Gossamer IPO looks to create $1 billion biotech company

Oil and gas producers Cabot Oil & Gas Corp and Cimarex Energy Co said on Monday they would combine to form a company with an enterprise value of about $17 billion, the latest in a sector rebounding from one of its worst downturns......»»

AT&T Inc. plans to combine its WarnerMedia business with Discovery Communication Inc.'s entertainment business to create a standalone media company with greater scale in the streaming ecosystem......»»

Office chair maker Herman Miller Inc said on Monday it would buy peer Knoll Inc for $1.8 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, a move that would help the company expand as offices around the world start bringing their employees back to work......»»

Shares of Illumina Inc. jumped more than 13% in the extended session Monday after the biotech company said it expects first-quarter revenue to top $1 billion thanks to "record" order.....»»

Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would create its first datacentre region in Italy under a $1.5 billion investment plan as the U.S. company expands its cloud computing services to more locations across the world......»»

Weston-based Ultimate Software has entered an agreement to merge with Lowell, Massachusetts-based Kronos Incorporated. The deal would create a $22 billion conglomerate, making it one of the world's largest cloud computing companies, Ultimate Soft.....»»

Payments company Worldline agreed on Monday to buy French rival Ingenico in a 7.8 billion euros ($8.7 billion) deal to create a new European leader in the sector and fend off cut-throat competition from internet and telecoms companies......»»

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said the biotech company is using the "software of life" to develop treatments for diseases, including one that can be a $5 billion opportunity......»»

Aerospace industry firms Woodward and Hexcel are merging to create a company with combined revenues of more than $5 billion to become one of the industry's largest suppliers......»»

Online food ordering company Takeaway.com has won the battle for Britain's Just Eat with a 6.2 billion pound ($8 billion) share offer that will create one of the world's largest meal delivery companies......»»

Online food ordering company Takeaway.com has won the battle for Britain's Just Eat with a 5.9 billion pound ($7.7 billion) share offer that will create one of the world's largest meal delivery companies......»»

Aro Biotherapeutics could get up to $1.4 billion as part of a new licensing deal it has entered into with a California pharmaceutical company. Ionis Pharmaceuticals will use Philadelphia-based Aro Biotherapeutics' Centyrin technology to develop targ.....»»

A gene therapy invented at Nationwide Children's Hospital just landed a licensing deal worth as much as $2.8 billion for a Boston biotech, and now the company's Columbus office will play a big role in getting the treatment to the market. Sarepta Th.....»»

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc on Sunday said it will merge with DuPont Inc's $26.2 billion nutrition & biosciences unit, in a deal that will create a new combined company......»»

Nestlé is selling its U.S. ice cream business for $4 billion, which includes Dreyer's, Häagen-Daaz, Outshine, Skinny C.....»»

Novartis AG is buying U.S. biotechnology company The Medicines Co for about $9.7 billion, the Swiss drugmaker said on Sunday, as it seeks to expand its portfolio of medicines against cardiovascular disease......»»

New York state officials have committed to spending more than $500 million to entice Cree, a North Carolina company, to build a $1 billion semiconductor plant near Utica. The deal will create more than 600 jobs, at a cost per job of more than $800,0.....»»

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing made a surprise $39 billion takeover approach for the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, aiming to sabotage the LSE's acquisition of data company Refinitiv and create a global trading powerhouse......»»

London Stock Exchange has agreed to buy financial information business Refinitiv in a $27 billion deal, it said on Thursday, in a move to transform the British company into a market data and analytics giant......»»

C&J Energy Services Inc. and Keane Group Inc. announced Monday a merger-of-equals deal to create a diversified oilfield services company with a combined enterprise value of $1.8 billion, including $255 .....»»