When Walt Disney Co.’s $7.4-billion acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios closes this summer as expected, Pixar’s creative chief, John Lasseter, would be empowered to “greenlight” all ...

Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Tuesday unveiled a hotly anticipated merger that marks the end of Pixar's status as possibly the most successful independent film company ever, and promises ...

Even if their acquisition deal goes sour, Disney and Pixar will remain partners through 2007. In an SEC filing Thursday, the CGI animation house revealed it has signed a deal with Disney to ...

Jan 25, 2006, 03:25pm EST Jul 13, 2012, 04:37pm EDT. ... "We view the Disney-Pixar combination as a near-perfect strategic fit," wrote the analyst in a research note Wednesday.

With Tuesday’s agreement to buy Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Co. intends to resurrect its ailing animation business -- the hallmark of its last -- while ensuring its place in Hollywood ...

Disney's board of directors meets Monday amid speculation that the entertainment company will buy Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar's animated offerings have been more successful than Disney's in ...

Disney acquired Pixar this week in a $7.4 billion deal that makes Pixar CEO Steve Jobs the biggest shareholder at Disney. ... January 27, 2006 6:02 PM ET. Heard on The Motley Fool.

Jan. 24, 2006, 7:45 AM EST / Source ... At Tuesday’s closing price of $25.99 for Disney, Pixar shareholders would get stock worth $59.78, a 4 percent premium over Pixar’s closing price of $57.57.

Jobs's filmmaking company, Pixar Animation Studios, is discussing a possible merger with Walt Disney Co., according to a source with knowledge of the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity ...

Walt Disney Co Friday completed its acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. shortly after Pixar shareholders voted to approve the transaction. May 5, 2006, 7:21 PM EDT / Source : Reuters ...