Mergers and Acquisitions

The company agreed to sell a stake in an East Africa natural-gas field to a subsidiary of India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp. for $2.64B in cash.

Dow Chemical's quarterly profit growth of 17% trailed forecasts and the company unveiled plans to sell off another $3 billion to $4 billion of assets.

Shares of Texas Industries jumped 12% on Friday after a report that the building materials company is exploring a sale.

Tribune Co said it would acquire Local TV Holdings LLC, which owns 19 television stations, for $2.73 billion in cash.

Dow Chemical said it will sell its polypropylene licensing and catalyst business to smaller peer W.R. Grace & Co for $500M.

A Chinese meat company's plan to buy U.S.-based Smithfield Foods has some lawmakers worried the deal could create food safety issues.

Transactions in the African region are growing at a faster pace than they were three years ago. Experts at Ernst & Young predict the trend will continue as the broader deals market recovers.

Men’s Wearhouse turned down a request from Jos. A. Bank to conduct limited due diligence, as the rival suit sellers continue to spar over Jos. A. Bank’s unsolicited $2.3B takeover bid.

The acquisition is expected to generate annual synergies of $160 million within three years and also boost Advance Auto's EPS. 

The $625 million deal is a bid to boost exposure in emerging markets, and gives the cigarette maker a 25% stake in an Algerian joint venture.

The $625 million deal is a bid to boost exposure in emerging markets, and gives the cigarette maker a 25% stake in an Algerian joint venture.

The buyout carries a hefty premium of 85.5% and values the smaller medical-device maker at $1.65 billion.

The buyout comes just 15 months after the British vacuum pump maker's IPO.

Saks disclosed a wider-than-feared second-quarter loss on Monday as the high-end retailer was hit by soft sales growth and higher overhead costs.

The maker of 'Call of Duty' revealed plans to reduce Vivendi's stake from 61.1% to 12% through a pair of transactions.

Industry Ventures has raised a $425 million secondary fund and a $200 million special opportunities fund, to buy equity inVC-backed startups.

Honeywell International Inc, a maker of aircraft parts and climate control systems, said it was scrapping its offer to buy United Technologies Corp due to the company's unwillingness to engage in negotiations.

Honeywell International, a maker of aircraft parts and climate control systems, said it was scrapping its offer to buy United Technologies due to the company's unwillingness to engage in negotiations.

The European Commission said on Monday it had cleared Dell's planned $67 billion acquisition of data storage company EMC Corp.

U.S. industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp on Friday rejected a $90.7 billion offer by rival aerospace supplier Honeywell International Inc, saying that pursuing a merger would be "irresponsible" toward its shareholders.