The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.
Category: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
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Kimberly-Clark to Buy Tylenol Maker Kenvue for $40 Billion
The owner of Kleenex and Huggies will acquire the company that has fought claims by the Trump administration that a common pain reliever is linked to harmful side effects.
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Can Paul Atkins ‘Make I.P.O.s Great Again’?
The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission has a plan to reverse the decline in public listings. His critics say he’s taking swings at the wrong target.
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Paramount to Lay Off 2,000 Employees
The job cuts are the result of a merger with Skydance, the Hollywood studio founded by David Ellison.
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Hollywood Weeps as Warner Bros. Hangs a Sale Sign
Losing the stand-alone studio, suddenly a real possibility, would be “heartbreaking,” one producer said.
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Three Offers in One Month: Paramount’s Secret Pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery
A letter from Paramount’s chief executive, David Ellison, to Warner Bros.’ board of directors reveals weeks of talks between the two companies.
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Hollywood’s Latest Cliffhanger: The Fate of Warner Bros. Discovery
Potential bidders are circling the media company as it weighs its deal options. But financial and regulatory questions hang over everything.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Is Considering a Sale
The owner of CNN, HBO and the Warner Bros. movie studio revealed that it has received acquisition interest from multiple suitors.
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Inside the Closed-Door Meetings of the N.F.L.’s Billionaire Owners
Every three months, closed-door meetings of the billionaires who own N.F.L. teams become displays of status, beefs and sometimes Trump-induced headaches.
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How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research
Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety.
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Paramount Nears a Deal to Buy Bari Weiss’s Free Press
Ms. Weiss, a co-founder of the site, would become editor in chief of CBS News, people briefed on the talks said.