corporate 26/09/2017 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.
corporate 20/03/2017 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.
markets 27/02/2017 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.
corporate 20/02/2017 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.
corporate 17/02/2017 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.
Netherlands 17/02/2017 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
corporate 27/01/2017 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.
corporate 17/01/2017 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.
corporate 16/01/2017 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.
corporate 23/10/2016 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.
corporate 22/10/2016 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.
corporate 14/10/2016 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.
corporate 04/07/2016 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.
corporate 28/06/2016 London Stock Exchange - Deutsche Boerse merger under threat from Brexit Britain's vote to leave the European Union is threatening the planned merger between the London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse though the LSE says it remains on track.
corporate 02/05/2016 Competition issues scupper Halliburton-Baker Hughes merger Oilfield services provider Halliburton and smaller rival Baker Hughes have called off their merger in the face of opposition from US and European competition regulators.
world news 02/04/2016 Foxconn and Sharp sign big takeover deal A deal has been signed for the acquisition of Japan's Sharp Corporation by the Taiwanese company Foxconn
corporate 16/03/2016 LSE and Deutsche Boerse go to the altar again but NY may steal the bride European traders are wondering if it will be third time lucky after previous failed attempts, but the London and Frankfurt stock exchanges have again
corporate 03/03/2016 Italian media merger puts La Stampa and La Repubblica together Itedi, which owns the Turin based daily newspaper La Stampa, is to merge its editorial assets with Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, publisher of Rome daily La Repubblica.
economy 05/01/2016 French telecoms companies Orange and Bouygues in merger talks A telecoms giant with over half of France’s fixed-line and mobile markets. That’s on the table if a merger between Orange and Bouygues goes ahead
corporate 11/12/2015 Dow Chemical and DuPont agree giant chemical merger Chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical have announced in a combined statement that they have agreed to merge and create a huge combined entity worth
