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Meredith Corp to buy Time Inc in $2.8-bn deal
27 Nov 2017
US media company Meredith Corp yesterday struck a deal to buy Time Inc, the owner and publisher of over 100 magazine brands including its flagship Time magazine, for $2.8 billion including debt
Broadcom mulls raising offer for Qualcomm
23 Nov 2017
US regulator files suit to block $85.4 bn AT&T-Time Warner merger
21 Nov 2017
In October last year, US telecom giant AT&T struck a mega deal to buy multinational media and entertainment conglomerate Time Warner for $85.4 billion in cash and stock, in what could be the year's biggest deal but highly-scrutinized acquisition
Broadcom closes $5.5 bn acquisition of Brocade Communications
20 Nov 2017
Broadcom Ltd yesterday said that it has closed its $5.5-billion acquisition of network gear maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc.
Comcast approached 21st Century Fox for acquisition: Report
17 Nov 2017
The share price of 21st Century Fox vaulted in after-hours trading after the news yesterday was first reported by CNBC
Mattel rejects Hasbro’s takeover bid: Report
16 Nov 2017
Flying cars come closer to reality as Volvo parent buys Terrafugia
16 Nov 2017
In a huge confidence boost for the nascent ‘flying car’ industry, Volvo’s Chinese parent company Geely announced this week that it has completed its acquisition of Terrafugia, a startup founded by MIT engineers and MBA students
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