Rejecting the $12.6 Billion offer from investment guru, Carl Icahn, Clorox Company representatives claim that Icahn's offer could have been better, if it had been prepared properly in advance of the media wash and spin cycle.
Commenting on the ter...
Rejecting Liberty Media's latest bid for the struggling book store chain, Barnes & Noble has announced the acceptance of a deal from The Gap that will merge current bookstore locations with clothing and accessories from Baby Gap specialty stores.
A new transportation giant will be created when Cunard Ship Lines merges with Aero Lingus. The new company, to be named Cun-A-Lingus, will be the largest company of its type in the world.
Richard Licker, a spokesman for the merged company, said th...
Glasgow Celtic and Rangers have requested to be part of the Premier League next season, but such a move would mean two teams disallowed from promotion from the Championship, which has angered several teams from Norwich to Nottingham Forest.
"They...
British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia have signed a deal to merge and create one of the world's biggest airline groups.
The merger, which was provisionally agreed in November last year, is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Talks between high street rivals JD Sports and JJB Sports regarding a possible merger have been held up by a referral to the UK Competition Commission. The concern is that a merged company would control the majority of the Js in the UK sportswear ma...
U.S. commodities markets were shocked over the news this afternoon about the pending merger between livestock producing giant, Cargill, with makeup powerhouse, Revlon. In perhaps the most unlikely of partnerships, pork futures rose sharply in heavy...
Long thought to be an interior decorating problem if the home or apartment owner was looking for a singular Bauhaus or Feng Shui look, the problem was solved last month as Mohawk Carpet and Bush Drapery companies completed their merger.
"It was di...
Shocking the biker world both here in America and back in Japan, Harley Davidson has agreed to sell 51% of its shares to Yamaha Corporation in exchange for a much needed influx of capital.
The Milwaukee based iconic motorcycle manufacturer was for...
Nobody on Wall Street was surprised to learn of the takeover attempt by AOL over Yahoo, but a fight seems to be brewing over the proposed name for the combined companies.
Industry insiders say that the friction created by the poorly chosen name...
Long thought to be a hard sell to the rigid Securities and Exchange Commission, pharmaceutical giants Pfizor and Kings Medical will apparently complete their merger this week while also preparing to introduce a new line of specialty drugs to market.
The new owners of Liverpool FC have noted that the fan base for the club is not as large as it could be, and have put this down to there being another Premiership club just across the park from Anfield.
"We have put an offer in to buy Evertone," s...
[Cheesy music, credits run]
[Scene: The Winchester Club in Hammersmith]
'Wotcher, Dave, 'as Arfur been in today?' 'No, Tel, 'e's not been in for days. Why not try the lockup?' 'Yeah, might just do that. Give us a lager, please.' 'Comin' up.'
[Detective Inspector Chisholm appears, followed by his Welsh sergeant, Terry McCann starts to quickly leave]
''Old it, McCann! Where are you going...
A real whodunit developed yesterday when the first instalment of a new murder mystery was announced. The muddy plot led to plane-spotters shaking their fists at Iberia planes landing at Heathrow Airport.
"They knew there would be an outcry. They'v...
Another recent corporate merger has led to the creation of a new line of products for the consumer. Vagifix and Colpaste companies will now combine their product offerings into a new multi purpose cream.
Based on the science of combining only nat...
The two food processing giants are close to formal agreement for merger, says one insider to the negotiations. Working through the last details, executives are close to decisions affecting both companies, including paint colors for the merged office...
Three of the world's largest restaurant chains, each one the biggest in their food niche, have decided to merge due to the difficult economy. The change will become official at the beginning of 2010. The menus and marketing campaigns will also unit...
Initiating a big movement on Wall Street, the Immodium pharmaceutical brand, will be merging with the Cuervo Company to produce a hybrid tequila product which also aids in preventing diarrhea.
A common leakage problem among irregular tequila dri...