Tesla announced that it plans to acquire its sister company, SolarCity. Tesla CEO Elon Musk will hold a press call shortly. We will update with more information soon. Below you will find the announcement released by...
Recent Acquisitions By Applied Materials And Lam Research Are Showing Long Lasting Affects
Summary The $4.9 billion acquisition of Varian Semiconductor by Applied Materials is proving to be a disaster. Lam Research’s acquisition of Novellus is enabling the company to enter new and rising markets. Lam...
Spaceflight Industries Closes $25 Million Financing Round Led by Mithril
Company also acquires geospatial data firm to expedite delivery of its BlackSky satellite imaging platform. SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spaceflight Industries, a next-generation space company dedicated to...
DraftKings CEO discusses possible FanDuel merger, revival in New York
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said that a possible merger between his company and FanDuel is a “very interesting idea” that could add value for shareholders and provide customers with a better service at a...
Stillfront Group AB: Stillfront Acquires Majority Stake in Simutronics
Stillfront Acquires Majority Stake in Simutronics Stillfront Group AB (Publ) today announces its acquisition of the majority of the shares in Simutronics Corp. Simutronics, based in St Louis, Missouri, was founded in...
Onvoy to Purchase ANZ Communications, LLC, the Parent Company of ANPI
Onvoy, LLC, a fast-growing leader in Communications Infrastructure Enablement, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase ANPI, a leading provider of solutions to Rural Local Exchange Carriers (RLECs)...
Dynegy to buy out Energy Capital’s 35% stake in proposed acquisition of ENGIE’s power portfolio
Dive Brief: Dynegy has agreed to buy out Energy Capital Partners’ (ECP) 35% stake in a joint venture formed to purchase ENGIE’s 9,058-MW portfolio of fossil plants in the U.S. Dynegy plans to exercise the buyout option...
South State Corp. and Southeastern Bank Financial to create premier franchise
South State Corporation and Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The combination of these two companies creates a premier franchise in the Carolinas...
M&A trends podcast series
M&A trends podcast series Briefings on hot topics in mergers and acquisitions Is there any part of the business world that moves faster than mergers and acquisitions (M&A)? It’s hard to imagine–and...
Mergers and acquisitions: good for photonics?
Several high profile acquisitions have been made in the last few months in the photonics sector. Thierry Robin and Jacques Cochard, from market research firm Tematys, discuss the impact of mergers and acquisitions on...
Siemens, Gamesa strike long-awaited wind merger deal
Germany’s Siemens (ETR:SIE) and Spain’s Gamesa (BME:GAM) today announced that following six months of negotiations they have signed a binding deal to merge their respective offshore and onshore wind power businesses...
BNC Bancorp completed Southcoast Financial merger
BNC Bancorp completed its merger with Southcoast Financial Corporation, the parent holding company for Southcoast Community Bank, expanding BNC’s presence in the Charleston and Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina markets...