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Merger: the union of two or more organizations under single ownership, through the direct acquisition by one organization of the net assets or liabilities of the...; Merger definition on BNET »

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Westpac May Offer Premium For St George: Westpac Banking Corporation is in talks with St George Bank Ltd about a merger that will create Australia's biggest financial services company.A combined Westpac and St George would create a $64 billion entity, bigger than the sharemarket capitalisation of either Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd or National Australia Bank...; Tags: Bank, Merger, Australia, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Services, Investment, Finance, AAP; News items 2008-05-12
Why the "Myths" About Airline mergers Aren't Actually Myths: You may have seen the op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal that Delta CEO Richard Anderson and Northwest CEO Doug Steenland put together. They argued that there are six myths about airline mergers that are all wrong. I'll argue that they're (mostly) full of it. ...; Tags: Job, Merger, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Brett Snyder; Blog posts 2008-04-21
United Airlines Names New Chief Operating Officer: CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp's (UAUA) United Airlines on Thursday named John Tague to the position of chief operating officer, a move one industry expert said may represent a management reshuffling ahead of a possible merger with US Airways Group (LCC)....; Tags: UAL Corp., United Airlines, quarterly loss, cancellation, U.S. company, Chicago, recovery, quarterly revenue, Thomson Reuters Corp., merger; News items 2008-05-08
American Airlines in Talks With Continental, US Air: By Jui Chakravorty Das NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Airlines (AMR) has had early-stage merger talks with US Airways (LCC) and is in advanced talks for an alliance with Continental Airlines (CAL), sources briefed on the situation said on Friday. News of the...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, FAA, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc., aircraft, directive, AMR Corp., audit, United Airlines, AMR Research, carrier, compliance, U.S. Congress, Washington, agency, consulting, Thomson Reuters Corp.; News items 2008-04-25
UAL, USAir in "very Advanced" merger Talks: Sources: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp (UAUA) and US Airways Group Inc (LCC) are in "very advanced" merger talks, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. A deal, one of the sources said, could be finalized...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, UAL Corp., United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., merger, Washington, knowledge, negotiation, Thomson Reuters Corp., marketing; News items 2008-04-28

Delta and Northwest Try to Reassure Congress on merger: By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corp (NWA) sought to reassure Congress on Thursday that their planned merger would not hurt service, cut jobs, or blunt competition. Richard Anderson of Delta...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Delta Air Lines Inc., Northwest Airlines Corp., merger, antitrust, job, Washington, U.S. Congress, liquidity, Bush Administration, Thomson Reuters Corp., cost savings, industry, CEO, asset, worker, strategy, benefit, game; News items 2008-04-24
UAL Pilots Leader Pans Possible merger With US Air: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A "toxic stew" of problems with pilots and other issues at US Airways Inc (LCC) would imperil any merger between that carrier and United Airlines, the leader of the United pilots' union said on Tuesday. While United has its own...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., UAL Corp., merger, Continental Airlines Inc., carrier, leader, Washington, quarterly loss, financial, Thomson Reuters Corp., performance, stock, marketing; News items 2008-04-29
Yahoo, Microsoft Still Keeping the Media Guessing: Have you ever felt used? Betrayed? Used as a pawn in a silly negotiation game? If you're in the media your answer in the last few days is a decided yes. The New York Times is reporting that Yahoo and Microsoft are actually talking merger now. The...; Tags: Merger, Yahoo! Inc., Media, Microsoft Corp., Journal, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advertising & Promotion, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-02
The Press Release of the Future: The proposed merger between Delta and Northwest Airlines has already produced one visionary byproduct: the press release of the future. That's the word from Harvard Online blogger Scott Berinato, who drools over the effectiveness of this joint announcement, which is not so much press release as communications...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Sean Silverthorne, Scott Berinato, merger; Blog posts 2008-04-29
TUI Travel Buoyed By Strong Summer 2008 Trading: By Matthew Scuffham LONDON (Reuters UK) - TUI Travel (TT), Europe's biggest travel firm, said demand for summer holidays remained strong as it reported a lower first half loss, sending its shares over 3 percent higher on Tuesday. The group, created last year from the tie-up...; Tags: Pound, Group, Merger, U.K., TUI Travel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Trane; News items 2008-05-13
