Mergers & Acquistions

Mergers & Acquistions

Fortune 500 packaging giant to keep metro Atlanta HQ after $20B merger

One of Georgia’s largest companies finalized a $20 billion international merger earlier this month and confirmed it will continue to run its

Mergers & Acquistions

Nucor to buy Wisconsin commercial door manufacturer Rytec for $565M in push past steelmaking

Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) will make another acquisition in its push to expand beyond steelmaking. The Charlotte steelmaker has agreed to acquire

Mergers & Acquistions

CoStar to make $1.6B tech-focused acquisition

CoStar Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Matterport Inc., a spatial data company, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $1.6 billion, its

Virginia

Atlantic Union completes $507M purchase of American National

Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bankshares completed its acquisition Monday of Danville-based American National Bankshares, parent company of American National Bank and Trust. Based

Mergers & Acquistions

Nucor launches new business unit after $115M acquisition of Southwest Data Products

Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) has launched a new business unit after completing the $115 million acquisition of a California company. The Charlotte-based

Mergers & Acquistions

Antitrust probe of Nippon’s Alabama assets threatens $14.9 billion US Steel takeover

An antitrust probe by the Department of Justice of Nippon Steel’s assets in Alabama is adding to the pressure on the Japanese

Mergers & Acquistions

How Chesapeake, Southwestern Energy Merger Will Reshape U.S. Natural Gas Industry Via $24 Billion Entity

In the wider scheme of the U.S. oil and gas industry, the recently announced merger of Chesapeake EnergyCHK -0.8% and Southwestern EnergySWN

Finance

Capital One to buy Discover in $35.3B deal

McLean-based Capital One Financial is buying Discover Financial Services for $35.3 billion in an all-stock deal that marks Capital One’s largest ever

Mega Deals ($500 million or more)

Disney to buy $1.5 billion stake in Cary, N.C.-based Epic Games

Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it would buy a $1.5 billion stake in video game maker Epic Games and expand its relationship with the

Mergers & Acquistions

Japanese bid for U.S. Steel challenges Biden’s approach to global economy

The prospect of a Japanese corporation buying U.S. Steel — whose products shaped American landmarks like the Empire State Building — is stirring an