Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Power Construction, Vista Equity

By Benjamin Horney (September 29, 2014, 5:12 PM EDT) -- Japanese telecom giant SoftBank Corp. is in discussions to buy DreamWorks Animation SKG for more than $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. According to the report, SoftBank has offered $32 per share for DreamWorks, the Hollywood studio behind several top-grossing animated hits, including "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda." A pickup of DreamWorks would be in line with SoftBank's quest to become the world's biggest company — it was one of the biggest winners in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s historic public debut with a $4.6 billion payout....

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