Mergers and Acquisitions

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is losing a precious security blanket now that she is spinning off the Internet company's prized stake in China's Alibaba Group.

Google has reportedly finalized a deal to purchase video game startup Twitch for around $1 billion, according to VentureBeat. Acquisition talks were first reported by Variety in May.

21st Century Fox wants more sports and binge-watching muscle, and the media giant hopes to acquire Time Warner to get it.

Yahoo is acquiring RayV, a video-streaming service, capping several months of negotiations. 

Google is making a play for the music space, announcing on Tuesday that they have agreed to acquire music site, Songza.

Google agreed to buy Titan Aerospace, the maker of high-altitude drones that could help expand Internet access in the developing world.

Yahoo is reportedly stepping up its online video plans by attempting to land pricey original programming that would normally be reserved for cable TV and Netflix.

Social networking giant Facebook is reportedly exploring a $60 million acquisition of startup Titan Aerospace, which makes near-orbital drones. 

The social networking leader's acquisition highlights recent efforts to improve on the mobile front.

The Internet giant is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire social blogging site Tumblr for up to $1 billion.

Shares of Barnes & Noble rallied on a report that its Nook joint venture Partner Microsoft is mulling a buy of the business's digital assets. 

Avago Technologies, whose chips are used in Apple's products, will buy LSI Corp for $6.6 billion in cash.

In its nearly 40 years of existence, Apple has only purchased one company whose value exceeded $1 billion. Most of Apple’s recent acquisitions have been so small that the purchase price was not disclosed, meaning it was deemed “immaterial.” Yet these purchases often give clues as to what Apple is working on.  

Broadcom Corp. is in advanced talks to be bought by Avago Technologies Ltd., in what would be the latest in a recent string of mergers in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductor company Silicon Image Inc, whose technology helps streams video between consumer electronic devices, is exploring strategic alternatives, including selling itself, according to people familiar with the matter.

Priceline said Friday it will buy restaurant booking service OpenTable for $2.6 billion cash. Priceline’s $103 per share offer is a 46% premium over Thursday’s closing price.

BlackBerry bought a minority stake in health IT firm NantHealth in a bid to improve data sharing and communication in the health-care industry.

G Asset Management unveiled a proposal to buy a 51% stake in Barnes & Noble in a deal that would value the struggling bookseller at a hefty premium.

Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of BlackBerry, disclosed a smaller stake in the company and also officially abandoned plans to make a bid.

If it hopes to avoid a drawn out and contentious buyout process, BlackBerry's board can learn a few lessons from the drama surrounding Dell.