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Mergers and acquisitions
Why do companies go private?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Alex Schroeder
and Ariana Rosas
Mar 25, 2024
There's news that department store chain Nordstrom is looking to go private, after a previous attempt failed.
Why corporate dealmaking could pick up this year
by
Justin Ho
Jan 18, 2024
Rising interest rates, a volatile stock market and a strict regulatory environment are just some of the factors that held back corporate dealmaking in 2023. Some of those obstacles could ease in 2024, but they aren't going away.
Rural towns fear Kroger-Albertsons merger will close stores and raise prices
by
Matt Bloom
May 2, 2023
The companies’ plans have drawn skepticism from trade unions, consumer advocate groups and Colorado's attorney general.
Big Tech's health care mergers raise antitrust questions
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Mar 1, 2023
Amazon's acquisition of health care clinics represents new antitrust terrain for the Federal Trade Commission.
Alexa, meet Roomba: Amazon buys robotic vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
Aug 8, 2022
"Alexa, please tell the Roomba to stop scaring the cat."
Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. Is it just about free speech?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Apr 25, 2022
Social media giant OKs "unbelievably fast" deal with world's richest person. Many observers remain uncertain of what drove his decision.
Breaking down the deals on “Succession”
by
Janet Nguyen
Dec 23, 2021
Many of the storylines reflect real-life business deals.
For public good, not for profit.
The SPAC craze, explained
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Mar 5, 2021
Investors are piling into “blank-check” companies. Some experts are worried.
Adidas trying to figure out what to do with Reebok
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 15, 2020
Reebok turned a profit in 2018 but the success was short-lived.
Salesforce is buying messaging app Slack for $27.7 billion
by
David Brancaccio
and Marielle Segarra
Dec 2, 2020
It's Salesforce's largest acquisition yet.