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Big Tech to shop for Covid-hit competitors in next 5 years: Report

The economic shock is poised to result in a wave of mergers and acquisitions

Electronic Arts outbids Take-Two with $1.2 billion deal for Codemasters

EA, maker of The Sims, Need for Speed and FIFA, said it expects the deal to grow net bookings and underlying profitability

Stuck in Sydney hotel, Astra CEO defended Covid vaccine and made mega deal

AstraZeneca announced Saturday it plans to buy rare-disease specialist Alexion Pharmaceuticals in a $39 billion deal

Gilead to acquire German biotech firm MYR for about 1.15 billion euros

The deal will also include a potential future milestone payment of up to 300 million euros

Cisco to acquire UK-based software firm IMImobile for $730 million

IMImobile provides software and services which allow enterprises and organizations to stay constantly connected to their customers through enhanced interactive channels.

S&P to buy IHS Markit in $44 bn mega deal to form Wall Street data giant

S&P Global is renowned for providing debt ratings to countries and companies, as well as data on capital and commodity markets worldwide.

Covid-19 pandemic takes toll on global M&A as $1 billion deals disappear

Worldwide merger activity so far this year is down 33% from a year ago and at $762.6 billion is the lowest year-to-date amount for dealmaking since 2013, the data showed

Global mergers and acquisitions reach record high of $1.2 trillion in Q1

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) had their strongest start ever in the first quarter of 2018, totaling $1.2 trillion in value, as U.S. tax reform and faster economic growth in Europe unleashed many companies' dealmaking instincts.