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AT&T Versus Department Of Justice Trial Delay: Our Main Concerns
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Quad 7 Capital
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 1:15 PM EDT
The start date for the trial over whether AT&T can buy Time Warner Inc may be delayed. We discuss the implications of the merger on consumers, and describe what our main concerns are moving forward, namely the debt burden.
One Week, Three YieldCo Deals. Are More Buyouts On The Horizon?
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Tom Konrad
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Thursday, March 1, 2018 7:37 PM EDT
There are signs of a boom (or even a bubble) in infrastructure funds. As long as this continues, we are likely to see more acquisitions of independent YieldCos.
Comcast Challenges Fox With $31 Billion "Tanks On Their Lawn" Bid For Sky
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018 7:17 AM EDT
US cable-and-content behemoth Comcast issued a brazen challenge to News Corp. mogul Rupert Murdoch by offering a 22 billion pound cash bid to buy Sky, challenging Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox - which is trying to buy 61% of the company.
Qualcomm Raises NXP Bid, Broadcom Responds
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Zacks Investment Research
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Friday, February 23, 2018 11:15 PM EDT
Qualcomm may be able to close the deal at the new price, as it has now has agreements from nine large shareholders with a combined 28% stake.
Week In Review: Harbin Pharma Invests $300 Million In US-based GNC; Forms China JV
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ChinaBio® Today
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 2:58 PM EDT
Harbin Pharma will invest $300 million in GNC Holdings, a US nutritional supplement company, and form a JV for China manufacture and sales.
Qualcomm Meets Broadcom After Rejecting Revised Offer
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Zacks Investment Research
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Friday, February 16, 2018 4:00 PM EDT
Broadcom’s attempt to acquire Qualcomm to create a wireless powerhouse was thwarted yet again when its revised bid was rejected unanimously by Qualcomm’s board of directors.
Granite Construction To Acquire Layne Christensen In $565M Stock Merger
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The Fly
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 8:24 AM EDT
Granite Construction Incorporated and Layne Christensen Company announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Granite will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Layne in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $565 million.
Fitbit Makes A Move
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Quad 7 Capital
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018 8:13 PM EDT
Fitbit, Inc. stock has been struggling around the $5 mark for some time. The wearable fitness device maker realizes that it needed to do something to spike growth. Today the company announced that it will acquire Twine Health.
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Week IReview: Tsinghua University Invests $276 Million ICambridge UK Biohub
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ChinaBio® Today
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Saturday, February 10, 2018 4:38 PM EDT
Tsinghua University Holdings of Beijing will invest $276 million to build a new biohub in the UK's Cambridge Science Park. The biohub will be a joint venture between TUS and Trinity College, Cambridge, the owner of the park.
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Week In Review: C-Bridge Raising Another $650 Million For China Healthcare
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ChinaBio® Today
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Saturday, February 3, 2018 4:43 PM EDT
Shanghai's C-Bridge Capital is raising capital for its third healthcare private equity fund with a target of $650 million (see story). Just six months ago, C-Bridge closed its second PE fund at a hard cap of $400 million.
Ply Gem To Be Acquired By Clayton, Dubilier & Rice In Deal Valued At $2.4B
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The Fly
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018 10:07 AM EDT
Ply Gem Holdings and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced a definitive agreement under which CD&R funds will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ply Gem common stock in a go-private transaction valued at approximately $2.4B.
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