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CEOs of Exxon and Chevron ‘discussed biggest merger of all time’ in early 2020 Exxon’s Darren Woods and Chevron’s Mike Wirth reportedly talked about combining into a multi-billion dollar behemoth The discussions are no longer ongoing and it is not clear why they ended A merger between the two oil companies would make it the … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Upgrade for London trading as the EU waves through LSE’S £22bn merger with former Reuters platform Refinitiv By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:03 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 13 January 2021 Those who doubt the resilience of the City outside the EU have received a sharp reminder … Read more
UK watchdogs to have final say on £31bn merger between the firms behind O2 and Virgin Media By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:18 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 21:18 GMT, 19 November 2020 UK watchdogs will get the final say in a £31 billion merger between the firms behind … Read more
LVMH and Tiffany in talks to renegotiate a £12.7bn merger ahead of a court showdown in January By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:36 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 00:36 GMT, 28 October 2020 LVMH and Tiffany are in talks to renegotiate a £12.7billion merger ahead of a court showdown in January. … Read more
London Stock Exchange’s £20bn merger with Refinitiv is delayed until next year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 23 October 2020 The London Stock Exchange has admitted that its long-anticipated deal with Refinitiv will be delayed into the new year. It had hoped to … Read more
Finding love in a time of lockdowns may be tricky, but in the corporate world the dating scene is very lively. Between June and September, there were $456billion (£346billion) worth of $5billion-plus (£3.8billion) global deals, says analytics group Refinitiv, as companies embraced the urge to merge. The questions for private investors are: What’s fuelling this … Read more
Merger between Virgin Media and O2 will create more than 4,000 jobs in UK if approved By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 5 October 2020 A merger between Virgin Media and O2 will create more than 4,000 jobs in the UK if approved, say … Read more
Translation company RWS set to seal largest takeover of UK tech company since lockdown in deal which will create £2.8bn firm By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:17 BST, 27 August 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 27 August 2020 Translation company RWS is set to seal the largest takeover of a UK tech … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Pharmaceutical analysts in overdrive at prospect of mega-merger between Astrazeneca and Gilead By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 8 June 2020 Nothing gets the blood running in the investment community like the prospect of a mega-merger. So the possibility of Astrazeneca and … Read more
AstraZeneca approaches US rival Gilead Sciences to discuss merger By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 7 June 2020 In what would be the largest healthcare deal on record, AstraZeneca has approached its US rival Gilead Sciences to discuss a merger. AstraZeneca, which is listed … Read more