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Scoop! Roku, the $20 billion streaming platform, is in talks for a potential sale, sources tell us. $ROKU
Story with @rngould @DNair5 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Big tech scoop: Marvell is in advanced talks to buy Lumentum, an $83 billion company, sources say.
Story with the best @rngould @davidcarnevali bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
📞☎️Scoop: Deutsche Telekom has hit the brakes on its mega merger with T-Mobile, sources tell us.
$DTE won’t put forth a formal offer for $TMUS for the time being, sources say, after pushback from its works council.
DT could come back with an offer later.
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Scoop: Universal Music Group's management has discussed going private with major private equity firms.
No current deal is in the works, but UMG's leadership and many financial firms feel the company is undervalued.
With @MichelleF_Davis
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EQT is in advanced talks to acquire European molecular testing company Qiagen, people familiar with the matter said bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
This just in, SpaceX is buying Grain’s spectrum portfolio as it looks to “become a major mobile carrier,” Elon Musk says.
@BloombergDeals reported in August that SpaceX was eyeing the spectrum. $SPCX
SpaceX and AST are among the companies that have expressed interest in acquiring a swath of spectrum held by Grain that’s valuable for providing wireless phone services directly from space, according to sources bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The value of announced deals in the three months through September dipped roughly 10% year-on-year.
Michelle Davis reports bloom.bg/3U64rhP
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Gather round, former emo, punk && scene kids: Hot Topic is being acquired by Spencer's, sources say. The $350 million deal is set to be announced in the coming days, marking an exit for Sycamore Partners which has owned Hot Topic since 2013.
Scoop here:
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Gather round, former emo, punk && scene kids: Hot Topic is being acquired by Spencer's, sources say. The $350 million deal is set to be announced in the coming days, marking an exit for Sycamore Partners which has owned Hot Topic since 2013.
Scoop here:
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Radiopharma company Lantheus has struck an $8 billion deal to be taken private by Capvest-backed Curium, confirming Bloomberg's earlier reporting. $LNTH bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Ryman just confirmed our scoop from earlier today:
$RHP
Music/entertainment scoop: The storied Grand Ole Opry House is on the market, sources tell me and @Lucas_Shaw.
Ryman Hospitality is exploring a sale of its 70% stake in Opry Entertainment Group.
🎶🪕🤠 Story here $RHP bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Music/entertainment scoop: The storied Grand Ole Opry House is on the market, sources tell me and @Lucas_Shaw.
Ryman Hospitality is exploring a sale of its 70% stake in Opry Entertainment Group.
🎶🪕🤠 Story here $RHP bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Edgewell Personal Care $EPC, which makes Schick razors, has rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners, Bloomberg reported. @MichelleF_Davis @DNair5
The board considered the offer, at $30 a share, too low.
ALT Edgewell Personal Care Is Said to Reject Unsolicited Takeover Offer from Yellow Wood Partners
Another @BloombergDeals scoop confirmed this morning 🍕
Scoop: LongRange Capital is in exclusive talks to buy Pizza Hut from Yum Brands, sources say. Story just hit @TheTerminal $YUM
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Fox will acquire Roku for $160 a share in a cash-and-stock deal that values the streaming video platform at an enterprise value of about $22 billion bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
NEW: Fox just said it has agreed to buy Roku for $160/share in a deal valued at about $22 billion EV.
This confirms our @BloombergDeals scoop from Friday that Roku had been in discussions to sell to a US media company.
Scoop: LongRange Capital is in exclusive talks to buy Pizza Hut from Yum Brands, sources say. Story just hit @TheTerminal $YUM
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