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Finance

Monte dei Paschi board to discuss takeover defence options on Thursday

ROME, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The board of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) will discuss potential takeove...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

Munich Re to acquire US cyber insurance provider At-Bay for $575 million

BERLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Munich Re will acquire the U.S.-based cyber insurance provider At-Bay at...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

Madison Air Solutions to buy German fan maker ebm-papst in $5.4 billion deal

By Alexander Hübner Aug 17 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Madison Air Solutions said on Monday it would buy...

17th August, 2026

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Alibaba to sell Lingxi Games in more than $2 billion deal, source says

By Kane Wu and Eduardo Baptista HONG KONG, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Alibaba Group is expected to reap more...

17th August, 2026

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Finance

Culture clash: How Orcel's profit-boosting recipe could prove a bitter pill for Commerzbank

By Valentina Za and Elvira Pollina MILAN, Aug 14 (Reuters) - UniCredit's CEO Andrea Orcel has a blue...

14th August, 2026

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Italian PM hopes Intesa's takeover target Monte dei Paschi won't be broken up

MILAN, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hopes Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS...

14th August, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-Silver Lake in talks to buy Workday, sources say

By Milana Vinn Aug 13 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Silver Lake is in talks to acquire Workday in...

13th August, 2026

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Finance

Soccer-Amazon founder Bezos nears deal to buy stake in Liverpool, reports say

Aug 10 (Reuters) - A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to agreeing a deal to a...

10th August, 2026

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MSC and BlackRock withdraw approval request for purchase of stake in Barcelona port

BRUSSELS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Shipping giant MSC and buyout fund BlackRock withdrew their request to...

10th August, 2026

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Beyonce buys out LVMH's stake in SirDavis whisky

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - American pop star Beyonce has acquired full control of the SirDavis whisky...

10th August, 2026

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Finance

Italian bank MPS studies bid defence options after beating profit forecasts

By Valentina Za MILAN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) raised its 202...

7th August, 2026

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Finance

Kurdistan-focused Genel Energy rejects takeover bid from Norway's DNO

By Prerna Bedi and Anushka Chourasia Aug 7 (Reuters) - Kurdistan-focused Genel Energy has rejected N...

7th August, 2026