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Amazon’s last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban on the platform is set to take effect Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Amazon offer was made in a […]
AeroVironment stockholders approve $4B acquisition of BlueHalo
AeroVironment, an Arlington County-based defense contractor, announced Tuesday that its stockholders have approved the $4.1 billion purchase of Arlington aerospace and defense tech firm BlueHalo. The deal is expected to close in May. In November 2024, the company announced it was purchasing BlueHalo for approximately $4.1 billion in an all-stock transaction. BlueHalo is owned by […]
TowneBank finalizes $120M acquisition of Village Bank
Suffolk-based TowneBank has completed its acquisition of Midlothian’s Village Bank and its parent company Village Bank and Trust Financial, the bank announced Tuesday. When the companies announced the merger in September, they valued the deal at about $120 million. Village Bank shareholders gave “overwhelming support” for the merger at a special meeting held in December […]
Atlantic Union completes $1.3B Sandy Spring purchase
Atlantic Union Bankshares has completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of Sandy Spring Bancorp, according to a Tuesday announcement by the parent company of Atlantic Union Bank. Each share of Sandy Spring common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.9 shares of Atlantic Union common stock, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares. […]
Kastle takes majority stake in Mich. security business
Kastle Systems, a Falls Church security solutions company, has taken a majority stake in i2G Systems, a Michigan-based electronic security service provider firm. Kastle did not clarify the amount of the investment. “Kastle’s strategic investment in i2G — a majority stake — is the largest investment in our company’s 50-year history,” Kastle CEO Haniel Lynn […]
Dollar Tree plans to sell Family Dollar to private equity firms for $1B
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree has reached a deal with Brigade Capital Management, a New York-based global asset management firm, and Macellum Capital Management, an investment firm with headquarters also in New York, to acquire its Family Dollar brand for about $1 billion after a decade of trying to make its acquisition of […]
Kroger blames Albertsons for merger’s demise in new court filings
Kroger is denying Albertsons’ claims that it didn’t do enough to ensure regulatory approval of the companies’ planned supermarket merger. In court papers filed Tuesday in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Kroger said Albertsons disregarded the companies’ merger agreement and worked secretly with a partner, C&S Wholesalers, to try to force Kroger to divest more […]
Virginia Fortune 500 company agrees to $11B buyout
Herndon-based Fortune 500 company Beacon Roofing Supply has agreed to an $11 billion buyout by Connecticut software and professional services company QXO after previously rebuffing a slightly lower offer from the same suitor. The two businesses have entered into a definitive merger agreement with QXO purchasing the building supply company for $124.35 per share in […]
Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32B in largest deal in company’s history
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has struck a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in what would be the tech giant’s biggest-ever acquisition at the same time it’s facing a potential breakup of its internet empire. The proposed takeover announced Tuesday is part of Google’s aggressive expansion into cloud computing during an artificial intelligence boom. The [&hell[...]
Blackstone completes Jersey Mike’s Subs acquisition
A spokesperson for Manasquan, New Jersey-based sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s Subs told NJBIZ that Blackstone completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the company Jan. 16. They added the terms of the deal remain unchanged from the private equity behemoth’s November 2024 announcement. Blackstone did not immediately respond to a request for more information. […]
Hitt acquires Central Consulting & Contracting
National commercial general contractor Hitt announced Tuesday that it has acquired health care construction firm Central Consulting & Contracting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Hitt Contracting provides commercial construction services throughout the country, including complex core and shell buildings, renovations, interior fit-outs and routine service work. The company has 14 office locati[...]
$120M TowneBank-Village Bank acquisition approved by state, FDIC
Suffolk-based TowneBank’s $120 million acquisition of Midlothian’s Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp. has been approved by the FDIC and the Virginia State Corporation Commission, clearing the way for a completed deal in early April, the two banks said Tuesday. Announced in September 2024, the combined bank, which will still be known as TowneBank, will […]
