Mergers and Acquisitions

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Business

Honda, Nissan in talks to set up holding company, source says

By Maki Shiraki (Reuters) -Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in talks to set up a holding co...

18th December, 2024

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Finance

Aviva sweetens Direct Line bid to $4.33 billion, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Insurance company Aviva has sweetened its bid for UK’s Direct Line to about 3.4 billion p...

6th December, 2024

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Investing

Britain approves $19 billion Vodafone-Three mobile merger

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday approved Vodafone’s $19 billion merger with Hut...

5th December, 2024

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Top Stories

DS Smith flags persisting weak demand after H1 profit fall

(Reuters) -Britain’s DS Smith said on Thursday packaging demand and paper pricing were “not as stron...

5th December, 2024

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Business

Britain approves $19 billion Vodafone-Three mobile merger

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday approved the $19 billion merger between Vodafon...

5th December, 2024

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Finance

Exclusive-Worldline attracts early stage interest from private equity firms, sources say

By Amy-Jo Crowley and Mathieu Rosemain LONDON (Reuters) -French payments group Worldline has attract...

2nd December, 2024

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Finance

Insurer Direct Line rejects Aviva’s $4.16 billion takeover bid

(Reuters) -British insurer Direct Line Insurance on Wednesday rejected a takeover offer of 3.28 bill...

28th November, 2024

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Banking

Banco BPM rebuffs UniCredit bid, saying it undervalues bank

By Andrea Mandala, Valentina Za and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Banco BPM on Tuesday reb...

26th November, 2024

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Business

Banco BPM board member says UniCredit bid is hostile, ANSA reports

MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit’s surprise bid for Italy’s Banco BPM is hostile, a board member of the s...

26th November, 2024

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Finance

Factbox-What would a UniCredit-Banco BPM combination look like?

By Andrea Mandala and Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s third-largest bank Banco BPM has been o...

25th November, 2024

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Finance

Italy’s UniCredit offers to buy Banco BPM for $10.57 billion

(Reuters) -Italian lender UniCredit said on Monday it had offered to buy rival Banco BPM in a roughl...

25th November, 2024

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Banking

UniCredit CEO rules out moving headquarters to Germany in Commerzbank deal

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel on Friday ruled out moving the bank’s h...

22nd November, 2024