‘We’re ready to shake up the market’: Virgin Media O2 brand launches today after multi-billion pound merger Virgin Media and O2’s £31bn merger has launched in the UK today The business is now one of the UK’s largest with 47m connections It has committed to investing at least £10bn in the UK economy in 5 … Read more
Virgin Media and O2’s £31BILLION merger is given green light by UK’s competition watchdog after investigation CMA previously cleared it, saying it was ‘unlikely’ to lead to lower competition The Competition and Markets Authority provisionally cleared the merger in April It began its probe after firms asked to fast-track the process to phase two probe … Read more
London Stock Exchange boss gets a £4.4m pay rise following £20bn Refinitiv merger By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 22 March 2021 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 22 March 2021 The London Stock Exchange’s boss has pocketed a bumper pay rise after the firm clinched its £20billion merger with data provider Refinitiv. … Read more
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
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