Rio Tinto and Glencore Restart $260bn Merger Talks
Mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore confirm preliminary talks on a potential $260bn combination. Could a mega-merger reshape the global mining sector?
Mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore confirm preliminary talks on a potential $260bn combination. Could a mega-merger reshape the global mining sector?
Mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore have resumed preliminary talks on a potential all-share merger that could create a $260bn global leader. Read the latest on the deal.
FTSE 100 miners Rio Tinto and Glencore are in preliminary talks over a potential £190bn merger, aiming to create the world's largest mining entity. Read the full story on the seismic shift in the global mining landscape.
Rio Tinto and Glencore confirm preliminary talks for a potential all-share merger, which could create a mining behemoth valued at over $200bn. Read the latest on this seismic deal.
Glencore and Rio Tinto are in preliminary talks that could lead to an all-share merger, creating the world's largest mining firm. The deadline for a decision is 5 February 2026. Read the latest.
Mining giants Glencore and Rio Tinto have resumed talks on a potential mega-merger that could create the world's largest mining firm. The deal, driven by record commodity prices, faces a key deadline in February. Read the latest.
Warner Bros Discovery's board advises shareholders to reject a risky $108.4bn hostile bid from Paramount Skydance, backing a rival Netflix offer instead. Get the full analysis.
Warner Bros Discovery urges shareholders to reject a $108.4bn hostile bid from Paramount Skydance, claiming investors have been misled. The board backs a rival Netflix deal.
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Global law firms Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft are in advanced merger discussions. The $3.6bn deal would create a transatlantic legal powerhouse. Read the full story.
Warner Bros Discovery's board brands Paramount's all-cash takeover offer 'inadequate', backing its $82.7bn Netflix deal. The battle involves Trump, Kushner, and Saudi funds.
Warner Bros Discovery's board is poised to reject a $108bn hostile bid from Paramount, clearing the path for Netflix's $82.7bn acquisition. Key details on the battle for Hollywood assets.
Warner Bros Discovery's board urges shareholders to reject a hostile $108bn bid from Paramount, favouring a Netflix merger. Key backer withdraws, casting doubt on Paramount's financing.
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Netflix plans a monumental $82.7bn takeover of Warner Bros assets. We analyse the deal and the troubled Warner Bros Discovery merger that preceded it. Read the full story.
US politicians and Hollywood guilds demand the $83bn Netflix-Warner Bros merger be blocked, warning of higher prices and less choice for consumers. Read the full story.
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