Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Yahoo’s Stock Jumps on Report of Buyout Interest

Investors bid up shares after reports that Jonathan Miller, AOL’s former chief executive, is attempting a private buyout of Yahoo.

Posted Dec 02 2008, 06:55 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Computers and the Internet, Yahoo Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ, Private Equity, Miller, Jonathan

Icahn Sues Real Estate Company Over Debt

The onetime corporate raider is taking a fellow billionaire to court over a leveraged buyout gone bad.

Posted Dec 02 2008, 06:55 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Millionaires and Billionaires, Icahn, Carl C, Black, Leon D

British Airways in Merger Talks With Qantas

The addition of Qantas would add a significant Asia-Pacific element to a joint business agreement including British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia.

Posted Dec 02 2008, 05:28 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, British Airways Plc|BAIRY|other-OTC, Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA|IBRLF|other-OTC, American Airlines, Qantas Airways

Redstone Sells Majority Stake in Video Game Publisher

Sumner M. Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS, said that he had sold his stake in Midway Games as his family’s holding company looks to get out from under $1.6 billion in debt.

Posted Dec 01 2008, 11:13 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, CBS Corp|CBS|NYSE, Redstone, Sumner M, Midway Games Inc|MWY|NYSE

Johnson & Johnson Buys Medical Device Maker

Johnson & Johnson is acquiring Mentor Corporation, a maker of breast implants, for $1.07 billion in cash in a bid to strengthen its presence in aesthetic and reconstructive medicine.

Posted Dec 01 2008, 05:49 AM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Johnson & Johnson Inc, Mentor Corporation|MNT|NYSE

Ryanair Makes New Bid for Aer Lingus

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest low-cost airline, made a new offer to buy the 70 percent of its Irish rival Aer Lingus that it does not already own.

Posted Dec 01 2008, 05:10 AM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Airlines and Airplanes, Ryanair Holdings Plc|RYAAY|NASDAQ, Aer Lingus Airlines

Aeroflot Faces a Politically Connected Rival

A government-sponsored merger of 11 regional airlines has twice as many aircraft as Russia’s national airline.

Posted Nov 27 2008, 09:16 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Airlines and Airplanes, Politics and Government, Russia, Aeroflot

Breakingviews.com.: Sigh Deeply, Acquire Merrill

Bank of America shareholders will be taking one for the team, assuming they greenlight the takeover of Merrill Lynch next week.

Posted Nov 27 2008, 08:58 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Bank of America Corp|BAC|NYSE, Merrill Lynch & Co, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Solvency Issues May Jeopardize Bell Canada Deal

Bell Canada, the largest phone company in Canada, said the economic slump might prevent its takeover from closing on time, signaling the buyout might collapse.

Posted Nov 26 2008, 10:39 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, KPMG, Privatization, BCE Inc|BCE|NYSE, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board

BHP Billiton, a Mining Giant, Ends Its Hostile Bid for Rio Tinto

The world’s largest mining company abandoned its hostile bid to acquire its rival Rio Tinto, citing turmoil in the financial markets and regulatory concerns in Europe.

Posted Nov 25 2008, 11:50 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Metals and Minerals, BHP Billiton Plc|BBL|NYSE, Rio Tinto PLC|RTP|NYSE

Redstone Weighs Sale of Theaters

In order to stave off dismantling his media empire, Sumner M. Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS, may sell his movie-theater chain.

Posted Nov 24 2008, 08:15 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Motion Pictures, CBS Corp|CBS|NYSE, Redstone, Sumner M, Viacom Inc

Breakingviews.com: Red Flags Fly After Big Buyouts

Some of the mega-buyouts that private equity shops labored to assemble during the go-go years of the credit boom are coming apart at the seams.

Posted Nov 23 2008, 09:45 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Stocks and Bonds, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Chicago Tribune, Harrah's Entertainment Inc|HET|NYSE, Freescale Semiconductor, Incorporated|FSL,FSLB|NYSE, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Incorporated, Univision

Yahoo Bid Is Over, Microsoft Says

Steven A. Ballmer’s stance may force Yahoo’s next chief executive to find another way to revive the company’s profit.

Posted Nov 19 2008, 10:39 PM by NYT > Technology

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Microsoft Corp|MSFT|NASDAQ, Yahoo Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ, Ballmer, Steven A

Business Briefing | Company News: Regulators Approve InBev Purchase of Anheuser-Busch

Belgium’s InBev cleared the last hurdle to buying Anheuser-Busch, creating the world’s largest brewer.

Posted Nov 14 2008, 08:38 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Beer, Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc|BUD|NYSE, InBev

British Airways Expands Low-Cost Unit

The British airline’s cheaper yet premium offshoot, OpenSkies, could be an experiment for a new business model for traditional airlines.

Posted Nov 11 2008, 10:25 PM by NYT > Business

Filed under: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Airlines and Airplanes, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, British Airways Plc|BAIRY|other-OTC, Discount Selling

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