M&A

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday March 11, 2014: Men's Wearhouse to Acquire Jos A Bank for $65.00/Share The Deal: The Men's Wearhouse (NYSE: MW) and Jos. A. Bank (NASDAQ: JOSB) announced Tuesday that Men's Wearhouse will acquire all of...

The Greek yogurt maker is reportedly looking to sell a minority stake in a deal that could value the company at around $2.5 billion. 

Men's Wearhouse said it would by rival men's clothing retailer Jos. A. Bank for total consideration of $1.8 billion, ending months of tense negotiations.

It appears that, after months of posturing and an on-going war of words, Men's Wearhouse (NYSE: MW) and Jos. A Bank Clothiers (NASDAQ: JOSB) have announced a deal. In a joint press release issued Tuesday, Men's Wearhouse said it will acquire Jos. A. Bank for for $65.00 per share in cash, or...

It’s shaping up to be a good year for the uranium sector in 2014. Factors that could push uranium prices higher during the next 12 months include the ending of the Megatons to Megawatts agreement in 2013 in which Russia was selling highly enriched uranium from old Soviet-era nuclear warheads to...

According to an M&A report for the month of February 2014 by Zephyr, a database of M&A, IPO, and private equity and venture capital deals, the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals in North America almost doubled to $187.9 billion during February 2014 from $98.6 billion in...

Elliott Management Corporation (“Elliott”) today issued a public response to a series of grossly misleading statements made last week by executives of Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD). “By publicly denying the buyer interest that has been expressed to the Company and by comparing the value of...

The Men's Wearhouse (NYSE: MW) and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (Nasdaq: JOSB) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Men's Wearhouse will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Jos. A. Bank for $65.00 per share in cash, or total consideration of...

Ameris Bancorp ("Ameris"), (NASDAQ: ABCB) the parent company of Ameris Bank, announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Ameris will acquire Coastal Bankshares, Inc. ("Coastal"), the parent company of The Coastal Bank, Savannah, Georgia. As of December 31, 2013,...

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday March 7 through Sunday March 9, 2014: Chiquita Brands, Fyffes to Combine in $1.07B Merger Deal The Deal: Chiquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) and Fyffes (OTC: FYFFF) announced Monday that the two companies will...

On Monday, the Board of Directors of Chiquita Brands International (NYSE: CQB) and Fyffes unanimously approved a merger to create ChiquitaFyffes Plc, a global banana and fresh produce company with $4.6 billion in annual revenue. The transaction is expected to complete before the end of 2014....

Did anybody think that Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) recent acquisition announcement wouldn’t ruffle feathers? When Facebook says it’s going to spend $19 billion on a mobile messaging company with 450 million active users, everybody from privacy rights groups to contingents of stockholders are likely...

Montage Technology Group Limited (Nasdaq: MONT) ("Montage"), a global fabless provider of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions addressing the home entertainment and cloud computing markets, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has received a preliminary non-binding...

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Friday March 7 through Sunday March 9, 2014: Report Intermune Attracting Takeover Interest The Rumor:Shares of Intermune (NASDAQ: ITMN) surged higher Friday on a report from Reuters that the biotech company had...

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday March 6, 2014: Cerberus Acquires Safeway Through Merger with Albertson's in $40/Share Cash, Stock Deal The Deal:Safeway (NYSE: SWY) and Albertson's announced Thursday, an agreement under which...