Mergers and Acquisitions

Greece's bailout deal isn't a deal — yet.

Deal makers from New York to London had a busy first half of the year, and mega-mergers drove the frenzy.

Shares in United Technologies rose Thursday after the company said it is considering spinning off its Sikorsky helicopter division.

Pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen is spending about $2.5 billion to expand its reach into veterinary medicine with the purchase of MWI Veterinary Supply.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it approved Medtronic's $42.9 billion acquisition of Covidien after the medical device maker agreed to sell a business that makes a type of catheter used in veins.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Wednesday it will spin off sports car maker Ferrari into a separate company.

There's now a bidding war for Family Dollar, with Dollar General offering about $9.7 billion for the discounter in an effort to trump Dollar Tree's bid.

Shares of Synchrony Financial are rising slightly in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

Journal Communications Inc. of Milwaukee and E.W.

Time Warner has rejected a takeover bid from Twenty-First Century Fox and says it has no interest in further discussions with Rupert Murdoch's media entertainment giant.

LinkedIn says it is spending $175 million to buy Bizo, a provider of advertising technology and measurement services aimed at professionals.

Activist investor Carl Icahn trumped Japanese tire maker Bridgestone Corp's latest offer for Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack by $1.50 per share, as the bidding war for the U.S. auto parts retailer continues.

AB InBev-SABMiller's mega-merger concerns

In its largest acquisition ever, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying aerospace supplier Precision Castparts for about $32 billion.

Honewell promoted two executives to vice chairman and named a new CFO as part of a series of senior leadership changes that come ahead of a five-year expansion plan. 

Making the case for more M&A in 2016.

Saks' chairman and CEO, and president and chief merchant are set to leave the department store chain once it is acquired by Hudson's Bay Co .

Saks' chairman and CEO, and president and chief merchant are set to leave the department store chain once it is acquired by Hudson's Bay Co .

DowDuPont, the entity to be created by the merger of DuPont with Dow Chemical, said the chief executives of the two companies would get a combined $80 million in "golden parachute" payments after DowDuPont splits into three.

The $8.50-a-share deal represents a 27% premium on the cancer treatment maker's Tuesday closing price.