merger

Today Global Payments Inc. (GPN) and Total System Services Inc. (TSS) announced an all-stock merger of equals with an equity value of about $21.5 billion. Global Payments is fifth-largest merchant acquirer in the U.S., helping businesses handle their credit and debit card payments. Total System Services is the third-biggest payment processor in the credit card issuers' market. The consolidation between these two...

As of yesterday, Burger King Worldwide Inc. and Tim Hortons Inc have confirmed discussions pertaining to a possible merger. This deal, if it were to go through, would cause BK to move its headquarters out of the United States and into Canada. However, they would not be changing the names; both will remain as standalone brands. According to CNN Money...