Greg Roumeliotis
Stories by Greg Roumeliotis
U.S. okays Chinese semiconductor deal in surprise move by CFIUS
Beijing-based Naura Microelectronics has completed a deal to buy U.S. semiconductor manufacturing equipment company Akrion Systems LLC
Spotify makes confidential filing for U.S. IPO, targets listing in next 6 months
The company said in June it had more than 140 million active users while listing more than 30 million songs.
U.S. panel obstructs MoneyGram, China’s Ant Financial deal
The $1.2 billion deal's collapse represents a blow for Jack Ma, who owns Ant Financial together with Alibaba executives.
Unilever to sell spreads business to KKR for $8b
KKR has a long history in the consumer sector and it has investments in India's Coffee Day Resorts and Chinese white goods maker Qingdao Haier. Earlie
Axalta ends Nippon Paint talks after rejecting $9.1b bid
Axalta said Nippon Paint's board was "unwilling" to meet expectations regarding the value of the company.
Broadcom bids $103b for Qualcomm, open to going hostile
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said he would not rule out a proxy fight to convince shareholders to replace the board and accept the offer.
Carlyle names Kewsong Lee and Glenn Younkin as co-CEOs, founders step back
This is the U.S. private equity firm's biggest shakeup since it was founded 30 years ago.
With mega-deals elusive, global third-quarter M&A deal volumes slip
The dip has left dealmakers to feast on a plethora of smaller transactions.
China-backed fund to decide whether to take $1.3b Lattice deal to Trump
Critics of the deal worry that technology gained through the acquisition could be used by China's military.
BHP explores $2b stake sale in Canada potash mine
For BHP, the move will help share the risk of developing the mine.
