soon fall apart as the parties prepare to quietly abandon the transaction due to increasing antitrust concerns in...

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