SJRWF News and Press, Shaw Communications Inc From 06/13/22

Merger activity ground to a halt last week with no new deals announced. JetBlue sweetened its offer for Spirit. Oracle completed its massive $24.3 billion deal for healthcare software company Cerner. For further details see: Merger Arbitrage Mondays: The Bidding War For ...

One of the largest tech deals in M&A history was announced last week. Chipmaker Broadcom entered into an agreement to acquire VMware for $69 billion in a cash or stock deal. Broadcom's acquisition of VMware will be reviewed by either the FTC or the DOJ, the Committee on Foreig...

Potential deal in the works, ManTech International Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by global investment firm Carlyle. Diamondback to acquire all of the publicly held common units representing the limited partner interests in Rattler not already owned by ...

Eight new deals announced last week. Chicken Soup acquires Redbox in a 'take-under' at a massive discount. Following Elon Musk's tweet last week, stating that the Twitter deal is temporarily on hold, Twitter shares fell as low as $40.01 on Friday, May 13, 2022. For further d...

Two of the three new deals announced last week were potential deals in the works. Black Knight entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Intercontinental Exchange in a deal valued at $13.1 billion. Welltower made a nearly $5 billion all-cash bid for Healthcare Realty T...

Thoma Bravo continued its binge of software acquisitions last week by entering into an agreement to acquire SailPoint Technologies. Kaseya, a provider of unified IT management and security software, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Datto Holdings for $6.2 billion. Wi...

Berkshire Hathaway to acquire all outstanding Alleghany shares for $848.02 per share in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $11.6 billion. This is one of the five largest acquisitions in Berkshire's history and it ends Buffett's six-year drought of large acquisitions. ...

Thoma Bravo is acquiring Anaplan for $10.7 billion or $66 per share in cash. Thoma Bravo agreed to pay 18 times trailing sales and 14 times Jan 2023 expected revenue of $746 million. Mill Road Capital urges Big Lots to sell itself. For further details see: Merger Arbitra...

Two out of the three new deals announced last week were potential deals in the works. Google is paying $5.4 billion to acquire Mandiant. Four SPAC Business Combinations terminated last week. For further details see: Merger Arbitrage Mondays: Google Acquires Cybersecurity...

Three potential deals come to fruition. Healthcare Trust of America to combine with Healthcare Realty Trust in a stock plus cash deal. Chevron to acquire Renewable Energy Group for $3.15 billion, or $61.50 per share, representing a premium of 40.38%. Cedar Realty Trust enters ...