Mergers & Acquisitions

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Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly Considers Sale of China Assets to Raise Cash
Bloomberg - Manuel Baigorri
Eli Lilly & Co. is considering the sale of a portfolio of off-patent drugs in China as the pharmaceutical firm seeks to raise cash amid a push into …
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Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft acquires conversational AI and bot development firm XOXCO
thenewsminute.com - IANS
Over the last six months, Microsoft has made several strategic acquisitions to accelerate the pace of AI development. Microsoft has announced the …
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T-Mobile
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
investing.com
Nov 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Friday: ** ABB ABBN.S is in talks with Hitachi …
Football Is Lifeadded this to NFL
College Football
Les Miles, LSU settle prolonged buyout… coaching gig next for the Mad Hatter?
nbcsports.com - By Bryan Fischer
Try to contain your excitement, but the grass-eating Mad Hatter could be back on the sidelines sooner than expected. In a statement released on …
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Business
Trucking
Tesla is buying trucking companies to boost deliveries, Musk says - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - By Bloomberg
Elon Musk is apparently charting his way out of what he’s referred to as “delivery logistics hell” by making acquisitions and lining up contracts with trucking haulers. The Tesla Inc. chief executive tweeted
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New Jersey
Aqua America: A Company That Navigates In Known Waters
Seeking Alpha - The Dividend Guy
This article has been written by Olivier Gélinas for Dividend Stocks Rock. Everybody needs water, right? That is exactly why Aqua America (WTR) is a …
France 24
eCommerce
Amazon rules, Walmart gains in e-commerce: study
France 24 - France 24 EN
NEW YORK (AFP) - Amazon is extending its dominance in US e-commerce, but Walmart is seeing strong gains and is poised to become the number three online retailer, a market tracker said Thursday. Amazon's
Investing
First debt, then dividends: Sibanye CEO sets eyes on 2020
biznews.com - By Felix Njini
In an interview with Bloomberg News, Chief Executive Officer Neal Froneman repeated that he’d consider buying more gold assets in South Africa or …
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pass or fail? How offseason NHL trade acquisitions are grading out in the first quarter
azcentral.com - Kevin Allen
Jeff Skinner hasn’t been Alexander Mogilny-good in first six weeks wearing a Buffalo Sabres jersey. But his 13 goals in 18 games has been a reminder …
Matthew Sadded this to Unreal
Private Equity
Levi's preps IPO with valuation at $5 billion
Axios - Dan Primack
Levi Strauss & Co. is prepping an IPO that could raise between $600 million and $800 million at a valuation of around $5 billion (or perhaps $5.01 …
The Hindu Groupadded this to The Hindu
Infosys
Infosys announces Jayesh Sanghrajka as the interim CFO
thehindu.com - Peerzada Abrar
Infosys on Thursday announced the appointment of Jayesh Sanghrajka as the interim chief financial officer (CFO) and key managerial personnel of the …
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Detergents
Henkel still recovering after U.S. delivery problems
Reuters - by Emma Thomasson
BERLIN (Reuters) - Henkel (HNKG_p.DE), owner of consumer brands including Persil detergent and Schwarzkopf shampoo, said it is still working to win back shelf space for its products in the United States
Buyouts
VCs on the Move, monthly recap as of Nov. 15
pehub.com - www.pehub.com
A compilation of personnel moves that occurred in the previous month in the venture community, including CRV boosting its team, the promotion of Nari …
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Business (India)
Adobe CEO in Fortune Business Person of the Year list
thehindubusinessline.com - PTI
Shantanu Narayen ranks 12th on the list while CEO of insurance company Progressive Tricia Griffith tops the list.
Investing.com UKadded this to STOCK MARKETS
Liberty Global
Liberty Global 'not desperate' to sell Swiss business - CFO
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BARCELONA (Reuters) - Cable operator Liberty Global (O:LBTYA) is investing to strengthen its Swiss UPC video offering so it could stand alone if a …
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The City
Uniti: Underwhelming Quarter But Good Potential
Seeking Alpha - JP Research
A big question mark continues to hang over Uniti group (UNIT) due to the ongoing litigation proceedings against Windstream, which happens to be the …
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham experts say bank M&A activity may increase in Alabama - Birmingham Business Journal
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By Angel Coker – Banking and Legal Reporter, Birmingham Business Journal Nov 15, 2018, 10:00am CST After seeing a rapid uptick in 2017, acquisitions of …
San Antonio
Payment Data Systems’ 3Q revenue soars 80%
mysanantonio.com - By Patrick Danner
San Antonio-based Payment Data Systems Inc. reported record quarterly revenue in the three months ended Sept. 30. The electronic payment solutions …
News (China)
SOEs make headway in mixed-ownership shift
globaltimes.cn - www.globaltimes.cn
About 69 percent of the central State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and their subsidiaries had achieved mixed ownership as of the end of 2017, showing …
Libraries
Anythink selects OCLC Wise as early adopter
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
Anythink, the public library system for Adams County, Colorado, has signed on to implement OCLC Wise, a community engagement system for US public …
Hartford
Owner recasts historic Hartford office tower
hartfordbusiness.com - Gregory Seay
One of downtown Hartford's earliest and oldest skyscrapers has been recast as an office haven for small- to mid-size tenants and a new name, The …
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Chief Accounting Officers
Here’s how much Zillow is paying its new CFO to come over from Amazon
geekwire.com - Nat Levy
Zillow Group disclosed how much it is paying its new CFO, long-time Amazon veteran Allen Parker. Parker will receive a base salary of $540,000, …
Web Design
TrackJS Supports David Walsh Blog
trackjs.com - David Walsh, Senior Software Engineer Mozilla
Be Better at JavaScript and Have Fewer Bugs Welcome David Walsh Blog reader! Understanding your own bugs is the fastest way to become a better …
Reuters
Law
Nevada firm hit with $52 mln penalties over pension buyouts
Reuters - Dena Aubin
Future Income Payments, a Nevada company under scrutiny nationwide for targeting retirees with costly “pension buyouts,” has been ordered to pay more than $52 million in penalties and debt relief to Virginia
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Arista
Cisco Posts Another Quarter of Accelerating Growth
The Motley Fool - Leo Sun
The networking giant’s evolution is producing some impressive results. Shares of Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) recently rallied after the networking hardware …
Reuters Canadaadded this to Business
Qualtrics
SAP expects to expand margins after Qualtrics deal: CFO
Reuters Canada - by Douglas Busvine
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Germany's SAP still expects its margins to expand after its $8 billion takeover of Qualtrics, a U.S. company that specializes in tracking the sentiment of consumers online, Chief
Profit
MyBucks: Building Mass While Improving Efficiency
investing.com - www.investing.com
MyBucks (DE:MBCG) (MBC) continues to expand its lending business organically, leveraging the acquisitions of banks from Opportunity International (in …
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Morgan Stanley
Clear Channel, Outfront rise as JCDecaux floats buyout idea
Seeking Alpha - Jason Aycock
Sudden moves up from Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO +2.8%) and Outfront Media (OUT +1.1%) are being credited to M&A comments from the CEO of …
The Globe and Mail
Brookfield Asset Management
Forest City shareholders endorse sale of company to Brookfield
The Globe and Mail - David Milstead
Shareholders of Forest City Realty Trust Inc. voted Thursday to sell their company to Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a matter which should have been routine. It was not, however. Unusual for such big-ticket
Romania
Romanian mayor caught stealing while out of town for anti-corruption training
romania-insider.com - Ro Insider
A mayor from Vâlcea county was filmed by surveillance cameras while stealing an electric shoe polisher, Stirilekanald.ro reported. He stole the item …