Mergers & Acquisitions

Cenovus (CVE) Acquiring Husky Energy (HSE) In $2.9 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2020

Cenovus Energy Inc (NYSE: CVE) (TSE: CVE) announced it is buying Husky Energy Inc. (TSE: HSE) in an all-stock deal that is valued at C$3.8 billion ($2.9 billion). These are the details you should know.

Why Solarwinds (SWI) Is Buying SentryOne

By Annie Baker ● Oct 25, 2020

SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a company that is known as being a provider of affordable IT management software, announced recently that it signed a definitive agreement to buy SentryOne. This is why.

Lordstown And DiamondPeak (DPHC) Complete Business Combination

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 25, 2020

Lordstown Motors Corp. and DiamondPeak Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: DPHC) recently announced the closing of a business combination. These are the details.

Inspire Brands Near Deal To Buy Dunkin Brands (DNKN) For $9 Billion: Report

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2020

Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ: DNKN) -- the company behind Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins -- is reportedly near a deal to be acquired by Inspire Brands. These are the details.

Why iHeartMedia (IHRT) Is Buying Voxnest

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2020

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) announced this week that it is buying Voxnest, which is the leading consolidated marketplace for podcasts and provider of podcast analytics. These are the details.

Why Cognizant (CTSH) Is Buying Bright Wolf

By Noah Long ● Oct 22, 2020

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) recently announced it is buying Bright Wolf. These are the details about the deal.

Why Splunk (SPLK) Is Buying Plumbr And Rigor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2020

Data-to-Everything Platform company Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) announced recently that it has acquired application performance monitoring company Plumbr and digital experience monitoring company Rigor.

Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) Buying Parsley Energy (PE) In $7.6 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2020

Pioneer Natural Resources Co (NYSE: PXD) announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement under which Pioneer is going to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Parsley Energy, Inc. (NYSE:PE) in an all-stock transaction.

Intel (INTC) To Sell Memory Chip Unit To SK hynix For $9 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 20, 2020

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) announced it agreed to sell the NAND memory and storage operations to SK Hynix Inc (KRX: 000660) for $9 billion. These are the details.

Juniper Networks (JNPR) To Buy 128 Technology For $450 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 19, 2020

Networking products company Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) announced it is going to acquire 128 Technology for $450 million in cash. These are the details.

ConocoPhillips (COP) To Buy Concho Resources (CXO) In $9.7 Billion Deal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2020

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) announced that it is buying Concho Resources Inc (NYSE: CXO) in an all-stock deal valued at $9.7 billion. These are the details.

Ares Management (ARES) To Buy Front Yard Residential (RESI) In A $2.4 Billion Deal

By Noah Long ● Oct 19, 2020

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) announced a deal to buy Front Yard Residential Corporation (NYSE: RESI) for approximately $2.4 billion. These are the details.

First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) And CIT Group Merging, Forming Group Of Over $100 Billion In Assets

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 16, 2020

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) and CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals.

Why Huron (HURN) Is Buying Salesforce Industries Partner ForceIQ

By Noah Long ● Oct 16, 2020

Global professional services company Huron (NASDAQ: HURN) announced it entered an agreement to buy ForceIQ. These are the details.

Why HealthStream (HSTM) Is Buying ShiftWizard For About $32 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 15, 2020

HealthStream (Nasdaq: HSTM) recently announced it is buying ShiftWizard for $32 million. These are the details.

Why Twilio (TWLO) Is Buying Segment For $3.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 12, 2020

Twilio has confirmed it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Segment for approximately $3.2 billion in Twilio Class A common stock. These are the details.

Amazon (AMZN) To Buy Large Stake In SpartanNash (SPTN)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2020

SpartanNash (NASDAQ:SPTN) recently announced that it has given Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) the right to buy up to 5.44 million of its total outstanding stock — which has a value of about 15% of the grocery company.

Why Honeywell (HON) Is Buying Rocky Research

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2020

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) recently announced it is buying Boulder City, Nevada-based technology leader Rocky Research. These are the details.

Why Infosys (INFY) Is Buying Blue Acorn iCi

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2020

Digital services and consulting company Infosys (NYSE: INFY) has announced a definitive agreement to buy Blue Acorn iCi. These are the details.

Rumor: AMD May Buy Xilinx For Over $30 Billion (AMD, XLNX)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) is reportedly planning to buy Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) for as much as $30 billion. These are the details.

Twilio (TWLO) Reportedly Planning To Buy Segment For $3.2 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

Cloud communications giant Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO) is reportedly planning to buy customer data infrastructure company Segment for $3.2 billion. These are the details.

LLR Partners Buys Financial Charting Service YCharts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 9, 2020

YCharts — a cloud-based investment analytics and communications platform for RIAs, broker-dealers, and asset managers — announced LLR Partners completed a growth recapitalization in partnership with the management team.

Why Justworks Is Buying Boomr

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2020

Justworks has announced the acquisition of Boomr. These are the details about the deal.

Why Morgan Stanley (MS) Is Buying Eaton Vance (EV) For $7 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 8, 2020

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) have announced a $7 billion acquisition deal. These are the details.

Why Accenture (ACN) Is Buying Myrtle Consulting Group And Avenai

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced a couple of acquisitions: Myrtle Consulting Group and Avenai. These are the details.

Why 10X Genomics (TXG) Acquired ReadCoor And CartaNA AB

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 7, 2020

10X Genomics Inc (NASDAQ: TXG) recently announced it entered into a definitive agreement to buy ReadCoor. And this deal comes on the heels of 10X buying CartaNA AB.

Caterpillar (CAT) To Buy Weir Oil & Gas For $405 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 6, 2020

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) has signed an agreement to buy the Oil & Gas Division (Weir Oil & Gas) of the Weir Group PLC.

Why Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) Is Buying MyoKardia (MYOK) For $13.1 Billion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2020

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and MyoKardia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOK) have announced a definitive merger agreement under which Bristol Myers Squibb will buy MyoKardia for $13.1 billion.

Why BlackLine (BL) Is Buying Rimilia For $150 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 5, 2020

BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) — a leader in accounting automation software — announced that it has completed the acquisition of Rimilia. These are the details.

Why Cisco Systems (CSCO) Is Buying Portshift

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2020

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) recently announced a decision to buy Portshift. These are the details.