Breakingviews: Calpers Rethinking Policy Banning Investment in Tobacco Stocks
Since Calpers sold their stocks, Altria and Reynolds American have used overseas growth and cost-cutting to greatly increase their share…
Breakingviews: Possible Gas Pipeline Deal Could Spur Others
The TransCanada Corporation is said to be in talks with the Columbia Pipeline Group, suggesting that similar deals could be…
Breakingviews: Johnson Controls and Tyco Can Take a Political Punch
With an expected $500 million in yearly savings and a low 11 percent premium for Tyco’s owners, the deal's tax…
Breakingviews: In Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis, an Absence of Enforcers
With high unemployment and rising departures by residents, Puerto Rico’s decision to skip $37 million of interest and principal payments…
Breakingviews: Dow and DuPont Test the Limits of Deal-Making
The strategic rationale of the merger makes sense, but the estimated $30 billion of value creation from cost savings is…
Breakingviews: Keurig Green Mountain Gets Help From New Kind of Deal Maker
JAB’s caffeine-themed consolidation play is reminiscent of 3G Capital’s effort with Heinz and Kraft.
Breakingviews: Anheuser-Busch InBev Deal for SABMiller Pays Off for Molson
By helping ease antitrust pressure on SABMiller’s $106 billion sale to Anheuser-Busch InBev, Molson Coors avoids paying a premium.