acquisitions

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Such control creates potential risk for investors, the analysis said, because SpaceX insiders will be able to make decisions on business deals, including possible acquisitions of other Musk-owned entities, as well as his compensation.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Nestlé tweaked its portfolio, but investors say some acquisitions were a distraction, backfiring as the company expanded into non-core areas.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Casey’s expects to open at least 120 stores this fiscal year through a mix of mergers and acquisitions and new store construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The acquisition is bigger than most of GSK’s other deals, including past oncology acquisitions like Tesaro and Sierra Oncology, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Neal moved to Ascend Communications, which built little boxes to terminate Internet signals and was acquired by Lucent Technologies in 1999 for $24 billion, one of the largest acquisitions in history.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel