After Dean Foods (DF) announced that that it will be spinning off a portion of its remaining equity interest in the WhiteWave (WWAV) foods company, Bernstein thinks that Dean's move could pave the way ...

Taiwan authorities are investigating possible insider trading related to the world’s fifth-largest semiconductor acquisition in the past decade.

* $300 mln buyback planned alongside continued investment, M&A * S&N buying small Indian business Sushrut-Adler * Q1 revenues $1.075 bln vs consensus $1.07 bln * Q1 adjusted EPS 18.5 cents vs consensus ...

DreamWorks to Buy AwesomenessTV

Archer Daniels Midlands Co. said Wednesday it is moving forward with a bid to acquire the remaining 80 percent of Australian grain handler GrainCorp Ltd that it doesn't already own. ADM said it is offering ...

But it may have to bid more.

Company implies that deal will boost sales and earnings as early as this year.

Softbank's Masayoshi Son says there's no need for the Japanese carrier to improve its bid for Sprint to counter Dish Network's offer.

Equity Residential's core FFO per share in the first quarter of 2013 reached 64 cents, a penny short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate but up 3 cents year over year.

By John Irish and Leila Abboud PARIS (Reuters) - France's industry minister said he had blocked Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) plan to buy a majority stake in online video website Dailymotion because the U.S. group ...

Shareholders approve deal for midstream natural gas company that, including debt, totals about $5 billion.

* Industry min says wanted to preserve a French golden nugget * Says France open to investment, but has to help recovery * Orange still looking for investor to develop beyond Europe By John Irish and Leila ...

Goldman Sachs & Co. plans to buy Ebix Inc. and take it private in an $820 million deal that includes debt, the insurance technology provider said Wednesday. Ebix, based in Atlanta, provides software and ...

(Rewrites first paragraph, writes through, adds details and background) CAIRO/DUBAI, May 1 (Reuters) - A proposed tie-up between Egypt's largest investment bank EFG Hermes and Qatar's QInvest has been ...

Yahoo will not acquire a majority stake in the online video website due to objections by the French government.

NV5 Holdings said it has acquired Consilium Partners, an owner's representation and program management firm, for a combination of cash and NV5 common stock, plus a potential earn-out to support its anticipated ...

(Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc bought the global rights to Canadian firm Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc's antibiotic vaginal gel for about $55 million. The two companies, which were ...

May 1 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc bought the global rights to Canadian firm Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc's antibiotic vaginal gel for about $55 million. The two companies, which ...

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - HICL Infrastructure Company Ltd : * has completed the acquisition of a 50% equity and loan note interest in the Tameside General Hospital PFI Project from Balfour Beatty Infrastructure ...

SoftBank CEO Takes Offensive on Sprint Deal

Yahoo Scraps Deal for French Video Site

By Greg Roumeliotis and Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software Inc (BMC.O) ...

Sprint Shareholders Shouldn't Rush Into Dish's Arms

Warren Buffett notches another high-profile buyout.

Best Buy is looking to exit Europe, selling its stake in its joint venture there to partner Carphone Warehouse Group PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at 500 million pounds (about $775 million). The ...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday placed Archer Daniels Midland Co under review for a ratings downgrade because of the agribusiness company's plan to buy ...

Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday placed Archer Daniels Midland Co. under review for a possible credit ratings downgrade Wednesday, citing spending concerns should the agribusiness giant complete a ...

SoftBank and Dish: Future Partners?

Purchase terms remain a mystery.

Best Buy's Europe Exit Wins Applause

Gunmaker Sturm Ruger & Co Inc said it was looking at the accounts of up-for-sale rival Freedom Group but said it was unlikely it would make a bid. Sturm Ruger Chief Executive Michael Fifer said Freedom ...

Advanced Energy Industries Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

* Deal could be "grossly overpriced" : CEO * Freedom Group owned by PE firm Cerberus Capital * Cerberus under pressure to sell Freedom after Newtown shooting April 30 (Reuters) - Gunmaker Sturm ...

By Mari Saito and Sinead Carew TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp (9984.T) President Masayoshi Son came out swinging on Tuesday against Dish Network Corp's (DISH.O) rival bid for Sprint Nextel Corp ...

Merck announced a strategic deal with Pfizer for the development and commercialization of Pfizer's ertugliflozin

In a bid to strengthen its contraceptive portfolio, Bayer inked a deal to buy Conceptus for $31.00 per share.

Qiagen recently acquired Calif.-based privately owned company, Ingenuity Systems, Inc.

Spansion Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

* SoftBank Chief says no need to improve Sprint offer * Son plans trip to woo long-term Sprint shareholders * Son may be open to Dish spectrum hosting deal * Sees debt from Dish offer hurting Sprint's ...

Deal valued at $775 million.

Sprint is reportedly financing Clearwire Corporation $80 million under its buyout deal.

By Dhanya Skariachan and Paul Sandle NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. retailer Best Buy Co Inc (BBY.N) retreated from an ill-timed European expansion on Tuesday by selling its stake in a joint venture ...

Cineworld Group Plc’s acquisition of City Screen Ltd. may reduce competition in five British cities, a U.K. antitrust regulator said.

Heinz is one step closer to going private. The Pittsburgh-based ketchup maker said Tuesday that shareholders overwhelmingly approved its acquisition by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, ...

Best Buy shares hits a 52-week-high Tuesday on news the company is exiting its European joint venture agreement with Carphone Warehouse Group.

Monday morning, Finavera Wind Energy (TSXV:FVR, OTC:FNVRF) announced that it had finalized its agreement with Pattern Energy Group  to sell two of its four Canadian wind energy projects for $28 million.  This should come as a relief to shareholders, who had been concerned when the original date by which they had [...]

Jawbone, a company that primarily makes wireless Bluetooth headsets and music accessories, is looking to expand its portfolio of wearable activity and fitness devices.

Etihad CEO, CFO to Join Jet Board