Mergers and Acquisitions

Eurazeo Paris (PINK: EUZOF) reported that it has agreed to acquire a 45% stake in Moncler for EUR418 million. Moncler was founded in 1952 in Grenoble and its registered sales in 2010 were worth EUR429 million. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQX) announced its plans to buy the US paint distribution business, including 40 stores, from AkzoNobel Coatings Inc. "We have long admired the body shop solutions offered by AkzoNobel, recognized as a color technology leader and the world's largest coatings company,"...

Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE: IRM) agreed to sell its online backup & recovery, digital archiving and eDiscovery solutions to Autonomy Corp (OTC: AUTNF) for $380 million cash. The deal is likely to close within 45 to 60 days. “This transaction is another significant step in delivering on the...

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NASDAQ: TEVA) announced its plans to acquire 57% of privately-held Taiyo Pharmaceutical Industry for $460 million in cash. Teva reported that it will also make an offer to purchase the remaining shares of Taiyo. The deal is likely to be accretive to GAAP earnings...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) agreed to buy a minority stake in the holding company of Chinese eCommerce company Yihaodian. Wal-Mart did not disclose the financial terms of transaction. The deal is likely to close within 60 days. Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and...

Hertz Global Holdings Inc (NYSE: HTZ) offered to purchase Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc (NYSE: DTG) for $72 per share. Hertz will offer $57.60 in cash and 0.8546 of its own shares for every DTG share. The offer by HTZ represents a 3.3% premium to DTG's closing price on Friday and a 26%...

Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) agreed to acquire Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc (NASDAQ: VSEA) for about $4.9 billion. Applied Materials will buy VSEA for $63 per share in cash, representing a 55% premium to Varian's closing price on Tuesday. Applied Materials is expecting...

Shares of Cephalon Inc (NASDAQ: CEPH) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NASDAQ: TEVA) gained in pre-market trading after TEVA agreed to purchase Cephalon for $6.8 billion. Teva's cash offer of $81.50 per share represents a 6% premium over Cephalon closing price on Friday. CEPH shares gained 6....

Aetna Inc (NYSE: AET) on Thursday released its results for the first quarter. AET reported its Q1 profit at $586 million, or $1.50 per share, up from $562.6 million, or $1.28 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's operating earnings increased to $1.43 per share from $0.98 per share. The...

Shares of Sohu.com Inc (NASDAQ: SOHU) gained in pre-market trading after the company reported a 34% rise in its Q1 profit. The company also announced its plans to purchase a majority stake in a web-based game company Shenzhen 7Road Technology Co Ltd for $68.26 million. SOHU's Q1 net income came...

Shares of Graham Packaging Company Inc (NYSE: GRM) jumped in pre-market trading after Silgan Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SLGN) agreed to purchase Graham Packaging for about $4.1 billion, including debt. Under the agreement, Silgan will acquire GRM for $19.56 per share, representing a 17% premium over...

Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ: MSCC) signed a definitive agreement to purchase AML Communications Inc (OTC: AMLJ) for $2.50 per share in an all-cash deal. The total value of the transaction would be around $28 million, net of AMLJ's projected cash balance at closing. The deal is likely to close...

Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) announced its plans to buy all outstanding stock of LaBarge Inc (AMEX: LB) for $19.25 per share in cash. As per the agreement terms, Ducommun will purchase all shares of LaBarge for a total purchase price of around $340 million, including the assumption of...

Motorola Mobility Inc (NYSE: MMI) reported that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy Dreampark, a leading IPTV software provider based in Norrkoping, Sweden. The transaction is likely to close in the second quarter of 2011. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "This transaction...