Mergers and acquisitions

Paramount will not extend exclusive deal period with Skydance, source says

Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo express interest in buying Paramount for $26-billion

Stantec acquires U.K. engineering firm Hydrock, terms not disclosed

Cameco reports first-quarter loss as uranium miner hit by charges linked to Westinghouse Electric deal

President Joe Biden’s former antitrust adviser offers his two cents on reforming Canada’s competition law

Rogers reports lower Q1 profit as it pays down debt from Shaw takeover

Competition Bureau contests US$8.2-billion agriculture merger involving Viterra and Bunge

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Nordstrom forms panel to evaluate founder family’s interest in take-private deal

Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe, sources say

Wall Street bosses cheer investment banking gains but stay cautious

U.S. consumers sue to stop Alaska Air, Hawaiian Airlines merger

Dye & Durham in crosshairs of activist funds Blacksheep and Engine

U.S. Steel shareholders approve $14.9-billion acquisition by Japan’s Nippon Steel

Paramount shareholders grow increasingly vocal about possible Skydance Media merger

Canadian deal-making still stuck in a rut, despite the hot markets

French manufacturer Saint-Gobain strikes $880-million deal to expand Canadian homebuilding arm

Apotex buys specialty pharma Searchlight in $500-million-plus move to diversify from generic drugs

Division between PGA and LIV Golf is unsustainable and a shame, McIlroy says

Nicole Winstanley named president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Canada

Trump’s media company valued at almost US$8-billion in strong Wall St. debut

Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s CEO saw his compensation jump to $20-million after railway merger

Apollo offers $11-billion for Paramount’s Hollywood studio, media report says

Former British tech star depicted as scam artist, visionary in trial about HP’s disastrous 2011 deal

Canadian payments processor Nuvei being pursued by private equity firm Advent International

AstraZeneca to buy Amolyt Pharma for US$1.05-billion to boost rare-disease portfolio

U.K. will change law to ban foreign states from owning newspapers

JetBlue, Spirit Airlines call off $3.8-billion merger

JetBlue, Spirit Airlines call off US$3.8-billion merger on antitrust hurdle

Reliance, Disney to merge India media assets to create US$8.5-billion powerhouse

Some bundled wireless plans not as cheap as before Rogers-Shaw merger: watchdog

U.S. FTC sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons

Quebecor reports fourth-quarter profit and revenue up, raises quarterly dividend