Steinhoff International Holdings NV Group made an unsolicited, 662-million-pound ($924 million) proposal to buy French electronics retailer Darty Plc, the second time in less than a month that it’s sought to break up...
Take Me to Church & Dwight
Merger in aisle five? Church & Dwight may be emerging as the industry’s next deal candidate. The $12 billion consumer-products company makes drug-store and supermarket staples ranging from Arm & Hammer...
Cote’s Elephant Gun Signals Honeywell Appetite for Megadeals
Honeywell International Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dave Cote said three years ago that he gets queasy thinking about acquisitions of more than $1 billion. Now, it’s his investors who may be getting uncomfortable...
Glencore Considers Buying Anglo Stake in Colombia Coal Mine
Glencore Plc may increase its stake in Colombia’s largest coal mine, Cerrejon, if Anglo American Plc carries out recently announced plans to sell its one-third interest. Both Glencore and joint-owner BHP Billiton Ltd...
ICE Said to Explore Bid for LSE to Thwart Deutsche Boerse
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is exploring a counter bid for London Stock Exchange Group Plc, according to people familiar with the matter, attempting to scuttle a planned merger with Deutsche Boerse AG that would...
Key Drivers of a Healthy Market for M&A Deals
Dale Stafford, head of M&A Americas at Bain & Co., discusses the global outlook and impact on mergers and acquisitions. He speaks on “Bloomberg ‹GO›.” See the whole video at
What Are Newmont Mining’s Acquisitions Plans?
Newmont Mining CEO Gary Goldberg discusses the company’s mergers and acquisitions outlook. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg) Watch the whole video at
Honeywell: Buyer, Seller or Both?
What’s Honeywell up to now? No sooner had investors gotten used to the idea that the industrial giant’s appetite for acquisitions had grown — and by a lot — than news arrived that the company has...
Lazard Hires Citigroup’s Orszag for Mergers, Acquisitions
Lazard Ltd., the largest independent investment bank, hired Citigroup Inc.’s Peter Orszag to advise on mergers and acquisitions. Orszag, who was previously the director of the Office of Management and Budget in...
Time Inc. Said to Be Interested in Joining Fray of Yahoo Suitors
Time Inc.’s small size isn’t stopping it from pursuing an acquisition of Yahoo! Inc.’s core business. The $1.5 billion owner of magazines including People, Sports Illustrated, Time and Fortune, has heard a...
London Stock Exchange Is in Merger Talks With German Rival
London Stock Exchange Group Plc said it was in merger talks with Deutsche Boerse AG, a deal that would create the dominant European exchange operator. Just three days after British Prime Minister David Cameron set a...
Sysco to Acquire European Food Distributor Brakes From Bain
Sysco Corp. agreed to buy food-service distributor Brakes Group from private equity firm Bain Capital in a $3.1 billion deal, including $2.3 billion in debt, giving the company a bigger foothold in Europe. Brakes had...
