ALEX BRUMMER: Analysts in overdrive on pharma merger talk

ALEX BRUMMER: Pharmaceutical analysts in overdrive at prospect of mega-merger between Astrazeneca and Gilead By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 8 June 2020 Nothing gets the blood running in the investment community like the prospect of a mega-merger. So the possibility of Astrazeneca and … Read more

AstraZeneca approaches US rival Gilead to discuss merger

AstraZeneca approaches US rival Gilead Sciences to discuss merger By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 7 June 2020 In what would be the largest healthcare deal on record, AstraZeneca has approached its US rival Gilead Sciences to discuss a merger.  AstraZeneca, which is listed … Read more

Vodafone could gatecrash O2-Virgin Media merger

Vodafone could gatecrash O2-Virgin Media merger or face being left without a foothold in UK broadband By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:54 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:41 BST, 5 May 2020 Vodafone will be the biggest loser from the planned O2-Virgin Media merger and could seek to ‘gatecrash’ the deal, … Read more

O2 in £24bn merger talks with Virgin Media

O2 in talks with rival Virgin Media about potential £24bn mega-merger By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 O2 is in talks with rival Virgin Media about a potential £24 billion mega-merger, it was confirmed yesterday.  The tie-up would transform the telecoms … Read more

Just Eat’s £6.2bn merger with Takeaway.com is cleared by watchdog 

Just Eat’s £6.2bn merger with Dutch group Takeaway.com is cleared by watchdog By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 23 April 2020 Just Eat’s £6.2billion tie-up with Takeaway.com has been cleared by the competition watchdog. The online food delivery firm’s merger with the Dutch group … Read more

Canadian gold miner Endeavour abandons plans for merger with Centamin 

Canadian gold miner Endeavour abandons plans for a £1.5bn merger with FTSE 250-listed Centamin By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:34 BST, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:34 BST, 14 January 2020 Canadian gold miner Endeavour said it had received ‘insufficient’ information about Centamin’s books before a deadline last night Canadian gold miner … Read more

Investors bet against bookie as doubts grow over £10bn merger

Investors bet against bookie as doubts grow over £10bn merger between Paddy Power owner and Canadian rival By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 10 February 2020 The blockbuster merger to create the world’s largest gambling company ‘is not a done deal’ and could be … Read more