Companies such as Duke Energy and DuPont are off and running with megamergers early this year. Even Playboy is among the dealers. And market pros say the trend is far from over. Why are so many U.S. companies tying the knot? Fa…
Even after a round of acquisitions in 2010, some big tech companies are still rolling in cash — and 2011 looks like another promising year for tech mergers. Here’s columnist Peter Cohan’s list of top tech acquisition targets f…
Nokia Siemens’s planned acquisition of the bulk of Motorola’s wireless-network business likely won’t happen this year. Chinese regulators are still reviewing the deal, and Nokia Siemens now expects approval — and the completio…
Canada’s second largest bank and private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management plan to buy automotive financial products and services company Chrysler Financial for approximately $6.3 billion in cash.
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Groupon has turned down Google’s acquisition offer of roughly $6 billion. It might be holding out for more money, but columnist Alex Salkever thinks it’s more likely to be aiming for a big IPO. Here’s why he believes its offeri…