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Swiss Parliament Rejects $129.82 Billion Aid For Credit Suisse-UBS Merger. While the upper house had approved the government’s contribution to the rescue package, parliament’s lower, and larger chamber, pushed back again on Wednesday.

April 13, 2023 7:43 pm

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/swiss-parliament-rejects-129-82-billion-aid-for-credit-suisse-ubs-merger-3943095 Switzerland’s parliament rejected on Wednesday the government’s 109 billion Swiss francs ($120.82 billion) aid for Credit Suisse’s merger with UBS, leaving the fallen bank’s hastily arranged rescue without a largely symbolic parliamentary blessing. While the upper house …

Food control: Kroger discusses merger with Albertsons that could see them form $47B mega-grocer: Critics claim move could raise prices

October 14, 2022 12:01 pm

Kroger discusses merger with rival supermarket Albertsons that could see them form $47B mega-grocer: Critics claim move could raise prices by reducing competition The two largest US supermarket chains are in talks for a combination Krogers and Albertsons could announce …

Nightmare White House Merger! Covert Meeting Reveals Deadly Bombshell Secret!

June 29, 2022 4:14 pm

Investing app Acorns to go public through a blank-check merger valued at $2.2 billion

May 29, 2021 2:08 pm

Savings and investing app Acorns plans to go public by merging with a blank-check company. The fintech start-up announced a deal Thursday to combine with Pioneer Merger Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The merger values Acorns …

Wework announces merger with BowX to go public

March 29, 2021 9:10 am

Presentation They are projecting adj. EBITDA of 1.98 Billion in 2024 but they are assuming 85% occupancy to get that figure, so I don’t know how realistic that figure is. Wework is a much better company that last time it …

Deutsche Bank Seeking a “Guarantee of Existence” with Monster-Merger?

March 28, 2019 7:18 am

Opposition Is Growing to Merger Between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. The chief executive of eternally troubled Too-Big-To-Fail Deutsche Bank, Christian Sewing, believes the time is ripe for a merger with its …

Bad News for The News: The Fox-Disney Merger Again Shortens the Media Menu — The consolidation of two media empires is a disaster for those who want a diverse, independent media.

March 27, 2019 10:04 amMarch 25, 2019 1:50 pm

by User_Name13 Remember how just 6 media corporations control 90% of the news media? Well it’s about to be just 5 media corporations that control 90% of the media. Wednesday of last week, Disney announced a $73 billion merger, which …

A Merger Nobody Seems to Want — Deutsche Bank May Be Down to Its Last 60 Days

January 31, 2019 11:45 am

via Bloomberg: Deutsche Bank AG executives are worried that they’re down to the last 60 days to turn around their struggling franchise. On the eve of fourth-quarter results that are likely to reflect its troubles, the bank’s ability to avoid …

Bloomberg: Commerzbank Merger “A Truly Terrible Idea for Deutsche Bank”

January 22, 2019 10:34 am

via Bloomberg: If you’re looking for one of the worst ideas in contemporary banking, look no further than Germany. The mooted merger between Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG would make a mockery of any notion that EU governments are serious about ending …

Barclays: Emergency Merger Meetings for Deutsche Bank a Q4 Warning Sign

January 17, 2019 10:01 am

via businessinsider: German authorities are ramping up discussions about a possible merger between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, the Financial Times reported. Bloomberg said regulators seek to merge Deutsche Bank with a different European lender. “We think the reason for these …

With Waste Industries merger, Patrick Dovigi’s GFL Environmental Poised to Lead U.S. Market

November 21, 2018 8:43 pm

If you haven’t noticed GFL Environmental Inc.’s distinctive green trucks rumbling along your roads in the last few years, just wait. They’re sure to become part of the waste management scene in your area in the not too distant future. …

What the big merger in the gold industry means

October 4, 2018 1:00 pm

From Kitco: A rising U.S. deficit, coupled with increased printing of money, should be tailwinds for gold, said Ken Hoffman, senior expert at McKinsey Basic Materials Practice… Continue reading at Kitco…

BREAKING: US Justice Department Approves Merger Of German Pharmaceutical Giant Bayer And Monsanto

May 29, 2018 3:02 pm

via RT: The US Department of Justice has reached a settlement that would allow Bayer AG’s $66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co, requiring the German company to sell $9 billion in agricultural assets first. The merger as initially proposed would …

Heads up! The $66 billion Bayer-Monsanto merger just got a major green light – but farmers are terrified

April 11, 2018 9:39 pm

Monsanto cites the projected population of 10 billion by 2050 as the driving force behind their merger with Bayer, claiming the merger will allow for greater investment opportunities. A blockbuster deal between Bayer and Monsanto appears to be moving ahead. …

Trump Administration Blocks Biggest Tech Merger In History; Says “Necessary To Protect National Security”

March 14, 2018 4:13 pm

by Dylan Scott, NEE Trump Administration Preemptively Blocks $177 Billion Qualcomm-Broadcom Deal The Trump administration has blocked the biggest tech deal in history earlier this week. The proposed deal would see Broadcom acquiring Qualcomm for a whopping $117 billion. In the unprecedented move …

Update on Food Supply Oligopolization: Bayer-Monsanto “Merger from Hell” Hits Snag

March 3, 2018 12:02 pm

Three companies to control 60% of world’s seed and pesticide markets. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. German drug and agrichemicals giant Bayer has suffered a setback in its efforts to acquire the world’s biggest seed company, …

Stock Market “Exuberance” Drives Merger Valuations to “Highest Level on Record”

March 29, 2017 10:18 pm

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Pre-collapse year 2007 keeps popping up with eerie frequency. “Announced” global volume of Mergers & Acquisitions – “announced” in quotes for a reason, more in a moment – has breached the $700 billion year-to-date for the …