USG News and Press, USG Corporation From 05/24/19

USG Corporation (“USG”) today announced the final results and settlement of its offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes” and together w...

Pres. Trump abruptly cuts off a White House meeting with House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer, saying he would not negotiate on infrastructure legislation with Democrats while he remains under investigation by various committees. More news on: Fluor Corporation, M...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Berkshire Hathaway’s 13F stock portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Warren Buffett’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 05/15/2019. Please visit our " Tracking 10 Years Of Berkshire Ha...

Pres. Trump and top Democrat lawmakers agree on a $2T goal for a U.S. infrastructure package , Senate Minority Leader Schumer says following a White House meeting today. More news on: Fluor Corporation, McDermott International, Inc., Gencor Industries, Inc., News on the U.S. economy, Top ...

Merger activity decreased last week with three new deals announced and one pending deal closing. Deal Statistics: New Deals The acquisition of The KeyW Holding Corporation (KEYW) by Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) for $815 million or $11.25 per share in cash. The acquisition ...

Real Estate Weekly Review Bouncing back from their worst week of 2019, REITs ( VNQ and IYR ) resumed their rally, now having produced positive returns in all but three weeks of 2019. Led by the yield-sensitive segments of the real estate market, REITs climbed 1.5% as the 10-year yield pu...

In the past few days I received several notes thanking me for my November 1st article titled 10 Arbitrage Stocks to Buy as Market Wobbles . With the USG Corp ( USG ) merger now closed, that means all 10 of the deals I recommended have closed. At the time of the article at least half of the 10...

Creates the World’s Largest Gypsum Company by Combining Two Companies Focused on Customer-Centricity Gebr. Knauf KG (“Knauf”) and USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) today announced the completion of Knauf’s acquisition of USG. This acquisition creates a glob...

Merger activity increased last week with five new deals announced and six pending deals closing. Deal Statistics: New Deals: The acquisition of Advanced Disposal Services (ADSW) by Waste Management (WM) for $4.9 billion or $33.15 per share in cash. The acquisition of Electro...

USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) and Gebr. Knauf KG (“Knauf”) today announced that all required regulatory approvals and clearances needed to close the previously announced acquisition of USG by Knauf have been received. Due to the national holidays in Germany on April 19 and April ...