Mergers and Acquisitions

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EU approves mobile phone joint venture in Italy

The European Union's executive Commission has approved a proposed mobile phone joint venture in Italy between subsidiaries of VimpelCom and Hutchison, conditional on the sale of assets that will allow a new French operator, Iliad, to enter the market as well.

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Mondelez says it's ending talks to buy Hershey

Oreo cookie maker Mondelez says it has ended discussions of a possible merger with The Hershey Co, a combination that would have created a global powerhouse selling some of the world's best known chocolates and snacks.

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Verizon to Buy Fleetmatics for About $2.4B

Verizon Communications said Monday that it agreed to acquire mobile workforce-solutions company Fleetmatics Group in a cash deal valued at roughly $2.4 billion, widening Verizon's fleet operations as it looks to diversify.

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Verizon to Buy Fleetmatics for About $2.4B

Verizon Communications said Monday that it agreed to acquire mobile workforce-solutions company Fleetmatics Group in a cash deal valued at roughly $2.4 billion, widening Verizon's fleet operations as it looks to diversify.

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Verizon to Buy Fleetmatics for About $2.4B

Verizon Communications said Monday that it agreed to acquire mobile workforce-solutions company Fleetmatics Group in a cash deal valued at roughly $2.4 billion, widening Verizon's fleet operations as it looks to diversify.

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Pfizer on buying spree with AstraZeneca antibiotics deal

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is continuing its shopping spree with its fourth acquisition since the April collapse of its planned $160 billion megadeal to buy rival Allergan PLC and move its headquarters, on paper, to Allergan's base in lower-tax Ireland.

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Pfizer on buying spree with AstraZeneca antibiotics deal

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is continuing its shopping spree with its fourth acquisition since the April collapse of its planned $160 billion megadeal to buy rival Allergan PLC and move its headquarters, on paper, to Allergan's base in lower-tax Ireland.