Update 1: Britain&#39;s GWR, Capital Radio to Merge
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Broadcasters GWR Group PLC and Capital Radio PLC announced plans to merge Wednesday, creating an entity that will control more than a third of Britain&#39;s commercial radio market.
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Britain&#39;s major naval shipbuilders have discussed merging their operations into a single joint venture, two newspapers have reported.
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Two of the UK's largest insurers,  Friends Provident and Resolution,  are in talks to merge according to reports.
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Business & money: Guardian owner GMG and Apax seal deal with raised offer of media empire
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French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France (GDF) are &quot;headed for an agreement&quot; on a merger to create a new European power giant, a source close to the negotiations said Sunday.
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LONDON - Capital Radio and GWR have agreed the terms of their proposed Â£711 merger, which will create the UK&#39;s biggest radio company controlling 40% of the radio advertising market.
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Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP, a law firm with major operations in Washington, agreed over the weekend to merge with British firm DLA LLP, creating one of the largest combinations ever of law firms from different countries.
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Business & money: Over-50s travel and insurance group to merge with AA after ditching stock market flotation.
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Business & money: Shakeup after Â£11.1bn takeover by private equity group KKR and former deputy chairman Pessina.
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DIGITAL radio group UBC has added Guardian Media Group's radio stations to clients buying its Sky News Radio and traffic and travel services.
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Capital and GWR today announced their Â£711m merger, creating the country&#39;s biggest radio group in a deal that changes the shape of the British radio industry.
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By NO BYLINE  GUARDIAN Media Group Radio has bought Saga Radio, the broadcasting arm of the magazine and leisure company aimed at the over-50s. Saga operates three services in the UK - in Glasgow, the East Midlands and the West Midlands.
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Capital Radio and GWR Group say they plan to merge in an all-share, nil-premium deal that will create the dominant company in the UK radio sector.
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The National Union of Mineworkers begins talks about merging with Britain's biggest rail union.
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Royal Dutch/Shell plans to end almost a century of tradition by merging its British and Dutch holding companies as it aims to restore investor confidence shaken by an oil reserves scandal.
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French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France announced their long-awaited merger on Monday, creating the world&#39;s fourth biggest energy company by market capitalisation.
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Business & money: Companies reach agreement on UK network-sharing deal expected to reduce number of mast sites