According to a UK watchdog, Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard could significantly reduce competition in consoles, multi-game subscription services, and game streaming.   Microsoft wants to pay $68.7 billion for the maker of Overwatch, Candy Crush, and Call of Duty....

Amazon.com Inc will pay $1.7 billion in cash to purchase iRobot Corp, the developer of robot vacuum cleaners, in the latest attempt by the world's leading online retailer to widen its basket of smart home goods.   Amazon will pay $61 per share, valuing Roomba at a 22 per cent premium to its...

Merck & Co is in early talks to acquire cancer-focused biotech company Seagen Inc in a transaction worth $40 billion or more, according to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.   According to persons familiar with the situation, the businesses are contemplating a price for Seagen that is...

Pfizer Inc announced on Tuesday that it will pay $11.6 billion in cash for migraine medicine maker Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd, as the drugmaker attempts to diversify its portfolio ahead of patent expirations for several cancer drugs.   Pfizer will acquire access to...

As a result of an oversupply of capital and sky-high values, global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity smashed all-time milestones in 2021, effortlessly wiping the high-water mark established nearly 15 years before.   According to Dealogic statistics, the worldwide value of M&A...

Merck & Co is currently focused on augmenting its portfolio with medicines for rare diseases. As a part of this strategy, the United States based pharmaceutical giant is slated to acquire the drug maker Acceleron Pharma Inc in a deal worth about $11.5 billion, the companies said on Thursday....

Questions were raised by investors of BHP Group and Woodside Petroleum about the value of the proposed $29 billion merger of the Perth-based oil and gas group Woodside with the petroleum arm of BHP resulting in share prices of both the companies being pulled down.   BHP shares dropped by 6...

French insurance firm Axa's Singapore assets are to be acquired by HSBC Holdings in a deal worth $575 million. This is argued to be a part of the business plan of HSBC of expanding its wealth management business in Asia and increasing revenue from fee income.   The business entity that would...

The resort company Apple Leisure Group will be acquired by Hyatt Hotels Corp. from the former’s private-equity owners in a deal potentially worth $2.7 billion.   The Apple Leisure Group is owned by KKR & Co. and travel-and-leisure specialist KSL Capital Partners LLC, and the deal was...

Zoom Video Communications Inc is set to acquire cloud-based call center operator Five9 Inc in an all-stock deal worth $14.7 billion which is the largest ever acquisition by the video conferencing company amid increasing competition in the videoconferencing sector, the core business area of Zoom....

According to a report published by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday quoting sources familiar with the matter, negotiations for acquiring semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries Inc are being held by Intel Corp. The deal could be worth about $30 billion.   According to the report, a...