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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has been a winning stock since closing its transformational merger with WPX Energy in early 2021. That gave it the fuel to grow value for its investors through dividends, share repurchases, debt reduction, and acquisitions. billion of debt since the merger closed, reducing its leverage ratio to less than 1.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

If successful, this will be one of the largest-ever tech mergers and acquisitions in a big bet on the future of AI. A premium price tag to pair with the AI rationale All this sounds exciting, but Synopsys shareholders should give pause here. After news of the acquisition broke, Ansys stock spiked.

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MARCH 25, 2024

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) company on Dec. went public, it provided some ambitious growth targets in its pre-merger presentation. BigBear.ai's prospects sounded promising, but it broadly missed its rosy pre-merger targets. and climbed to an all-time high of $16.12

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

However, regulators can rest easy, as the two parties have mutually agreed to end the acquisition talks. This merger was a part of some investors' thesis for Adobe, and with the deal ripped up, some might wonder what they should do with their shares. Immediately after the planned deal was announced, Adobe's stock plummeted 17%.

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MARCH 4, 2024

The planned acquisition of Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) by JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) is officially off, and investors are worried about what comes next for Spirit. Spirit shareholders also received about $425 million in prepayments from JetBlue as agreed upon in the merger agreement as a way to sweeten the deal. airlines."

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Steel being "in play," as they say on Wall Street, highlights how unpredictable and shocking acquisition activity can be. When the market opened for trading on the Monday after the news of the acquisition offer broke, every steel company rose, even Cleveland-Cliffs. That means shareholders, in practice, have just a few options.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

VinFast just came public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in which more than 80% of shareholders redeemed their shares before the merger closed. Ubiquiti keeps growing Shares of Ubiquiti were up 16% early Friday afternoon.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Their low valuations and shareholder-friendly capital return strategies make them great oil stocks to buy this month. Chevron's other upside catalyst is its pending acquisition of Hess. Chevron estimates the acquisition would enable it to more than double its free cash flow by 2030 at $70 oil. The oil company generated $3.2

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Steel announced back in August 2023 , spurred after the company received multiple unsolicited proposals ranging from the acquisition of certain assets to the purchase of the entire company. Steel has opted for the latter; in a separate merger presentation, management argued it provides "certain and immediate value to U.S.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

billion in investments last year -- a figure that doesn't include its pending acquisition of fellow REIT Spirit Realty. However, despite the headwinds from those higher rates (which increased its borrowing costs and weighed on its share price, driving up its cost of capital ), Realty Income went on an acquisition spree in 2023.

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MARCH 16, 2024

When BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in December 2021, it bore a striking resemblance to Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) , which went public through a direct listing in September 2020. after it closed its merger. Let's see why BigBear.ai Why did BigBear.ai

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MAY 8, 2024

Unfavorable market conditions combined with unwelcome acquisition news to drive the stock lower in April. There were reports that Salesforce is nearing an acquisition of Informatica , which provides AI-enabled cloud data management software. and the unwelcome acquisition news. Shares of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) fell 10.7%

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The sale still requires shareholder and regulatory approvals. “We are excited about the next chapter in our company’s future with the pending acquisition by Sycamore Partners. “We are excited about the next chapter in our company’s future with the pending acquisition by Sycamore Partners.

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APRIL 10, 2024

ConocoPhillips uses the variable dividend to directly reward shareholders when it earns outsized free cash flows. Management wasn't exactly thrilled with the market's lack of interest in the stock despite the value it had returned to shareholders. However, the most recent variable dividend was only $0.20 per share in the prior payment.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) launched a pioneering capital return framework following its transformational merger with WPX Energy in early 2021. As the map on that slide shows, the acquisition will increase Chord Energy's acreage position in the Williston Basin. Reuters also reported that Devon had discussed a merger with Marathon Oil.

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APRIL 24, 2024

If a company is using up a lot of cash over the course of its operations, then there's a risk that it will need to issue shares, and thus dilute its existing shareholders and put downward pressure on the stock price. Tilray may aggressively pursue mergers and acquisitions Tilray hasn't been shy when it comes to acquisitions.

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JANUARY 27, 2024

OTC Markets itself, though, could hardly be in better financial shape -- and its recent shareholder returns speak to that fact. While sales and net income only rose by 4% and 3% in the company's most recent quarter due to low volatility in the stock market, OTC Markets quietly made two acquisitions in 2022 to restart its growth.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has delivered an astounding 3,787,464% return to shareholders through 2022, so it's certainly a wise move to follow the stocks included in Berkshire's $300-plus billion equity portfolio. Here's why three Motley Fool contributors believe they are timely buys this month.

