mergers

SPAC Mergers Fall Off in Early 2022
SPAC Mergers Fall Off in Early 2022
February 14, 2022  |  SPAC

Mergers involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), in which blank-check public companies merge with private ones wanting to go public, are beginning to fall apart,...

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US Regulators OK $43B WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger
US Regulators OK $43B WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger
February 10, 2022  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

AT&T’s plan to spin off WarnerMedia in a $43 billion merger deal with competitor Discovery to create a TV, film and streaming dynamo, will proceed,...

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Cars.com to Snap Up Accu-Trade to Enter Digital Wholesale Sector
Cars.com to Snap Up Accu-Trade to Enter Digital Wholesale Sector
February 08, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Automotive marketplace platform Cars.com is finalizing a deal to acquire 100% of the assets of Accu-Trade for $65 million in cash at closing, with the...

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Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
February 08, 2022  |  Regulation

Nvidia Corp. and Arm Limited announced on Feb. 7 that they will not continue with the transaction due to “significant regulatory challenges.” This statement ends...

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Big Tech Acquisitions Won’t Stop, but It Won’t Be Business as Usual
Big Tech Acquisitions Won’t Stop, but It Won’t Be Business as Usual
February 02, 2022  |  Big Tech

These are challenging times for Big Tech as regulators in every corner of the globe take aim against Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Corp., Tencent...

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Meta Lands a Victory in Europe and Then It Gets a New Inquiry 
Meta Lands a Victory in Europe and Then It Gets a New Inquiry 
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

While investors are waiting for Meta’s quarterly reports next week to learn the company´s plans for the metaverse — or in other words, how much...

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Shareholders OK Merger of Columbia Banking, Umpqua Holdings
Shareholders OK Merger of Columbia Banking, Umpqua Holdings
January 26, 2022  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Columbia Banking Systems, which is the parent of Columbia State Bank, has gotten the green light to merge with Umpqua Holdings, a Seeking Alpha report...

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The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
January 26, 2022  |  Regulation

Nvidia’s $40 billion deal with Arm may soon fall apart as the parties prepare to quietly abandon the transaction due to increasing antitrust concerns in...

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Walmart’s FinTech Hazel Acquires Even and One to Build Finance Super App
Walmart’s FinTech Hazel Acquires Even and One to Build Finance Super App
January 26, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Walmart’s FinTech venture Hazel, launched last January with investment firm Ribbit Capital and headed by executives from Goldman Sachs, is aiming to develop a financial...

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