mergers-and-acquisitions
Italy's ferrero nears deal to buy froot loops maker WK kellogg, source says
Merck to acquire verona pharma for $10 billion
MFE may lift bid for ProSieben, open to talking to PPF
Berlin still opposes UniCredit's commerzbank overture after share deal, says finance ministry
UniCredit irks Germany with commerzbank manoeuvre pending court ruling
Date: July 9, 2025
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -An appeal by UniCredit against Italian government conditions hampering its $17 billion bid for Banco BPM will be heard by a court on Wednesday, a day after it lifted...
UniCredit, BPM shares up on report italy will have to drop merger conditions
Date: July 8, 2025
MILAN (Reuters) -Shares in Italy's second biggest bank UniCredit and its takeover target Banco BPM rose on Tuesday on a media report that said Brussels will order the Italian government to withdraw...
Bunge completes long-delayed mega-merger with grain handler viterra
Date: July 2, 2025
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) -Global agribusiness Bunge Global said it officially closed a long-delayed deal to merge with Glencore-backed Viterra on Wednesday, two years after announcing the $34...
Monte dei paschi bid for mediobanca to run from July 14 after green lights
Date: July 2, 2025
MILAN (Reuters) -State-backed Italian bank Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena said its bid for rival Mediobanca would start on July 14 after the country's markets watchdog approved the offer document for...
Luxembourg brewer loses fight against EU scrutiny of drink distributor deal
Date: July 2, 2025
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Luxembourg's largest brewery Brasserie Nationale on Wednesday lost its challenge against EU antitrust scrutiny of its proposed buy of wholesale drinks distributor...
Merger of French and Swiss business software firms heralds new unicorn
Date: July 2, 2025
ZURICH (Reuters) -A merger between French business software provider LumApps and its Swiss peer Beekeeper will create a new unicorn worth about $1.1 billion, the two companies said. The deal announced...