Investing Topics: Mergers & Acquisitions
Comcast Wins Sky and Other M&A Activity
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Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 25, 2018
Comcast bests Disney in its bid for European entertainment giant Sky: Here's the latest news on this and other current M&A deals.
Dominion Energy Makes Its Move
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Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 22, 2018
Dominion Energy's (NYSE: D) offer could do a lot to resolve uncertainty surrounding Dominion Midstream Partners LP's (NYSE: DM) future.
Propane Distributors: Unloved Big Yields and Ripe for M&A
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Roger S. Conrad on
Aug. 5, 2018
Canada’s Superior Plus Corp (TSX: SPB, OTC: SUUIF) generated few headlines last month, when it paid $900 million for NGL Energy Partners’ (NYSE: NGL) propane distribution business. However, this merger is highly remarkable for three major reasons.
AT&T Inc: The Blessing of Low Expectations
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Roger S. Conrad on
Jul. 19, 2018
The message from the U.S. Department of Justice to the merger-manic communications and media business? "Slow your roll."
More Utility M&A
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Roger S. Conrad on
Jun. 15, 2018
Just three days after beating a US Department of Justice lawsuit, Conservative Holding AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) has closed its merger with Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). The combined company will now attempt to do what fellow Portfolio recommendation Comcast Corp (NSDQ: CMCSA) has so successfully with NBC Universal the past four years.
MLPs Back on the Road to Profits
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Roger S. Conrad on
May. 26, 2018
This week, Elliott Gue and I attended the 2018 MLP & Energy Infrastructure Conference in Orlando, Florida. Here are some of our takeaways.
MLP Takeovers and Take Unders
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Roger S. Conrad on
May. 19, 2018
Enbridge Inc (TSX: ENB, NYSE: ENB) and Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) roll up their master limited partnerships as expected. Here's what that means for unitholders.
Big Deals – Will They Close?
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Roger S. Conrad on
May. 9, 2018
Now that T-Mobile USA (NSDQ: TMUS) has thrown a lifeline to floundering Sprint Corp (NYSE: S), 11 companies in our Conrad’s Utility Investor coverage universe have a takeover offer on table.
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