The Wall Street Journal is on a bit of roll.
Today, the venerable newspaper revealed that private equity giant Blackstone is set to purchase upmarket flats owner Apartment Income REIT for around $10 billion or $39.12 a share in cash. And the deal was quickly confirmed following publication.
Below is the link the original WSJ piece:..
Little old Betaville is in another grump.
Why?
Well, I was chasing down the takeover rumours circulating about Shockwave, the US-listed medical device company, and just as I was about to publish an alert rivals at the Wall Street Journal pumped out their scoop about Johnson & Johnson's bid for the company. Below is a link to WSJ's scoop:..
So, it would appear Barron's (owned by the The Wall Street Journal) has attempted to follow little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert about the Interpublic Group of Companies.
It's a bit of a strange article. Initially, the Barron's story attempts to pour cold water on little old Betaville's UNCOOKED Alert but at the same time argues little old Betaville might be barking up the right tree. Talk about sitting on the fence!..
Shares in S4 Capital have rallied this morning almost 20pc after hacks at The Wall Street Journal came up with an intriguing tale about takeover interest the digital advertising group set up by Sir Martin Sorrell, one of Britain's most successful admen and founder of WPP...
Consolidation among the medium-sized oil producers continues unabated.
Diamondback Energy is set to buy privately-owned Endeavour Energy for up to $30 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper added a deal could be announced as early today. Below is a link to the WSJ report:..
Deal hacks at the Wall Street Journal are on a serious hot streak.
Last night Juniper Networks and Hewlett Packard Enterprise confirmed the WSJ's scoop from earlier in the week about a takeover of the US-listed networking company for $40 in cash or around $14 billion by the latter. Below is the link to the announcement:..
Hacks at the Wall Street Journal have just dug out another good line about the Ansys takeover talks with Synopsis.
According to the WSJ, the two design software companies are in "advanced" talks with Synopsis looking to acquire Ansys Inc for about $400 per share, around $35 billion, in a cash-and-stock deal that could be one of the first big tech transactions of the new year...
Deal hacks at the Wall Street Journal have landed another whopper.
According to the WSJ, American health insurance giants Cigna and Humana are in talks about a cash and stock merger.
The mega merger might be finalised by the end of the year, reports the WSJ. Below is a link to the story:..
Hacks at The Wall Street Journal landed a decent scoop overnight about Switzerland's Roche talks to buy a stomach drug from Roivant Sciences, the US-listed biotechnology group.
According to the WSJ report, Roche is looking to pay around $7 billion for drug, so no wonder Roivant's shares are up amost 16pc in the pre-market as the market capitlisation of the company is just under $9 billion...
The Wall Street Journal has just trotted out another story about Apollo purchasing US-listed Arconic Corporation.
According to the WSJ, Apollo is "nearing a deal" to buy industrial parts maker Arconic for around $30 a share or $3 billion.
This report comes after the newspaper revealed Apollo was sniffing around Arconic in February this year.
Shares in Arconic have leapt 30pc in the US pre-market.
Below is a link to the WSJ scoop:..