Dexia shelves proposed merger with Sanpaolo
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LONDON, November 29  - The board of the Franco-Belgian Bank, Dexia (DXB.ETR), has rejected the companyâs proposed â¬37 billion merger with Italyâs Sanpaolo (PAO), following increasing opposition to the proposal by a group of its key
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US Foodservice, the American unit of the Dutch supermarket Royal Ahold, has postponed its sale of $650 million in bonds that were expected to finance the unitâs equity buyout.
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Dexia SA, Belgium&#39;s second-largest financial-services company, is in discussions about a potential partnership with Sanpaolo IMI SpA, Italy&#39;s No.
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Trading in shares of Swedish health care company Gambro AB were halted Monday by the Stockholm Stock Exchange amid a report that a US company was poised to buy one of its units.
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Wall Street was abuzz Friday over a potential merger between Sprint and Nextel, though the companies declined to comment on a slew of news reports that they are negotiating to combine to create a celluar provider that would almost rival Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless in size.
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TORONTO (CP) - Iamgold Corp. was shut out of another big merger plan Tuesday after shareholders of South Africa&#39;s Gold Fields Ltd.
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - Wireless telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc  denied a report that it was considering a $160 billion bid for Verizon Communications Inc. , a move that would consolidate ownership of their wireless joint venture.
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Italian bank Sanpaolo and Dexia, the Franco-Belgian group, confirmed they were in preliminary talks after a report that they were considering a merger to create a major cross-border lender.
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Security-to-pest-control firm Rentokil Initial has ruled out a break-up as it reports back from a strategic review amid rumours the embattled company is in the sights of buyout firms.
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U.S.-based Phelps Dodge Corp. PD.N   abandoned plans to buy up Canada's Inco Ltd. N.TO on Tuesday   due to lack of shareholder support, leaving Brazil's CVRD   VALE5.SA RIO.N as the only suitor for the Canadian nickel   giant.
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Verizon Communication Inc.'s wireless partner on Tuesday distanced itself from discussions on a potential bid for Sprint Corp.
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Media conglomerate News Corp. Inc. on  Tuesday said it still has no plans to buy a stake in Telecom  Italia SpA, which plans to split its fixed network business  from its mobile wireless division to focus on broadband and  media.
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The London Stock Exchange said on Wednesday that it is exploring a potential merger with Borsa Italiana, as it seemingly looks to end its isolation amid global tie-ups for financial markets.
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U.S. President George Bush has accepted a recommendation that he not suspend or prohibit the plannedÂ merger of Alcatel and Lucent TechnologiesÂ on security grounds after an agency that oversees foreign investment said the deal should be allowed, apparently clearing it to go forward.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
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The London Stock Exchange was considering making a bid of $2 billion to acquire Borsa Italiana, the operator of the stock exchange in Milan, two people close to the companies said. The two exchanges discussed a potential merger and were set to continue discussions today, a spokesman for Borsa Italiana said. The spokesman, Alessandro Pavesi, said the proposal from the London exchange is the only one being considered. Both exchanges have fended off takeover approaches in the last year, and a merger might help them avoid a takeover in the future, said Rupak Ghose, an analyst at Credit Suisse in London. âIt is not surprising that the L.S.E. is looking at different alternatives to become larger and hence avoid becoming acquired,â Mr. Ghose said in a note to investors.
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Constellation Energy Group Inc.   on Wednesday said it stopped merger integration  planning with fellow utility FPL Group Inc.  because of  uncertainty about whether Maryland regulators would approve the  deal.
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HBOS has dropped plans to bid for Abbey National, dampening hopes of a challenge to Spanish bank Santander&#39;s agreed 8.8 billion pound takeover of Abbey.