Rosetta Stone Inc. (RST) is exploring strategic alternatives including a potential sale of all or part of the language and literacy software company, according to people familiar

Sanofi (SNY) is studying potential acquisitions of U.S. biotechnology companies including Principia Biopharma Inc. (PRNB) as it seeks innovative treatments for clinical areas including multiple sclerosis

Medtronic Plc (MDT) has made an offer for smaller medical device maker Intersect ENT Inc. (XENT), according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Sina Corp. (SINA), a Chinese social media company, has received a take-private proposal for $41 a share from an entity led by its chairman. Update(s):

A special committee of independent and disinterested directors formed by the board of directors of Liberty Broadband Corporation (LBRDA), a Delaware corporation, and a special

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (CNNE), and Senator Investment Group, LP, which, directly or through affiliated entities, jointly own or have an economic interest equivalent to approximately

MDC Partners Inc. (MDCA) today announced that its Board of Directors has formed a special committee of independent directors to review the preliminary, non-binding proposal made

Assicurazioni Generali SpA (ARZGF) has approached Brightsphere Investment Group Inc (BSIG) about a possible acquisition of the U.S. asset management firm, people familiar with the matter said

Yintech Investment Holdings Limited (YIN), a leading provider of investment and trading services for individual investors in China, today announced that its board of directors (the

Fuling Global Inc. (FORK), a manufacturer and distributor of mainly environmentally-friendly plastic and paper foodservice disposable products, today announced that its board of directors has

China Distance Education Holdings Limited (DL), a leading provider of online education and value-added services for professionals and corporate clients in China, today announced that its

AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) has made a preliminary approach to rival drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) about a potential merger, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would