mergers-and-acquisitions
Market reaction to rio tinto's buyout talks with glencore
Galp, moeve in talks to merge refining, fuel retail businesses into European giant
Olaplex draws takeover interest from germany's henkel, Bloomberg news reports
FinanceTT electronics' shareholders reject cicor bid, shares drop
Warner bros rejects revised paramount bid, sticks with netflix
Date: January 7, 2026
By Dawn Chmielewski, Kritika Lamba and Dawn Kopecki LOS ANGELES, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery's board has unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's latest attempt to acquire the studio,...
Weinstein's saba capital presses again for board shake-up at edinburgh worldwide
Date: January 7, 2026
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital, the top shareholder of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, on Wednesday renewed its call for investors to elect a new, independent board after a "...
TPG in talks to buy UnitedHealth's optum UK unit, sky news reports
Date: January 6, 2026
Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm TPG is close to acquiring UnitedHealth's Optum UK business, in a deal worth between 1.2 billion pounds ($1.62 billion) and 1.4 billion pounds, Sky News...
European investment banks fail to capitalise on trump tariff turmoil
Date: December 22, 2025
By Lawrence White LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street banks strengthened their lead in European investment banking in 2025, as clients stayed loyal despite global market turmoil and President...
Ellison offers personal guarantee to beef up paramount's warner bros bid
Date: December 22, 2025
By Akash Sriram Dec 22 (Reuters) - Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance's latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery away from...
UK's harbour energy enters gulf of Mexico with $3.2 billion LLOG deal
Date: December 22, 2025
Dec 22 (Reuters) - North Sea-focused Harbour Energy said on Monday it would buy deepwater oil and gas exploration and production company LLOG Exploration for $3.2 billion, marking its entry into the...