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Rabobank, ING, Credit Agricole eye Belfius stake, media reports say

BRUSSELS, June 12 (Reuters) - Rabobank, ING and Credit Agricole are all interested in buying a stake...

12th June, 2026

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Finance

Spire Healthcare takeover deadline for Toscafund extended to June 25

June 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Spire Healthcare said on Thursday that a deadline for Toscafund Asset...

11th June, 2026

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Finance

Intesa shareholder Compagnia di San Paolo backs bank's bid for MPS, daily reports

MILANO, June 11 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo shareholder Compagnia di San Paolo backs the bank's bid...

11th June, 2026

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Finance

Intesa's MPS bid bears Messina's trademarks: quiet preparation, trusted allies

By Valentina Za MILAN, June 11 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo's swoop on Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS...

11th June, 2026

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Finance

Paramount, Warner Bros deal under EU subsidy scrutiny, decision due July 14

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 10 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance Corp's $110 billion takeover of War...

10th June, 2026

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Kongsberg closes Zone 5 acquisition, formalises affordable missile push

June 10 (Reuters) - Norwegian defence and technology group Kongsberg on Wednesday said it had comple...

10th June, 2026

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UK's GSK to buy US-based cancer drugmaker Nuvalent for $10.6 billion

June 9 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK on Tuesday agreed to acquire U.S.-listed cancer drug develo...

9th June, 2026

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Finance

Factbox-Italy's banking shake-up: all the M&A deals since 2025

MILAN, June 8 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo's takeover bid on smaller peer Monte dei Paschi di Siena w...

8th June, 2026

Image for Instant View: Intesa launches $35 billion Monte dei Paschi bid to redraw Italian financial map
Finance

Instant View: Intesa launches $35 billion Monte dei Paschi bid to redraw Italian financial map

June 8 (Reuters) - Italy's largest banking group Intesa Sanpaolo said on Monday it had made a €30.6...

8th June, 2026

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Finance

French telecoms groups readying $23.5 billion SFR deal for antitrust approval 

By Gianluca Lo Nostro PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - French telecoms groups Bouygues, Orange and Iliad-ow...

8th June, 2026

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Finance

Ingredion in talks to buy UK's Tate & Lyle for $3.6 billion, Bloomberg News reports

June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. food ingredients maker Ingredion is in advanced talks to acquire Britain's T...

7th June, 2026

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EU regulators pause probe into $1.65 billion UPM-Sappi deal, await data

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 4 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have paused their review of a p...

4th June, 2026