Date
Announced
TargetIndustrySellerSynopsis
09/09/14Thomson Reuters Corp-Certain Trade PublicationsPrinting, Publishing, and Allied ServicesThomson Reuters Corp.In September 2014, Thomson Reuters Corp., a New York-based provider of integrated information solutions and a majority-owned unit of Woodbridge Co. Ltd., was rumored to be seeking a buyer for certain trade publications via auction. The transaction was to include peHUB, Buyouts and Venture Capital Journal. Mergermarket, Bloomberg News and TheStreet were named potential bidders.
09/11/14VMware IncPrepackaged SoftwareEMC Corp.In September 2014, EMC Corp. was rumored to be seeking a buyer for its 79.747% interest, or 43 million class A common shares and 300 million class B common shares in VMware Inc., a Palo Alto based developer of virtualization software. Hewlett-Packard Co. was named as a potential bidder.
US M&A Seeking Buyer Deals Announced September 7 - September 12, 2014    
Source: Thomson Reuters