Mergers and Acquisitions

Telecom operators TeliaSonera and Telenor have abandoned a proposed merger of their Danish operations due to concerns by European Union regulators that it would stifle competition.

A consortium of German automakers Audi, BMW and Daimler are buying Nokia Corp.'s HERE map business to incorporate into automotive technology and eventually autonomous driving.

AT&T proposed $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV cleared its final regulatory hurdle as the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to approve the merger, according to people familiar with the votes.

Dish Networks and T-Mobile are in merger talks, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Analysts say the combination makes sense. 

Just over a month ago a proposed mega-merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable that would have created a cable television behemoth was scuttled over concerns regulators would oppose the deal. Now Time Warner is poised to head back down the aisle.

Verizon Communications has entered an agreement to buy AOL in a $4.4 billion cash deal.  The New York-based companies will combine in an effort to build out a digital advertising business.

Analysts say Verizon's competitors are already making similar moves to diversify and boost their bottom lines and more acquisitions are certain to follow.  

Nokia says it is in advanced discussions to acquire the French telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent.

Uber Technologies is buying digital mapping specialist deCarta in a deal that may help the rapidly growing ride-hailing service lessen its dependence on navigation services supplied by Google and Apple.

Verizon Communications says it will make almost $15 billion from selling part of its wireline business and leasing thousands of wireless towers.

Motorola, acquired last year by computer maker Lenovo Group, has unveiled three smartphones for its return to China following a two-year absence from the most populous mobile phone market.

Level 3 Communications plans to acquire business network provider TW Telecom for $5.64 billion, as the company looks to expand its domestic footprint.

Sprint has reportedly agreed to pay about $40 per share to buy T-Mobile US, marking further progress in the attempt to merge the third and fourth-biggest U.S. mobile network operators.

AT&T scored a $49 billion deal to acquire DirecTV, combining its mobile and broadband networks with one of the nation’s largest pay-TV players.

With a deal between AT&T and DirecTV possibly nearing the finish line, Dish may be the odd man out as pay-TV companies look to consolidate.

The tech titan is reportedly close to paying a record $3.2 billion for Beats Electronics, the headphone company founded by rapper Dr. Dre. 

There is speculation about whether Square is in acquisition talks -- and it may all depend on how 'talks' is defined.

Vodafone agreed to buy Spanish cable operator Ono for nearly $10 billion, adding to the telecom giant’s portfolio of assets in western Europe.

Comcast is reportedly nearing a deal with Charter to buy some Time Warner Cable assets if shareholders ultimately approve Charter’s bid for the larger rival.

Liberty Global reached a deal to buy the rest of Dutch cable operator Ziggo for $9.44 billion in cash and stock, marking John Malone's latest move to expand the media giant’s cable footprint in Europe.