M&A | Deals

According to analysts, the potential deal value could be around £600m.

The deal is the largest tech acquisition in Europe and the biggest by a chipmaker.

RBS is required to divest Williams & Glyn by end of 2017, under the terms of its £45bn bailout.

Heads of both AT&T and Time Warner have, however, rebuffed claims that their deal might get blocked.

The deal where AT&T is valuing Time Warner at $110 per share could be announced as early as Sunday.

BAT already owns 42.2% of Reynolds, the second-largest tobacco company in the United States.

The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016.

William Hill said that the decision was taken after considering the views of major shareholders.

SGN will retain 33.3% stake in SGN following the all-cash deal.

GE's renewable business will benefit as it will now have the design and manufacturing of wind blades in-house.

In 2015, Rosneft had sold a 20% stake in Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha to UK's BP for $750m.

Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka Shing, is expected to participate in the auction through his publicly listed infrastructure company, Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings.

Grab, which operates across six countries and 31 cities, also plans to invest in mobile payments capabilities.

The deal is said to be valued at more than $1bn.

The deal is likely to be revealed on 14 September in New York before the stock market opens.

The deal, which is said to be at a 'critical and delicate' stage, could save about 2,000 jobs.

Bernie Ecclestone will continue as CEO while Chase Carey of 21st Century Fox will serve as the new chairman.

According to the deal, HPE will divest businesses that include the former operations of Autonomy.

Bayer's new offer is 2% more than its previous bid and about 19% more than Monsanto's last closing price.

Pfizer will get access to a prostate-cancer treatment drug approved for sale in the US.

BAMTech will deliver and support video streaming and other digital products from Disney|ABC and ESPN.

ITV has been on an acquisition spree to reduce reliance on its advertising revenues.

The potential sale would fetch BP between $2bn and $3bn.

Walmart is said to be banking on the deal to help it close the online sales gap with Amazon.com.

The deal reflects Apple's efforts to gain an edge over Google, Facebook and Amazon in the AI space.

While Uber China will reportedly own 20% in the merged company, Didi will invest $1bn in Uber at a $68bn valuation.

The CMA said there were 642 local areas where the merger could result in a reduction in competition.

The move is part of HSBC CEO Stuart Gulliver's 3-year strategy to save costs by $5bn.

Merger bid comes days after William Hill's chief executive was sacked amid a series of profit warnings.

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