Mergers and Acquisitions

Viacom said it had formed a special committee to consider National Amusements Inc's proposal to combine the company with CBS.

Viacom said it had formed a special committee to consider National Amusements Inc's proposal to combine the company with CBS.

National Amusements, Sumner Redstone's family holding company, on Thursday publicly called for the boards of the companies it controls -- Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. -- to explore a merger.

National Amusements, Sumner Redstone's family holding company, on Thursday publicly called for the boards of the companies it controls -- Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. -- to explore a merger.

Germany's Lufthansa says it is taking over Brussels Airlines, exercising its option to acquire the remaining 55 percent stake in its parent company, SN Airholding.

Germany's Lufthansa says it is taking over Brussels Airlines, exercising its option to acquire the remaining 55 percent stake in its parent company, SN Airholding.

National Amusements Inc., the controlling shareholder of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., is set to call for the media companies to consider a merger, according to a person familiar with the matter.

National Amusements Inc., the controlling shareholder of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., is set to call for the media companies to consider a merger, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Chinese property-to-entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda is in talks to buy a controlling stake in Dick Clark Productions.

Chinese property-to-entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda is in talks to buy a controlling stake in Dick Clark Productions.

Walt Disney Co and Microsoft Corp joined a list of potential suitors for Twitter Inc , according to media reports on Monday.

Walt Disney Co and Microsoft Corp joined a list of potential suitors for Twitter Inc , according to media reports on Monday.

CBOE Holdings, the operator of the largest options exchange in the United States by volume, said it would buy BATS Global Markets for about $3.2 billion, just over five months after BATS made its market debut.

CBOE Holdings, the operator of the largest options exchange in the United States by volume, said it would buy BATS Global Markets for about $3.2 billion, just over five months after BATS made its market debut.

Options exchange operator CBOE Holdings will buy Bats Global Markets for $32.50 per share or a total of $3.2 Billion.

Options exchange operator CBOE Holdings will buy Bats Global Markets for $32.50 per share or a total of $3.2 Billion.

Twitter Inc has initiated talks with several technology companies to explore selling itself, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, as the social media company grapples with its slowest revenue growth since going public in 2013.

Twitter Inc has initiated talks with several technology companies to explore selling itself, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, as the social media company grapples with its slowest revenue growth since going public in 2013.

Lennar, the second-largest U.S. homebuilder, said on Thursday it would buy luxury home builder WCI Communities in a deal valued at $643 million.

Lennar, the second-largest U.S. homebuilder, said on Thursday it would buy luxury home builder WCI Communities in a deal valued at $643 million.