Mergers and Acquisitions

The latest buzz about a possible takeover of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile US sent shares of the No. 4 U.S. wireless provider about 2% higher. 

The latest buzz about a possible takeover of Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile US sent shares of the No. 4 U.S. wireless provider about 2% higher. 

Dish Network is reportedly exploring making a play for T-Mobile, which is also the subject of buyout speculation from Sprint.

AT&T announced plans to sell its wireline operations in Connecticut to Frontier Communications for $2 billion cash.

A deal between Sprint and T-Mobile would marry the No. 3 and No. 4 U.S. wireless providers but would also draw regulatory scrutiny. 

Spanish telecom giant Telefonica inked a deal on Monday to sell a chunk of its close to 80% stake in its Czech subsidiary for about $3.3 billion.

AT&T is reportedly exploring strategies for a potential takeover of Vodafone. 

Time Warner Cable agreed to acquire regional fiber-optic network company DukeNet Communications for $600 million in cash.

A sale of its towers business could give the wireless provider greater financial flexibility as it considers a move into Europe.

Massive IOU: Verizon Communications launched a $49 billion bond offering to help finance its $130 billion buyout of Verizon Wireless. 

The monster-sized deal that gives Verizon Communications full control over Verizon Wireless represents the largest buyout of a U.S. target on record.

The monster-sized deal that gives Verizon Communications full control over Verizon Wireless represents the largest buyout of a U.S. target on record.

Shares of the prepaid mobile service provider climbed beyond the $15 takeover offer price from AT&T.

Nokia inked a deal to buy Siemens’ 50% stake in their joint venture NSN for 1.2 billion euros in cash and debt.

T-Mobile agreed to buy wireless spectrum covering the Mississippi Valley region from U.S. Cellular for about $308 million in cash.

The bidding war over Clearwire continued to escalate, with Sprint raising its bid to $5 a share. 

The Japanese company has reportedly been in talks about taking a controlling stake in T-Mobile.

Yahoo took bold steps to capture a younger audience this week, announcing plans to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion and launching a redesigned Flickr offering a free terabyte of storage to each user.

Clearwire shareholders should vote in favor of a proposed acquisition by Sprint Nextel, given a lack of better options to keep the company afloat, proxy advisory firm ISS said  Friday.

Two of Dell Inc's largest shareholders, proposed an alternative to a $24.4 billion buyout deal led by founder Michael Dell.