IBM – Share price as of 09/11/2018 – $123.54 Red Hat – Share price as of 09/11/2018 – $173,75 Introduction From the 1900’s to the 1970’s, technology companies went from producing bulky recording machines to even bulkier versions of the first computers. Since then, they ditched the design, which resembled Read more…
Allergan PLC (NYSE: AGN) – market cap as of 16/02/2017: $82.86bn Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ZLTQ) – market cap as of 16/02/2017: $2.23bn Introduction On February 13, 2017, the biopharmaceutical giant Allergan PLC announced that it entered into an agreement to purchase the medical technology company Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc. in Read more…
Introduction Abbott agreed on Thursday, May 5th, to acquire St. Jude Medical in a cash and stock offer for c. $25bn. By combining, Abbott and St. Jude Medical will capture a larger position across the market for cardiovascular devices. This was the largest in a flurry of health-care deals announced Read more…
Altice; market cap (as of 02/10/2015): € 18.8bn Cablevision; market cap (as of 02/10/2015): $ 9.1bn Introduction It has been a record year for M&A in the US cable market with several multibillion deals. Indeed, Comcast’s failed attempt to acquire Time Warner Cable was soon followed by Charter’s $55bn Read more…
Pfizer Inc.; market cap (as of 20/02/2015): US$217.75bn Hospira Inc.; market cap (as of 20/02/2015): US$14.97bn Introduction On February 5th, 2014, pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer signed with Hospira, the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and biosimilars, a definitive merger agreement which consists of the fully acquisition of Hospira for US$90 Read more…
TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P ,Market Cap(as of 16/5/2013): N/A True Religion Apparel, Inc, Market Cap(as of 16/5/2013): $814mln Deal size: $835 mln, all cash The private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners agreed on Friday 10th of May to acquire True Religion Apparel, the designer jeans company based in Southern California. Read more…