mergers-and-acquisitions
UK's beazley rejects Zurich insurance's $10 billion takeover bid
Qiagen weighing strategic options amid fresh takeover interest, Bloomberg reports
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FinanceFerretti's czech investor KKCG seeks to up stake, overhaul board
Dealmakers see more retail mergers and IPOs in 2026 after tariffs sidelined M&A last year
Date: January 16, 2026
By Abigail Summerville ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 16 ((Reuters)) - Dealmakers predict an uptick in mergers and IPOs for retailers and consumer goods companies this year after punishing tariffs on imports...
Worthington steel to buy germany's kloeckner & co in $2.4 billion deal; shares surge
Date: January 15, 2026
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Worthington Steel said on Thursday that it would buy metal processing firm Kloeckner & Coin in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. (Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by...
Rio tinto engages three banks to advise on potential glencore acquisition, source says
Date: January 13, 2026
By Andres Gonzalez LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto has engaged JPMorgan and two other advisers on its potential acquisition of Glencore, a deal that could create the world's largest miner worth...
ECB poised to give conditional approval to credit agricole stake increase in banco BPM
Date: January 11, 2026
ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank (ECB) is close to clearing, with conditions, a request by France's Credit Agricole to raise its stake in Italy's Banco BPM, several Italian media...
Glencore rises on prospect of rio tinto merger to form world's biggest miner
Date: January 9, 2026
By Clara Denina LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Glencore shares rose almost 9% on Friday following news it is in talks with Rio Tinto about a potential takeover that would create the world's largest mining...
Factbox-Mining mega‑deals that built global giants
Date: January 9, 2026
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto is in early talks to buy Glencore, the companies said, in what could create the world's largest mining company with a combined market value of nearly $207 billion. The move...