Tag: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
Elon Musk Says His Takeover of Twitter Is ‘On Hold.’
Twitter and Mr. Musk have been, so far, working together to close the deal, a person with knowledge of the…
Cisco and Splunk Have Discussed Acquisition Deal
Cisco Systems, the technology conglomerate, has held discussions with the software company Splunk about buying it, although no deal is…
SoftBank’s Woes Are Mounting
For the past decade, SoftBank and its founder, Masayoshi Son, grabbed headlines mainly for the Japanese conglomerate’s eye-popping investments, becoming…
A Gene Sequencing Pioneer Battles Over What It Can Buy
Illumina, the leading maker of gene-sequencing machines, is tiny compared with the tech giants of Silicon Valley. But like Google…
Microsoft Starts Charm Offensive to Push Through Activision Deal
Microsoft on Wednesday kicked off a charm offensive in Washington to gain government approval for its $70 billion deal to…
Nvidia Deal to Buy Arm From SoftBank Is Off After Setbacks
SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia, the Silicon Valley chip maker, has ended its nearly 18-month effort to buy Arm, which licenses…