Drug-linked payouts: complex fix for Pfizer’s next Astra bid?
By Ben Hirschler and Anjuli Davies LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest would-be drugs merger hit a wall last month but speculation about smart ways that Pfizer could yet seal...
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Battle for control destroyed $35-billion Omnicom-Publicis merger
LONDON/NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - The $35-billion merger of U.S.-based Omnicom and France's Publicis collapsed on Friday after a battle for control destroyed plans to create the world's largest advertising agency....
Exclusive: Merck in final talks to sell consumer unit for near $14 billion – sources
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc is in the final stages of selling its consumer healthcare unit for close to $14 billion, with Bayer AG and Reckitt Benckiser...
Exclusive: Nestle and Fresenius home in on Danone Medical – sources
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The field of bidders for Danone's Medical Nutrition business has narrowed to German healthcare group Fresenius and Swiss food company Nestle, two people familiar with the process...
A string of mega deals drives global M&A recovery in first quarter
LONDON (Reuters) - A string of large transactions drove the value of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A;) activity up by 54 percent in the first quarter compared to the same...
Speak up, top French advisor tells women in business
LONDON (Reuters) - The first time Anne Meaux met Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal he laughed at her. It was 2005, and she had just walked unannounced into the steel magnate's...
Mentor women after maternity leave, says Morgan Stanley boss
LONDON (Reuters) - For top Morgan Stanley financier Cecile Houlot-Hillary, every day brings pressure in the form of complex bond deals, intense competition and demands from high level clients. But,...
Mentor women after maternity leave, says Morgan Stanley boss
LONDON (Reuters) - For top Morgan Stanley financier Cecile Houlot-Hillary, every day brings pressure in the form of complex bond deals, intense competition and demands from high level clients. But,...
Suntory closing in on deal to buy GSK drinks brands: sources
LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd is in advanced talks to buy the Lucozade and Ribena brands from GlaxoSmithKline for more than 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion)...
Rio draws up shortlist for Canada iron ore sale: sources
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - Mining group Rio Tinto Plc has drawn up a shortlist of half a dozen suitors for its majority stake in Canada's largest iron ore producer, sources with...