Mergers and Acquisitions

Merck agreed to sell Asian rights to its eye treatment products business to Japan’s Santen Pharmaceutical for $600 million. 

The Botox maker turned down an unsolicited $46 billion bid from Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which vowed to continue its pursuit of a deal.

Hillshire scored a $6.6 billion deal to buy Pinnacle Foods, as the maker of packaged meats looks to broaden its grocery portfolio.

Hillshire scored a $6.6 billion deal to buy Pinnacle Foods, as the maker of packaged meats looks to broaden its grocery portfolio.

Hillshire scored a $6.6 billion deal to buy Pinnacle Foods, as the maker of packaged meats looks to broaden its grocery portfolio.

France’s Publicis and U.S.-based Omnicom agreed to terminate their $35 billion merger, citing “difficulties” in completing the transaction on time.  

France’s Publicis and U.S.-based Omnicom agreed to terminate their $35 billion merger, citing “difficulties” in completing the transaction on time.  

Shares of Hertz Global rallied 8% amid reports the rental-car company is preparing a $4.5 billion spinoff of its construction equipment rental business.

Executives continue to be bullish on the North American M&A market, with about 40% of people in a recent poll calling it the 'market of choice' for deals in 2014. 

Square, the mobile payments startup created by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, has postponed its IPO indefinitely, FOX Business has learned.

Altria said its Nu Mark subsidiary has agreed to acquire the e-vapor business of Green Smoke for about $110 million in cash and $20 million in incentive payments.

The cloud software maker will buy the mobile security company for $1.18 billion, and $365 million in installment payments and assumed unvested equity. 

BusinessInsider.com may not be shopping itself, but it hasn’t stopped potential suitors from calling, including one that recently offered more than $100 million, a source tells FBN.

CVS Health and Target ink deal for CVS to acquire Target's pharmacy and clinic businesses for about $1.9 billion.

Amid ongoing management changes and a rocky stock performance, Twitter is finding itself at a crossroads.  Does Twitter have what it takes to remain a public company or is time to sell itself?

Comcast and Time Warner Cable officially terminated their $45 billion merger Friday amid regulatory opposition.

Wilson Sporting Goods is stepping up to the plate to buy the Louisville Slugger brand, bringing together two iconic baseball brands.

Liberty Interactive Corporation announced Monday that it had entered an agreement to purchase e-commerce brand Zulily for $2.4 billion, in a cash and stock deal. The acquisition will be attributed to Liberty’s QVC Group, the shopping television channel.

Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is keeping up his campaign to merge the automaker with General Motors.

Shares of the struggling cosmetics company Avon went wild on Thursday after receiving what turned out to be a fake takeover offer via an SEC filing from PTG Capital Partners which does not exist.