Business Google buys Fitbit Google will buy Fitbit for almost 2 billion euros, trying to succeed at the market for fitness trackers and smart watches. 01/11/2019
Business Lego's parent company buys Merlin Entertainments for €6.6 billion Blackstone, the parent company of the internationally acclaimed toy manufacturer Lego has acquired Merlin Entertainments, owner of Madame Tussaud's, for €6.6 billion. 28/06/2019
Japan Watch: Chief Executive of Nissan apologises for Ghosn misconduct "As a representative of our company, I would like to deeply apologize to our shareholders for the financial misconduct and the serious wrongdoing by our former executives last year." 28/06/2019
Business EU blocks Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel joint venture Plans to form a landmark joint venture between Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel have been rejected by EU regulators over concerns that the deal would push up prices and reduce competition 14/06/2019
Business Fiat Chrysler withdraws merger offer for Renault blaming French politics Fiat Chrysler withdraws merger offer for Renault, blames French politics 06/06/2019
Germany Possible job losses as Germany's big banks in merger taks Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank confirmed on Sunday they were in talks about a merger. 17/03/2019
Europe News The Brief: EU to merge or not to merge In this edition: can the EU compete with global companies with its current competition rules? A Franco-German rail sector merger is sewing division in Brussels. And the rest of the news in Brief - aid to Venezuela, Eurogroup accountability and from a critic to a convert. 05/02/2019
world news UniCredit and Societe Generale shares soar after merger report Financial Times reports that the Italian and French banks are exploring a merger 04/06/2018
United Kingdom 'We're in the Money': Sainsbury's CEO sings his way into an apology after hot-mic moment Sainsbury's CEO Mike Coupe was left rather red-faced after being caught singing 'We're in the Money' just hours after announcing the supermarket's plan to buy Asda. 01/05/2018
United Kingdom UK's No 2 and No 3 supermarkets to merge A deal to create the biggest retailer in the UK is in the works. 30/04/2018
Business US government blocks MoneyGram sale It's the latest in a series of Chinese acquisitions of US companies to be blocked by CFIUS. 03/01/2018
Business AT&T-Time Warner deal to prevail, analysts predict But the US government's lawsuit to block the merger sparks concerns the White House is trying to hurt Time Warner's CNN. 21/11/2017
Business French & German trainmakers to merge to create world's number two locos and signals giant Trades unions warn merger of Alstom & Siemens' train businesses is loco & will cost jobs in France & Germany. 27/09/2017
Business Siemens and Alstom merge rail assets German industrial group Siemens and France's high-speed train maker Alstom have merged their rail assets, according to media reports. 26/09/2017
Business Vodafone to merge Indian business with local rival Idea Britain's Vodafone is to join Idea Cellular to become India's biggest telecoms business with 400 million customers, overtaking market leader Bharti. 20/03/2017
Business LSE-Deutsche Boerse merger seen set to fail A merger between the London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse looks to be heading for collapse over competition issues. 27/02/2017
Business Unilever shares drop on Kraft withdrawal Shares in Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever fell after US rival Kraft Heinz Co abruptly abandoned its surprise takeover proposal. 20/02/2017
Business Unilever says Kraft Heinz is biting off more than it can chew Household goods firm Unilever firmly rejects a surprise takeover bid from US food company Kraft Heinz saying it has no financial or strategic merit. 17/02/2017
Netherlands Unilever rejects US Kraft Heinz merger deal Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever said it has rejected a €134 billion merger offer from US food group Kraft Heinz 17/02/2017
Business Tesco goes wholesale with Booker buy Britain's biggest supermarket chain Tesco is to buy food wholesaler Booker taking it into the market to supply the UK's cafes, restaurants and pubs. 27/01/2017
Business British American Tobacco to merge with Reynolds British American Tobacco takeover of US firm Reynolds will create the world's biggest listed tobacco company, overtaking Philip Morris International. 17/01/2017
Business Glasses maker Luxottica to merge with lens manufacturer Essilor Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor see a merger in their future to create a global eyewear powerhouse worth 46 billion euros. 16/01/2017
Business US telecoms giant AT&T agrees to buy Time Warner for $85bn US telecoms giant AT&T says it has agreed to buy the Time Warner media and entertainment group for more than $85bn. 23/10/2016
Business AT&T close to buying Time Warner but Apple may step in The biggest merger of the year may be announced on Sunday as AT&T seek to snap up Time Warner, but Apple is monitoring the situation and may step in. 22/10/2016
Business Sinochem and ChemChina merger on the cards say sources Chinese firms Sinochem and ChemChina are reportedly talking about possibly merging to create a more competitive global industry player. 14/10/2016
Business London Stock Exchange shareholders vote for Deutsche Boerse merger - but problems remain Brexit uncertainties hang over the merger between the London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse even as LSE shareholders overwhelmingly voted for it. 04/07/2016
