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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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Dow Chemical and Dupont 'in advanced talks' over mega merger

Merger talks are said to be at an advanced stage to create a chemicals giant with a market value of more than 120 billion dollars. The deal between

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Pfizer-Allergen merger is also world's largest 'tax inversion' deal

Pfizer’s 150 billion-euro acquisition of Allergan is the healthcare industry’s biggest ever takeover, creating the world’s largest drug maker. The

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Allergan and Pfizer in talks that could unite makers of Botox and Viagra

The Irish-based group Allergan is in talks with Pfizer over a possible merger that would unite the US makers of Botox and Viagra – and create the

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Dell buys storage provider EMC

Dell has agreed the biggest takeover in technology history by buying the storage company EMC. The deal, worth nearly 60 billion euros, should help