TikTok Ads Portray App as Force for Good as US Ban Looms
In an emotional advertisement running on Facebook and Instagram over the past month, a young woman, Katie, talks about being ...
Tag: mergers
Robert Denham, Lawyer Who Steered Companies Through Crises, Dies at 79
Robert E. Denham, a mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer who was known for parachuting into imperiled companies and splintered board rooms and steering ...
Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Unilever of Firing Its C.E.O. for Political Reasons
Ben & Jerry’s accused Unilever, its parent company, of firing its chief executive because he allowed the ice cream maker ...
SoftBank to Buy Silicon Valley Chip Start-Up Ampere for $6.5 Billion
SoftBank said on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay $6.5 billion for the Silicon Valley chip start-up Ampere Computing, ...
Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny
As questions continue to swirl around Washington about the future of TikTok, the name of one potential suitor for the ...
Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz
Google has agreed to buy Wiz, a fast-growing cybersecurity start-up, for $32 billion in the company’s biggest push to strengthen ...
CrossFit Is for Sale Again Amid Years of Shake-Ups
CrossFit, the crisis-riddled fitness company, is for sale once again.The sale comes against the backdrop of several tumultuous years for ...
Herman Graf, Who Helped Sell ‘Tropic of Cancer,’ Dies at 91
Herman Graf, a major and intrepid figure in independent publishing who sold copies of Henry Miller’s novel “Tropic of Cancer” ...
Deal Makers Restaff for the Trump Era
Centerview Partners, one of the financial world’s top independent investment banks, has long been known as a largely Democratic outpost. ...
Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion
Niantic, the company behind the runaway hit Pokémon Go, said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its video game ...
Inside Google’s Investment in Anthropic
To win the artificial intelligence race, Google has not only developed its own technologies, but has also pumped money into ...
Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners in $10 Billion Deal
Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday that it had agreed to be acquired by Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, ...
The Future of News Looks Niche
In 2013, Jessica Lessin, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, left the paper to start a competing publication, The ...
DOJ Reinforces Demand to Break Up Google’s Search Monopoly
In a sign that President Trump is following the Biden administration’s lead in reining in Google, the Justice Department on ...
Figma in Talks With Bankers to Explore an I.P.O. This Year
Figma, a cloud-based design platform, has met with investment banks in recent weeks to discuss an initial public offering that ...
7-Eleven Taps American Executive to Help Keep It Out of Canadian Hands
Fighting off a takeover by a Canadian rival, the Japanese parent company of 7-Eleven announced a major business shake-up that ...
Paramount’s Shari Redstone Wants a Resolution on President Trump Lawsuit Ahead of Skydance Merger
Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of the entertainment giant Paramount, delivered a crucial message to her board a few weeks ...
7-Eleven Founding Family’s Bid to Block Foreign Takeover Collapses
The founding family of 7-Eleven’s Japanese parent company has failed to secure the money to buy it out, the company ...
Paramount Pulls Back on D.E.I. Policies
Paramount, the parent company of BET, MTV and the Paramount film studio, said on Wednesday that it was rethinking its ...
Joann, 80-Year-Old Crafts and Fabrics Retailer, Will Close All Stores
Joann, the fabrics and crafts retailer that has supplied quilters, seamstresses and school projects for 80 years, announced that it ...
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