Column: The 10 most remarkable deals — and busts — of 2016
This year saw another bumper crop of remarkable business deals. Even if the volume of mergers and acquisitions fell short of the 2015 record, new mergers and partnerships were formed, and some big ones were busted up.
Column: What’s behind these big merger deal busts?
Anti-trust authorities have been active of late: several big merger deals have been stopped dead in their tracks.
Clinton offers new ‘exit tax’ on U.S.-foreign company mergers
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday will unveil a proposal for a new "exit tax" aimed at cracking down on corporate inversions, a practice that permits U.S. companies to merge with corporations overseas to lower their tax bill.
Column: Why mergers are booming
Another day, another merger. Telephone companies, drug companies, airlines, hospitals, retail stores and now beer. Why?…
2014 has been a banner year for corporate mergers, with more than $3 trillion in deals announced worldwide. What kind of impact do these deals have on the companies, employees and the economy? Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Andrew Ross…
On Wednesday, Facebook acquired messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, a number that left many scratching their heads, including “The End of Big” author Nicco Mele. “The valuation is crazy to me,” Mele said in…
Mergers and acquisitions are often seen as an indicator of the economy's health; the more companies join forces, the healthier the market. After big deals came to a virtual halt over the past year, a new wave of M&A may…
