Articles about Merger

Leafly to go public via SPAC merger that values Seattle cannabis marketplace at $385M

Leafly is joining the SPAC party. The Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace plans to go public through a deal with New… Read More

Chinook Therapeutics to merge with Aduro Biotech as it pushes forward with kidney disease therapies

Chinook Therapeutics, a biotech company creating targeted therapies for kidney diseases, has agreed to merge with Berkeley, Calif.-based Aduro Biotech.… Read More

T-Mobile completes $26.5B Sprint merger, capping two-year struggle to create new wireless giant

T-Mobile closed its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint on Wednesday, concluding a years-long process that included touch-and-go negotiations, regulatory oversight,… Read More

Shiftboard merges with SchedulePro to offer more robust workforce scheduling software

Update, April 8: As part of the merger, Shiftboard raised an $8 million investment round from existing investors for product development… Read More

Seattle-based on-demand storage startup Livible merges with home transition company WayForth

Seattle startup Livible, an on-demand storage service led by veteran entrepreneur Terry Drayton, is merging with Richmond, Va.-based WayForth, the… Read More

Washington state AG accuses feds of trying to ‘undermine’ states in T-Mobile-Sprint lawsuit

The attorney general of T-Mobile’s home state, Washington, is taking aim at the federal government as a multi-state lawsuit challenging… Read More

Democrat regulators warn FCC approval of T-Mobile-Sprint merger creates a ‘cozy oligopoly’

The Federal Communications Commission released its official order on T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint on Tuesday in a final regulatory seal… Read More

Oregon joins multi-state lawsuit to block T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint

Critics of T-Mobile’s newly approved merger with Sprint are particularly concerned about the impacts on rural Americans, who are often… Read More

Justice Department approves T-Mobile’s $26B merger with Sprint

Federal regulators approved T-Mobile’s blockbuster merger with Sprint on Friday after 15 months of negotiations, paving the way for the… Read More

T-Mobile accuses states suing to block Sprint merger of ‘dwelling in the past’

T-Mobile is firing back at a coalition of states that sued to block the telecom company’s proposed merger with Sprint.… Read More

Dish could save T-Mobile-Sprint merger with reported $6B deal for spectrum and Boost Mobile

A potential $6 billion deal with Dish Network could pave the way for approval of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Bloomberg reported… Read More

T-Mobile and Sprint shares rise as FCC chairman recommends approval of merger

T-Mobile’s plan to merge with Sprint won a key supporter Monday. FCC Chair Ajit Pai said he will recommend that… Read More

T-Mobile-Sprint merger faces uncertain future amid reported resistance from DOJ

T-Mobile’s proposed $26 billion merger with Sprint is facing a roadblock from the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a… Read More

Two Seattle cannabis software companies merging to build bigger stake in a growing market

Dauntless, Inc., a Seattle-area software developer providing point-of-sale and tracking software to the cannabis industry, has acquired pot sales software… Read More

T-Mobile disclosure: Execs spent $195K at Trump’s DC hotel after announcing Sprint merger

T-Mobile spent $195,000 at President Donald Trump’s Washington D.C. hotel since announcing plans to merge with Sprint in April 2018.… Read More

Sprint and T-Mobile make merger case to House committee, pledging to take on cable companies and accelerate 5G

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is “salivating” to compete with cable internet providers. So he said Monday in a hearing of… Read More

T-Mobile promises not to raise rates if Sprint deal goes through — for now

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is ramping up pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to approve his company’s merger with Sprint.… Read More

T-Mobile hires CenturyLink CFO to lead planned merger with Sprint

T-Mobile has hired a high-profile telecommunications executive to oversee its planned merger with Sprint. Sunit Patel, most recently the chief… Read More

Proposed T-Mobile merger with Sprint on hold as FCC pauses 180-day shot clock

The Federal Communications Commision needs more time to consider whether to approve a multibillion-dollar merger between Sprint and T-Mobile. The… Read More

T-Mobile and Sprint sell Senate subcommittee on merits of merger

The CEOs of T-Mobile and Sprint made the case for their merger before a Senate subcommittee Wednesday, in the first hurdle… Read More

T-Mobile and Sprint plead their case as FCC considers landmark merger

T-Mobile CEO John Legere believes the future of the American innovation economy comes down to his company’s intended merger with… Read More

Judge approves landmark $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger, paving way for T-Mobile-Sprint deal

The $85 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner was approved by U.S District Court Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday, a… Read More

AT&T CEO says T-Mobile and Sprint have ‘tough hill to climb’ to get regulatory approval for merger

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson knows a thing or two about wireless carrier mergers. He was leading the company when it… Read More

Former Trump campaign manager tied to lobbying firm hired by T-Mobile ahead of Sprint merger

Corey Lewandowski, former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, is working with a lobbying firm hired by T-Mobile, according to… Read More

T-Mobile delays annual raises, offers special stock grant amid fresh rumors about Sprint merger

T-Mobile is delaying annual salary increases for employees from July 2017 to February 2018, offering a one-time $1,000 “celebratory” stock… Read More

Transportation startups GlobeSherpa and RideScout combine in U.S. expansion for Daimler’s Moovel

Cities are getting crowded and public transit agencies are struggling to keep up, but taking a train is often the… Read More

Rovi in talks to acquire TiVo, the pioneer DVR and ‘time-shifting’ company, report says

Rovi, the provider of entertainment metadata, is in talks to acquire TiVo, a service that introduced DVRs and time-shifting but… Read More

FCC approves AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV

The Federal Communications Commission today approved AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, paving the way to create the largest pay-TV provider… Read More

T-Mobile to turn down Illiad’s $15 billion takeover offer

T-Mobile will not move forward in negotiations with Iliad, the French-based telecom company that has made a $15 billion bid… Read More

Why T-Mobile should delay selling to Sprint — or anyone else

A T-Mobile sale has appeared inevitable for almost a year, following constant rumors that it’s in talks with Sprint, and more recently,… Read More