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MAY 11, 2024

Finally, in January 2024, Amazon and iRobot ended up calling off the merger, with Amazon paying the robotics company the termination fee that was written into the original deal. Although both companies talked glowingly about what could have been if the acquisition had gone through, the big problem was that it looked like the U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Lotus Technology, the electric vehicle arm of British sports car brand Lotus, has secured $870m of financing commitments this year before its planned listing on the Nasdaq via a special purpose acquisition company, the firm controlled by Chinese car giant Geely Holdings announced yesterday. Source: Yicai Global Can’t stop reading?

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

It's been a roller-coaster ride for iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) shareholders since the company agreed to be acquired by Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) nearly 15 months ago. The EC opened an in-depth probe into the acquisition back in July 2023 and is expected to issue a final ruling by Feb. and Europe promptly voiced concerns.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

PepsiCo built its portfolio by making several key acquisitions. Its 1964 acquisition of Mountain Dew was especially crucial to its present-day success. Pepsi's Mountain Dew acquisition was huge. But a merger the following year was even more significant for the company and its shareholders. In the U.S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

ET Monday after the health insurance giant reportedly called off its potential acquisition Humana and announced a $10 billion buyback instead. As such, they've abandoned the merger talks altogether. Shares of Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) were up 16.6% as of 1:30 p.m. What's next for Cigna stock?

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Shareholders of French TV production group Mediawan are weighing a takeover of Germany’s KKR-backed Leonine Studios, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a deal that could value the combined entity at up to $3.3bn. The merger would come amid renewed deal activity in the media sector. Source: U.S.

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APRIL 25, 2024

First, the company is a specialist in mergers and acquisitions. One of the more interesting ones of the last few years was the acquisition of on!, I think management is showcasing some solid leadership with this move and underlining how important creating shareholder value is for the company. year over year for Altria.

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MAY 5, 2024

Take corporate fundraising and M&A ( mergers and acquisitions ) as an example. It's not just a brewing rebound in mergers and acquisitions or initial public offerings making BofA a compelling prospect, though. He's also a major shareholder of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO). That reason?

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JANUARY 4, 2024

One area where those positive feelings often reign supreme is in the arena of mergers and acquisitions. This is important to remember as you look at ExxonMobil 's (NYSE: XOM) proposed acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD). ExxonMobil's big deal for Pioneer ExxonMobil announced its plan to buy Pioneer on Oct.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Last week, a federal judge blocked its proposed merger with JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) due to concerns over potential price increases from the latter. It could be because of the two airlines filing an appeal to put the merger through, traders looking to buy the dip on a bombed-out stock, or short-sellers covering their positions.

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MAY 18, 2024

The company is in an excellent position to continue growing shareholder value over the next several years. In addition, it sees mergers and acquisitions activities adding to its annual FFO per share growth rate, driving it into the double digits. Meanwhile, it has increased its dividend by a 6% compound annual rate since 2001.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

In addition, the midstream company expects the merger will increase its free cash flow per share by an average of more than 20% from 2024 to 2027. It expects to capture at least $200 million in cost savings and other synergies following the merger, which is a big factor driving that increase.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Capital discipline ConocoPhillips has a track record of making timely acquisitions and not getting too caught up in whatever its peers are doing. In January 2021 it completed its acquisition of Concho Resources when the industry was still recovering from a downturn.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

Only a few dividend stocks have been able to provide cash payments to shareholders consistently while also increasing their share prices over time. AbbVie also has a decent yield of 4.02% and has established itself as a leading dividend growth stock and reliable passive income source for shareholders.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

That creates growth opportunities for companies and enhances value for shareholders in companies with exposure. What it means to Honeywell shareholders Some simple math put Honeywell at a stake worth $2.7 On the other hand, it's a "yes" because it's symbolic of how the company can release value for shareholders in the future.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The acquisition will create a premier producer focused on the resource-rich Permian Basin. The merger of Diamondback and Endeavor follows in the footsteps of recent deals by ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) , which are bulking up their positions in the Permian Basin.

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MARCH 8, 2024

It came public via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company during the SPAC boom, and its stock has fallen by nearly 90% since its debut. Will Lockheed Martin pay up for a partner? Terran Orbital is one of a new generation of space companies trying to get a footing in a complex and competitive market.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The company reported strong financial results for its fiscal second quarter of 2024 and announced some shareholder-friendly moves. Bowlero is looking to give back to shareholders Bowlero's Q2 ended on Dec. Bowlero only just went public in December 2021 via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Normally, acquisitions go fairly smoothly. ONEOK 's (NYSE: OKE) proposed acquisition of Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP) is increasingly uncertain. Acquisitions follow a rhyming path When a company offers to buy another company, it generally provides a premium to the current market price. Sometimes things get complicated.

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