Deals
H&H Group acquired John Swan & Sons for £8.2M; shares soar by 15%
John Swan & Sons' shares went up by 15 percent prior to H&H Group's £8.2m acquisition, about 1,350p per share of the livestock business.
Disney may sell ESPN as a standalone service
ESPN, the top sports network on cable, could be sold as standalone to its subscribers in the future, but not so soon. Analysts say that it would be too expensive to watch ESPN shows if it would be sold on standalone.
Google offered $200 to $300M to Impossible Foods for plant-based cheeseburgers
Google offered $200 to $300 million to acquire Impossible Foods, a startup business, developing plant-based meat and dairy products. The company that wanted to beat the meat industry didn't agree on the price.
Teva to buy Allergan generic drug business for $40.5 billion, drops Mylan bid
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has agreed to buy Allergan Plc's generic drugs business for $40.5 billion in a cash and stock deal that will turn the Israeli company into one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms.