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Qiagen weighing strategic options amid fresh takeover interest, Bloomberg reports

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Qiagen is weighing strategic options, including a potential sale of the diagnosti...

20th January, 2026

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Netflix will now pay all cash for Warner Bros to keep Paramount at bay

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Netflix switched to an all-cash offer for Warner...

20th January, 2026

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Ferretti's Czech investor KKCG seeks to up stake, overhaul board

ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Czech investment group KKCG on Monday said it launched a partial voluntary...

19th January, 2026

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Dealmakers see more retail mergers and IPOs in 2026 after tariffs sidelined M&A last year

By Abigail Summerville ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 16 ((Reuters)) - Dealmakers predict an uptick in merger...

16th January, 2026

Image for Worthington Steel to buy Germany's Kloeckner & Co in $2.4 billion deal; shares surge
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Worthington Steel to buy Germany's Kloeckner & Co in $2.4 billion deal; shares surge

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Worthington Steel said on Thursday that it would buy metal processing firm Kloeck...

15th January, 2026

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Rio Tinto engages three banks to advise on potential Glencore acquisition, source says

By Andres Gonzalez LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto has engaged JPMorgan and two other advisers...

13th January, 2026

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ECB poised to give conditional approval to Credit Agricole stake increase in Banco BPM

ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank (ECB) is close to clearing, with conditions, a re...

11th January, 2026

Image for Glencore rises on prospect of Rio Tinto merger to form world's biggest miner
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Glencore rises on prospect of Rio Tinto merger to form world's biggest miner

By Clara Denina LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Glencore shares rose almost 9% on Friday following news it...

9th January, 2026

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Factbox-Mining mega‑deals that built global giants

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto is in early talks to buy Glencore, the companies said, in what could cre...

9th January, 2026

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Market reaction to Rio Tinto's buyout talks with Glencore

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto is in early talks to buy Glencore, the companies said, in what could cre...

9th January, 2026

Image for Galp, Moeve in talks to merge refining, fuel retail businesses into European giant
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Galp, Moeve in talks to merge refining, fuel retail businesses into European giant

Galp and Moeve plan to merge refining operations, creating a major European entity. Learn more.

8th January, 2026

Image for Olaplex draws takeover interest from Germany's Henkel, Bloomberg News reports
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Olaplex draws takeover interest from Germany's Henkel, Bloomberg News reports

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Olaplex Holdings has drawn a takeover offer from Germany's consumer goods maker He...

7th January, 2026