PulteGroup Inc. agreed to buy assets of John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, a builder of move-up and luxury houses in the U.S. Southeast. The deal includes about 7,400 controlled lots and 280 homes in backlog, Atlanta...
Julius Baer Agrees to Buy Commerzbank’s Luxembourg Unit
The number of agricultural deals has accelerated to a record this year as companies including Noble Group Ltd. and Glencore Plc seek to divest stakes in assets and buyers look beyond plunging prices to secure long-term...
At La Chine, a Chinese Real Estate Investment Pays Delicious Dividends
A waiter appears at the table with a saucepan of hot oil that’s made from the crushed seeds of peony blossoms. Once he has your full attention, he pours it over raw fluke, and you’re hit with a scent...
Sanofi Seeks $25 Billion Deal in Asset Talks With Boehringer
Sanofi is in exclusive talks to swap assets with Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH in a 22.8 billion-euro ($25 billion) transaction that would be the largest for the French drugmaker in more than a decade...
GE to Sell Commercial Lending and Leasing Business in Japan
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co. agreed to buy General Electric Co.’s Japanese leasing business for about $4.8 billion, rounding off the country’s biggest year for acquisitions since 2012. The unit of...
Shell’s Record Takeover of BG Clears Final Antitrust Hurdle
Royal Dutch Shell Plc got clearance from antitrust authorities in China for the takeover of BG Group Plc, removing the final regulatory hurdle for its biggest-ever deal. The clearance from China’s Ministry of Commerce...
Newell Rubbermaid to Acquire Jarden for $15.4 Billion
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. agreed to buy Jarden Corp. for about $15.4 billion, creating a consumer-products giant with a sprawling portfolio that will use its increased size to cut costs and bolster investment in its most...
Draghi’s Plan to Buy Regional Bonds Seen as Mere Side Dish
The European Central Bank’s decision to buy regional and municipal debt may do little to enhance its quantitative-easing program. The lion’s share of those bonds come from Germany’s 16 Federal states and Spain’s...
Raymond James to Buy Deutsche Bank U.S. Private-Client Unit
Raymond James Financial Inc. agreed to buy Deutsche Bank AG’s U.S. private-client services unit, adding offices in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region. Haig Ariyan, co-head of wealth management in the Americas for...
Motorola Agrees to Buy U.K.’s Airwave for $1.2 Billion
Motorola Solutions Inc. agreed to buy Airwave Solutions Ltd., a U.K. communication services provider, for about $1.2 billion to help build out its software and services business. Motorola expects to make a net cash...
Teva to Sell $6.75 Billion in Stock to Buy Allergan Unit, Rimsa
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is selling about $6.75 billion worth of ordinary and preferred shares to fund its takeover of Allergan Plc’s generic-drug business as well as other acquisition-related expenses. The...
Expobank to Buy RBS’s Russian Assets as Foreign Banks Retreat
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc agreed to sell its Russian banking assets to Expobank LLC for an undisclosed amount as it joins an increasing number of foreign financial firms leaving the country. Expobank will...
