Viridian accepts Â£1.6bn takeover
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Northern Ireland's biggest electricity supplier, Viridian, accepts a Â£1.6bn takeover bid from a Bahrain-based firm.
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Australian flag carrier Qantas agreed to a boosted 11.1-billion-dollar (8.7 billion US) takeover bid from an international private equity consortium.
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Women's healthcare specialist Warner Chilcott says it has received a bid approach which could value it at more than Â£1.5bn.
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Women&#39;s healthcare specialist Warner Chilcott has received a bid approach which would value the firm at more than Â£1.5bn ($2.
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Spanish toll road group Abertis has agreed to buy airports operator TBI for 551.3 million pounds in cash, giving it ownership of Luton Airport.
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The government has agreed to spend as much as $1.6 billion to buy millions of doses of a smallpox vaccine tailored for people with impaired immunity.
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Budget airline Ryanair launches a 1.48bn euros (Â£1bn) bid to buy Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
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British waste collection company Biffa  agreed to a 1.2 billion pound ($2.34 billion) takeover from a  consortium of private equity companies but its shares rose  above the offer price on hopes of a counterbid.
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Ceridian Corp. , under pressure from an activist hedge fund, agreed to be bought by private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners  and insurance company Fidelity National Financial Inc.  for $5.3 billion, the business services company said on Wednesday.
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The European Commission waves through the Â£11.1bn buyout of Alliance Boots by KKR and deputy chairman Stefano Pessina.
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Drugs group Warner Chilcott today gave its blessing to a Â£1.62 billion takeover by a private equity consortium. Directors of Warner announced they were recommending an
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UK fire equipment manufacturer Kidde agrees a Â£1.4bn takeover by US manufacturer United Technologies.
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The government gives the go-ahead for the Â£1.06bn sale of helicopter maker AgustaWestland, based in Somerset.
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The European headquarters of US banking giant Citigroup in London's Canary Wharf is sold for Â£1bn.
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Business & money: London-based miner says the aluminium producer's board has agreed its $38.1bn offer.
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The orthopedic device maker on Thursday accepted a takeover bid of $11.4 billion from a private equity consortium.
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Honeywell International stepped into the battle for control of industrial group Novar yesterday with a $1.5bn (Â£790m) agreed cash offer that some believe represents a knock-out blow.