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Exclusive: Gray Television in $8.5 billion bid to acquire Tegna - sources

2:29am GMT

U.S. regional TV station operator Gray Television Inc has made an offer to acquire larger peer Tegna Inc for approximately $8.5 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE-Gray Television in $8.5 bln bid to acquire Tegna- sources

06 Mar 2020

March 6 U.S. regional TV station operator Gray Television Inc has made an offer to acquire larger peer Tegna Inc for approximately $8.5 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

SoftBank CEO tells U.S. investors he'll be more careful

03 Mar 2020

((This March 2 story removes incorrect reference to Sprint as a Vision Fund investment))

Xerox, HP blame each other as takeover battle heats up

03 Mar 2020

NEW YORK U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp took its $35 billion (£27 billion) bid for HP Inc to the U.S. personal computer maker's shareholders on Monday, with a formal tender offer and a rebuttal to HP's account of why they could not negotiate a deal.

What's in a name? Corporate dealmakers tussle over coronavirus references

29 Feb 2020

NEW YORK Many companies negotiating mergers and acquisitions (M&A) contracts are haggling over whether the global coronavirus outbreak should offer legal grounds for the acquirers to walk away from their agreements, dealmakers say.

Coronavirus outbreak rains on dealmakers' M&A parade

28 Feb 2020

NEW YORK The steep market drop triggered by the global coronavirus outbreak has led many companies to hit the 'pause' button on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), sabotaging the hopes of corporate advisers who expected a dealmaking bonanza this year.

Defending against Xerox, HP doubles down on share buybacks, cost cuts

24 Feb 2020

HP Inc said on Monday it would step up efforts to slash costs and buy back stock, as it seeks investor support to defend against a $35 billion takeover offer from U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp .

Xerox courts HP shareholders as takeover battle heats up

18 Feb 2020

U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp is hosting a dinner for HP Inc shareholders this week as it seeks investor support to overcome the personal computer maker's resistance to its $35 billion takeover bid, according to people familiar with the matter.

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