Feb 11 U.S. regulators expand antitrust probe into 5 giant tech companies By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Federal regulators are ramping up their investigation of the market dominance of five giant tech companies. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 5:04 This Kansas program links a company’s past to its future By Peter Tubbs, Iowa Public Television Transitioning a business to a new owner has its challenges. But a program run by the business school at the University of Kansas aims to match those seeking to sell their companies with potential buyers seeking business opportunities. Peter Tubbs… Continue watching
Mar 20 Disney closes $71 billion deal for Fox entertainment assets By Mae Anderson, Associated Press By buying the studios behind "The Simpsons" and X-Men, Disney aims to better compete with technology companies such as Amazon and Netflix for viewers' attention and dollars. Continue reading
Jan 14 Trump’s CEO meetings raise concerns among ethics lawyers By Josh Boak, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump's meetings with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers. Continue reading
Dec 27 Column: The 10 most remarkable deals — and busts — of 2016 By Ben Gomes-Casseres 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. Continue reading
Jun 30 Column: What’s behind these big merger deal busts? By Ben Gomes-Casseres Anti-trust authorities have been active of late: several big merger deals have been stopped dead in their tracks. Continue reading
Dec 07 Clinton offers new ‘exit tax’ on U.S.-foreign company mergers By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 05 Column: Why mergers are booming By Ben Gomes-Casseres Another day, another merger. Telephone companies, drug companies, airlines, hospitals, retail stores and now beer. Why?… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 5:59 Why was 2014 a year of mergers and mega deals? By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Feb 20 Is WhatsApp really worth the $19 billion price tag? By Colleen Shalby 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… Continue reading