Former Xstrata CEO considering bid for Vale's nickel assets
Former Xstrata Plc Chief Executive Mick Davis is considering a bid for Vale SA's (VALE5.SA) (VALE.N) nickel business, Bloomberg reported.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Reddit Collaborates With OpenAI to Bring Contents to ChatGPT, AI Tools
OpenAI's partnership with Reddit allows access to real-time content, enhancing ChatGPT and future products with platform discussions.
Paramount, Amazon Initiate Talks on Expanding Media Partnership
Paramount has been reported to be talking with Amazon to expand its media partnership, including the bundled sales of channels and advertising measures...
Anglo American Announces Plans to Leave Diamond, Platinum, Coal Mining to Avoid BHP Acquisition Plans
Anglo American decided on abandoning its diamond, platinum, and coal operations in order to realign its operations on nickel and avoid acquisitions offered by BHP Group...
Uber to Acquire Foodpanda’s Taiwan Operations for Whopping $950 Million Cash
Uber has agreed to pay $950 million in cash to acquire Taiwanese unit of Foodpanda owned by Delivery Hero...
Enerplus Misses Q1 2024 Profit Targets While Processing Acquisition by Chord
Canadian oil and energy company Enerplus reported an 18.6% revenue los...
Private Equity Firms Eye Peloton Amid CEO Departure, Cost-Cutting Talks
Private equity firms are considering buying Peloton amid the CEO's dep...
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Pet supply retailer PetSmart Inc (PETM.O) disclosed on Tuesday it was in talks to acquire or merge with a privately held rival, but ended talks over competition and antitrust concerns.
E.ON sells most of Italian business to Czech-based EPH
Germany's largest utility E.ON AG has agreed to sell its Italian gas- and coal-fired power plants to Czech energy company EPH, ridding itself of unwanted assets from an acquisition spree in 2007.
Malaysia's $20 billion bank merger headed for collapse: sources
Malaysia's proposed $20 billion merger to create the world's biggest Islamic bank is likely to be scrapped after CIMB Holdings and RHB Capital failed to agree on new deal terms, people familiar with t
Portugal Telecom shareholders postpone vote on asset sale
Portugal Telecom SGPS (PTC.LS) shareholders on Monday postponed until Jan. 22 a vote on the sale of its former operations by its merger partner, Brazil's Oi (OIBR3.SA), complicating the 7.4 billion eu
Medical device maker Smith & Nephew CEO: Big not always beautiful
The chief executive of Smith & Nephew, the medical device maker that has been the subject of persistent takeover rumors, on Monday said mergers designed to gain size do not change market share dynamic
Roche in $1 billion-plus Foundation Medicine deal to boost cancer efforts
Roche Holding will acquire a majority stake in molecular and genomic analysis business Foundation Medicine, it said on Monday, signaling its determination to expand in cancer immunotherapy by paying a
Tripadvisor acquires leading Dutch restaurant rating site
Tripadvisor (TRIP.O) has agreed to acquire top Dutch online restaurant review and booking sites Iens, the companies said on Thursday, giving the travel website a leading position in the Netherlands.
Starboard reiterates Yahoo should combine with AOL
Activist-investor Starboard Value LP has reiterated that Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) should consider a merger with AOL Inc (AOL.N) and cut costs to improve profits, spurred by media reports that Yahoo is explo
Facebook buys video startup QuickFire
Social network operator Facebook Inc said it bought QuickFire Networks, a startup that helps view high-quality video with low bandwidth. QuickFire announced the acquisition on its blog on Thursday.
