Category: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

What’s the Deal? Nippon’s Bid for U.S. Steel Becomes a Merger Mystery.

President Trump’s foray into the takeover could reshape the future of foreign investment in the United States.
Meta Invests Nearly $15 Billion in Scale AI to Kick-Start Superintelligence Lab

Meta is making its first major minority investment in an outside company as it tries to catch up to a growing field of artificial intelligence rivals.
FTC May Impose Political Bias Rule on Omnicom and Interpublic Merger

The Federal Trade Commission is considering restrictions on Omnicom and Interpublic to prevent the combined company from refusing to place ads on platforms for political reasons.
Richard Beattie, Who Helped Pioneer Private Equity Takeovers, Dies at 86

A top Wall Street lawyer, he worked on some of the biggest corporate mergers in history, including KKR’s takeover of Nabisco in 1989. He also served in the Carter administration and in city government.
Yale’s Endowment Selling Private Equity Stakes as Trump Targets Ivies

The university is selling multiple stakes in private-equity funds as the industry struggles and Trump targets Ivy-League Institutions.
Should Apple Do a Big Deal to Catch Up on AI?

Its latest software event was light on new artificial intelligence features. Some analysts and investors think the company should pay up to make up ground.
Disney Takes Full Control of Hulu for Billions Less Than Comcast Wanted

Disney said it had agreed to add $439 million to what it had already paid for the streaming service. Comcast had wanted $5 billion more.
Elon Musk Returns to His Tech Empire, Fighting Questions of Inattention

As Mr. Musk steps away from Washington, he faces concerns over his prolonged absence from his businesses including Tesla, SpaceX, xAI and X.
The Judge’s Data Dilemma in the Google Search Case

The question is how to fix Google’s monopoly. Is an order to force it to share data the solution?
Is Nippon Steel Finally About to Land U.S. Steel?

A planned merger of the Japanese and American giants, announced in 2023, has traveled through an election, two presidents and strong union opposition.
Rhode, Hailey Bieber’s Beauty Brand, Sells in Billion-Dollar Deal

E.L.F. Beauty acquired Mrs. Bieber’s cosmetics brand for $800 million in cash and stock upfront, with another $200 million contingent on future growth.
United Airlines Will Return to JFK Through a Deal With JetBlue

The partnership comes after Newark airport, where United has a big hub, suffered long delays because of air traffic control problems.