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If approved, the deal would combine the No. 1 U.S. office supplier with its closest rival, creating a new company with expected annual revenue of $39 billion.

Ellen Gordon, 83, will succeed her 95-year-old husband, Melvin, who was the oldest CEO of any company listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Splitting into three different companies could accommodate would-be suitors, signaling a potential merger fight after the breakup.

The rumored buyout is said to be a bid for BlackBerry's valuable trove of patents.

Starboard Value said that if Yahoo pursues its rumored purchase of Scripps Networks, it would indicate that a 'significant leadership change' is required at the tech giant.

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said reports that the company has held concrete talks to acquire AOL are 'not accurate.'

The move is designed to further diversify the handbag maker's sales.

Sometimes it makes sense to merge with your competition. Yael Cohen Braun and Julie Greenbaum didn't always think so, but they do now.

Did you start your own business to run it or to sell it?

In 2008, Ruth's Hospitality Group bought Mitchell's Fish Market for $92 million. Then, the recession hit.

The comedy site has hired a financial adviser to field unsolicited offers, CEO Dick Glover wrote in a memo to employees.

Should a combined Yahoo and AOL be led by Tim Armstrong?

The 8-year-old San Francisco startup Brightroll helps leading brands target their video ads for the web's biggest video publishers.

It is unclear when talks ended following months-long discussions.

The five key areas buyers are interested in when looking at a potential company to acquire.

When an acquisition occurs, there will without a doubt be nervous employees, an unavoidable side effect. But entrepreneurs can avoid mass confusion and panic by following these five tips.

The multifaceted Japanese tech giant is not letting a failed bid for T-Mobile stand in the way of its quest to become the biggest company in the world.

JAB Holding is taking the bagel company Einstein Noah private for the price of $20.25 per share.

The move likely values Fullscreen, which counts the fastest-growing subscriber base of any YouTube network, at $250 million.

The Liftware Base Stabilizer uses sensors to steady the dining process for the 11 million nationwide sufferers of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.

Annie's, best known for its line of mac and cheese, markets 150 products and is in more than 35,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada.