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Gilead Sciences to buy Forty-Seven for $4.9B
Biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences to buy clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, Forty Seven, for $4.9B. “This agreement builds...
Cameron Caldwell
Mar 2, 20201 min read


Fidelity National’s $2.7 bn Acquisition of FGL Holdings
Fidelity National Financial has agreed to acquire FGL Holdings for $2.7 billion in a move that will diversify...
mergersight
Feb 25, 20205 min read


Capgemini acquires Altran Technologies for €3.7B
In a deal worth €3.7B, Capgemini and Altran will combine to create a new global leader in the digital transformation consulting landscape...

The MergerSight Group
Feb 16, 20205 min read


Xerox’s $32 billion Acquisition of HP
Xerox has announced that it has secured $24 billion in financing to back its proposed acquisition of HP...

The MergerSight Group
Feb 9, 20205 min read


Visa's $5.3 bn Acquisition of Plaid
Visa is acquiring fintech start-up Plaid for $5.3 billion - double Plaid’s latest funding round valuation...

The MergerSight Group
Feb 1, 20205 min read


Big Pharma's Patent Panic
Over the past years, large pharmaceutical companies have experienced a deterioration in their ability to grow organically as the investments

The MergerSight Group
Feb 1, 20206 min read


Specialisation in the Pharmaceuticals Sector
Many companies in the pharmaceutical industry are facing pressure to generate sales and profit while losing ground due to expiring patents a

The MergerSight Group
Feb 1, 20204 min read


The Rising Prominence of Activist Investors
Investor activism is where an individual or group “purchases large numbers of a public company’s shares and/or tries to obtain seats on the

The MergerSight Group
Feb 1, 20204 min read


The Shrinkage of Public Markets
The shrinkage of public markets is a relatively recent phenomenon and is comprised of two main underlying trends.

The MergerSight Group
Feb 1, 20206 min read


Consolidation is Key for the Automotive Industry
The automotive industry is undergoing unprecedented changes on multiple fronts.
Cameron Caldwell
Feb 1, 20205 min read


Charles Schwab's $26bn acquisition of TD Ameritrade
The Charles Schwab Corporation has acquired TD-Ameritrade in an all-stock $26bn deal to create a mammoth in the wealth management space.
mergersight
Jan 20, 20206 min read


LVMH’s $16.6bn Acquisition of Tiffany & Co.
LVMH is on a $16.6bn luxury shopping spree acquiring Tiffany & Co in its biggest takeover yet.

The MergerSight Group
Dec 29, 20197 min read


Occidental Petroleum’s $55 billion Acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Occidental quadruples debt holding acquiring key competitor Anadarko to consolidate the challenged oil and gas industry.

The MergerSight Group
Dec 22, 20197 min read


Eon’s €43 billion Acquisition of Innogy, Asset Swap with RWE
Eon’s €43 billion acquisition of Innogy shakes up Germany's energy landscape

The MergerSight Group
Dec 14, 20199 min read


Google’s $2.1 billion Acquisition of Fitbit
Google acquires healthtech company, Fitbit for $2.1 billion

The MergerSight Group
Nov 24, 20196 min read


Fiat Chrysler Automobile's $44bn Merger with PSA Groupe
Fiat and PSA announce merger plans to create the world's fourth largest car company only months after collapse of a similar deal.

The MergerSight Group
Nov 17, 20197 min read


CBS Corporation's $12bn Acquisition of Viacom Inc.
Traditional media fights back against the rise of streaming with this $12bn deal.

The MergerSight Group
Nov 10, 20196 min read


Salesforce’s $1.35bn Acquisition of ClickSoftware
Salesforce, the leading ERP provider, acquires ClickSoftware, a mobile workforce management provider to bolster its title as a Cloud Giant.

The MergerSight Group
Oct 31, 20194 min read


Flutter's $6bn Merger with The Stars Group
Flutter's $6bn merger with The Stars Group unites two of the biggest brands in the online sports gaming and gambling market worth $450bn.
mergersight
Oct 20, 20196 min read


EssilorLuxottica's €7.1bn Acquisition of GrandVision
EssilorLuxottica, the French-Italian eyewear and lens manufacturer, is acquiring Grandvision to expand its optical retail platform.
mergersight
Sep 22, 20196 min read
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