Nationwide to merge with Portman
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Nationwide, the nation's biggest mutually-owned bank, is to merge with smaller bank Portman, to create a new financial services group with more than 150 billion pounds in assets, the two groups have announced in a statement.
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Thomas Cook, the second-biggest European travel group, is to merge with British rival MyTravel, the British group said.
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Acute care hospital operator Select Medical Corp.(SEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it has agreed to merge with a new company formed by a private equity firm for $18 per share in cash or about $2.
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The NASD and NYSE Group yesterday said they plan to merge their regulatory operations in a move designed to reduce costly duplications.
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Anthem Inc. and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. completed their $16.5 billion merger Tuesday, overcoming insurance regulators&#39; misgivings to create the nation&#39;s largest health insurance company.
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LONDON, October 28  - Royal Dutch/Shell Group has announced its plans to merge its two holding companies in the Netherlands and the UK, Royal Dutch Petroleum (ROY.
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CHICAGO Interpublic Group has a history of merging agencies, whether it be big players like last year&#39;s merger of Draft and Foote, Cone & Belding, or smaller properties, like Atlanta shops Austin Kelley and Fitzgerald + Co. in 2005. Sometimes, like in the combination of Ammirati Puris Lintas and Lowe, the road is rough. Other transitions go more smoothly.
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Capital Radio and GWR admitted yesterday that they are in talks over a Â£700m merger of equals, a deal that will kick-start the long-awaited consolidation of the UK commercial radio industry.
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Privately-owned Dutch steelmaker LNM Group said Monday it plans to merge its two main divisions, Ispat International NV and LNM Holdings NV, and then take over US-based International Steel Group, which would make it the largest steel company in the world.
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Two of the nation's most well-known companies today said they would combine to form the third-largest U.S. retailer.
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Sprint and Nextel Communications could announce a &#36;35 billion merger this week in a deal that would forge a third goliath in the quickly consolidating wireless industry.  The union would complete Sprint's transformation from perennial also-ran in the troubled long-distance business.
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By Steve Pain Technology Editor  NTL:Telewest Business - part of the new Virgin Media Group - has marked the first anniversary of its merger with the unveiling of an integrated network capable of providing services to any UK business.
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Novell is consolidating operations in an effort to remove overlap between its four business units. The Waltham, Mass.-based software vendor is folding its Nterprise and SuSE Linux operations into a single
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Jason Binn will announce this week that his magazine company, Niche Media, will merge with Greenspun Media Group of Las Vegas, creating a network of 16 publications.
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HAMILTON -- It was like the uniting of aging titans -- the surprise announcement yesterday that Sears, the company that brought Americans the bible of catalogue sales, and Kmart, the store that brought us the blue-light special, will be merging to form a
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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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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.