Mergers & Acquisitions – Page 6

Federal Court of Australia Approves JCDecaux/APN Outdoor Merger

by Andrew Fenn

The Federal Court of Australia has approved JCDecaux’s takeover of digital-out-of-home media company APN Outdoor. Following a meeting with shareholders on October 15th, shares in the company ceased trading on the 18th and the …

Tags:JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Sky Takeover Battle Between Fox and Comcast May Go to Auction

by Andrew Fenn

If it isn’t resolved soon, the battle between Comcast and 21st Century Fox to acquire a majority share of Sky will head to a sealed bid auction, overseen by the UK Takeover Panel. Comcast …

Renesas to Acquire Integrated Device Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Renesas and Integrated Device Technology, a supplier of analogue mixed-signal products including sensors, connectivity and wireless power, have signed a definitive agreement under which Renesas will acquire IDT for $6.7 billion. The boards of …

Two Major German Department Store Chains to Merge

by Andrew Fenn

In the face of rising competition from e-commerce, two German department store chains — Kaufhof and Karstadt — will merge in a billion-dollar deal, anonymous sources close to the matter have revealed. Image:Karstadt Karstadt …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Retailers| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Kudelski Group Transfers SmarDTV´s Device Business To Neotion Affiliate

by Andrew Fenn

Digital security firm The Kudelski Group and Neotion, a provider of secure solutions for the pay TV industry, have announced that they have reached an agreement whereby Kudelski subsidiary SmarDTV’s conditional access module (CAM) …

Tags:DTV| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Compal Announces Sale of Its Stake in Notebook Firm to JVP Lenovo

by Andrew Fenn

Back in 2012, Compal Electronics purchased a 49% stake in Lienpal Hefei, a notebook manufacturing joint venture with Lenovo, for $147 million. Compal announced this week that it will sell its 49% stake in …

Disney Beats Comcast in Fox Acquisition Battle

by Andrew Fenn

A proposed merger of Fox and Disney has been agreed. Disney will acquire Fox for $71 billion, subject to approval from US territories. Shareholders of both companies also agreed terms for the spin-off of …

Qualcomm Scraps NXP Acquisition

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm has abandoned its planned acquisition of NXP as Chinese authorities were negative on the deal. (Qualcomm Increases Offer for NXP) Analyst Comment That stops Qualcomm from reducing its dependency on the smartphone business. …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 25 - Issue 28

DCC Technology Acquires Stampede

by Andrew Fenn

International sales, marketing and support services group DCC, parent company of AV distributor Exertis, has announced its acquisition of Stampede, a professional AV distributor with offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Intel Announces Plans to Acquire eASIC

by Andrew Fenn

Intel has announced its plans to expand its programmable solutions portfolio to include structured application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) by acquiring US-based provider eASIC. The company’s team will join Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group. Intel says …

Broadcom to Acquire CA Technologies

by Andrew Fenn

Broadcom, a semiconductor device supplier to the wired, wireless, enterprise storage and industrial end markets; and CA Technologies, a provider of IT management software and solutions, announced that the companies have entered into a …

Tags:Broadcom| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

JCDecaux Enters Bid to Acquire Australia and New Zealand’s APN Outdoor

by Andrew Fenn

JCDecaux has entered into an agreement to acquire digital-out-of-home media company APN Outdoor for approximately AUD 1.119 billion ($823.13 million). APN Outdoor operates in Australia and New Zealand, primarily in the large-format billboard segment, …

Tags:JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 25 - Issue 25