ByChris_Roberts:I was compelled to compare the buyout prospect of Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) with MannKind Corporation (MNKD) after reading "Pricing A Highly Probable Takeover Of MannKind" by George Rho. Undoubtedly, late stage development and earl

Royalty Pharma said it would lower the threshold for shareholder acceptance of its takeover offer for Elan, the latest twist in a monthslong struggle for the Dublin-based pharmaceutical firm.

So, it turns out that making a smartphone operating system is hard. Facebook's first attempt at doing a pseudo operating system with its Android takeover "Home" is an unmitigated flop. The latest proof comes from HTC and carriers in the UK. Sharif Sa

(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in hopes of easing national security concerns raised by the pro

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in hopes of easing national security concerns raised by

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in hopes of easing national security concerns raised by

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in hopes of easing national security concerns raised by

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in...

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in...

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "securitydirector" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bidsucceeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on theappointment in...

Billionaire James Packer's Crown Ltd. has sold its 10% stake in rival casino operator Echo Entertainment Group for about $254 million, dousing speculation that it was preparing a takeover bid.

Australian farmers have written to the government demanding the sale of some GrainCorp Ltd. (GNC.AU) assets as a condition to its takeover by Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), fearing the U.S. grain giant could squeeze the few remaining competitors o

(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by the proposed d

SoftBank Corpwould appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel'sboard if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by the proposed deal.

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an...

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by the pro

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by the pro

May 23 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by the pro

SoftBank is readying a plan to allow the U.S. government an unusual level of influence over the operations of Sprint, a concession to ease security concerns raised by the proposed cross-border takeover.

Fresh concerns about the potential takeover of ENRC, in which Kazakhmys owns a 26 per cent stake, sent the miner sliding 6 per cent to 343.3p

Citi's Deborah Weinswig boosted her price target on Saks (NYSE: SKS) Wednesday morning as investors and traders are responding to a number of rumors.Shares of Saks were up around 14 percent throughout most of Wednesday's morning session; the stock sp

As Indonesia tries to consolidate its banking sector, linking takeover approval so closely with regulatory politics will do it no favours

By George Rho:Investors, or more accurately, speculators who have followed the MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD) saga over the past several years know full well that the end game is rapidly approaching. Wall Street research coverage has increased o

Gary Fegel, who has run Glencore’s aluminium division since 2006, is the first senior departure since the completion of the takeover of Xstrata

Clearwire shares advanced this morning, though the company?s bonds are steady at inflated levels, after majority shareholder Sprint Nextel upped the takeover ante in the face of a competing bid by Dish Network. CLWR shares gained

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Glencore Xstrata's head of aluminum, Gary Fegel, is set to leave the company, three sources said, the first high-profile departure since commodity trading giant Glencore closed its purchase of miner Xstrata this month.

Glencore Xstrata'shead of aluminum, Gary Fegel, is set to leave the company, three sources said, the first high-profile departure since commodity trading giant Glencore closed its purchase of miner Xstrata this month.

* Full DBS takeover of Danamon may take 18 months (Adds MAS statement, analyst quotes, background)

* Full DBS takeover of Danamon may take 18 months (Adds MAS statement, analyst quotes, background)

Clearwire shares rise above Sprint's revised buyout offer. Click to view a price quote on S. Click to research the Telecommunications industry.    

With Clearwire shareholders set to vote on a takeover offer from Sprint Tuesday the suitor sweetened its bid, and the target called off a meeting that was to decide the matter.

BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - European antitrust regulators will decide by June 24 whether to clear an $8.2 billion takeover bid by IntercontinentalExchange Inc for New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext.

BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - European antitrust regulators will decide by June 24 whether to clear an $8.2 billion takeover bid by IntercontinentalExchange Inc for New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext.

Chinese private equity group controlled by billionaire Yu Yong has made a fresh takeover offer after dropping previous bid in February

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Phytopharm PLC : * Recently signed heads of terms in connection with possible acquisition of a

SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australia-listed copper miner Discovery Metals Ltd has opened its books to spurned private equity suitor Cathay Fortune Corp and others in an effort to attract a new...

SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australia-listed copper minerDiscovery Metals Ltd has opened its books to spurnedprivate equity suitor Cathay Fortune Corp and others in aneffort to attract a new takeover offer, potentially valuing itat A$195 million ($190

SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australia-listed copper miner Discovery Metals Ltd has opened its books to spurned private equity suitor Cathay Fortune Corp and others in an effort to attract a new...

SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australia-listed copper miner Discovery Metals Ltd has opened its books to spurned private equity suitor Cathay Fortune Corp and others in an effort to attract a new takeover offer, potentially valuing it at A$195 million (

Dell Inc.'s (DELL) special committee sent another letter to activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc. seeking more information about their takeover proposal, reiterating that the committee can't engage in talks until determi

Yahoo compared its Tumblr purchase to Facebook’s takeover of Instagram last year and Google’s YouTube deal in 2005

May 20 (Reuters) - Plains Exploration & Production Co shareholders approved the oil company's takeover bymining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, afterboth companies sweetened the more than $6 billion deal with twospecial dividends.

May 20 (Reuters) - Plains Exploration & Production Co shareholders approved the oil company's takeover by mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, after both companies sweetened the more...

May 20 (Reuters) - Plains Exploration & Production Co shareholders approved the oil company's takeover by mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, after both companies sweetened the more than $6 billion deal with two special dividends.

May 20 (Reuters) - Plains Exploration & Production Co shareholders approved the oil company's takeover by mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, after both companies sweetened the more than $6 billion deal with two special dividends.

May 20 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, itself a recent takeover target, said on Monday it would buy specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc for $5 billion in stock to expand its branded drug portfolio, lower taxes and increase

May 20 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, itself a recent takeover target, said on Monday it would buy specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc for $5 billion in stock to expand...

Royalty Pharma on Monday sweetened its offer for Elan, the Irish drug company, on the same day that Elan announced two acquisitions, a spinoff, a share buyback and an $800 million bond issue as it seeks to fend off the takeover attempt.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's Jim Cramer and "Mad Money" Research Director Nicole Urken sat down to discuss the Tumblr takeover by Yahoo!. Yahoo! has reportedly agreed to pay $1.1 billion for the social media blogging site Tumblr. The board una