Bear Stearns Says New Suit Seeks to Block merger: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns Cos Inc (BSC) disclosed on Thursday that some shareholders want a federal judge to block the troubled investment bank's impending takeover by JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM). According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange ...; Tags: Financial accounting, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., shareholder, federal judge, merger, Balanced Scorecard, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., bank; News items 2008-05-08
BA Says in Talks With American, Continental: LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - British Airways (BAY) said on Wednesday it was in discussions with two of its largest U.S. rivals, American Airlines and Continental Airlines, which a source briefed on the matter said was about a potential alliance. Such a...; Tags: Strategy, Continental Airlines Inc., American Airlines, British Airways Plc., alliance, immunity, merger, AMR Research, regulator, Thomson Reuters Corp., carrier, revenue, U.S., antitrust, collaboration, stock, agreement, benefit; News items 2008-04-30
UAL and US Air merger Talks Advance: Sources: By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - UAL Corp (UAUA) and US Airways Group Inc (LCC) are in advanced merger talks prompted by Continental Airlines Inc's (CAL) decision this weekend to walk away from similar talks with UAL, sources with knowledge of...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, UAL Corp., US Airways Group Inc., Continental Airlines Inc., United Airlines, Northwest Airlines Corp., merger, Delta Air Lines Inc., carrier, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Washington, Thomson Reuters Corp., market capitalization, knowledge; News items 2008-04-28
Delta/Northwest May Spark More Airline mergers: By Kyle Peterson CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - The proposed merger of Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corp (NWA) is likely to spur other carriers to go after the cost savings and global brand recognition required to survive amid soaring fuel prices and...; Tags: Merger, Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., Northwest Airlines Corp., UAL Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Alaska Air Group Inc., AMR Corp.; News items 2008-04-15
Delta/Northwest May Spark More Airline mergers: By Kyle Peterson CHICAGO (Reuters) - The proposed merger of Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corp (NWA) is likely to spur other carriers to go after the cost savings and global brand recognition required to survive amid soaring fuel prices...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Branding, Continental Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., Northwest Airlines Corp., UAL Corp., United Airlines, merger, consolidation, brand recognition, competitive position, carrier, cost savings, Chicago, brand, CEO, industry, benefit, Thomson R; News items 2008-04-15
JPMorgan Sees Bear Clients Returning, Job Cuts: NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), which is buying Bear Stearns Cos (BSC), expects to regain business from Bear clients who stopped doing business with the troubled investment bank, JPMorgan's co-chief executive of investment banking said on Wednesday....; Tags: Financial services, Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workforce management, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., investment banking, downsizing, merger, bank, New York, capital market, Thomson Reuters Corp., Webcast, asset; News items 2008-05-07
United in merger Spotlight With US Air and Continental: By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - United Airlines seems to be the prime mover in the next industry merger, and a decision could come soon as carriers are forced to consolidate for survival. Now that a proposal for Delta Air Lines (DAL)...; Tags: Merger, Continental Airlines Inc., US Airways Group Inc., United Airlines, Mergers & Acquisitions, AMR Corp., Delta Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.; News items 2008-04-27
United in merger Spotlight With US Air, Continental: By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines seems to be the prime mover in the next industry merger, and a decision could come soon as carriers are forced to consolidate for survival. Now that a proposal for Delta Air...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc., Continental Airlines Inc., UAL Corp., Northwest Airlines Corp., American Airlines, merger, carrier, Delta Air Lines Inc., consolidation, alliance, industry, consultant, market capitalization, Thoms; News items 2008-04-27
Delta and Northwest Combine to Create Giant Headache: I should have known this was coming. Last night, I had just finished up my post for today when the news broke that Delta and Northwest had finally agreed to merge after months of painful speculation. Now, the management nightmare begins. There are so many issues here,...; Tags: Merger, Pilot, Agreement, Integration, Northwest, Delta, Oberstar, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Brett Snyder; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Countrywide Falls on Worry Over B of A merger: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp (CFC) shares fell nearly 6 percent on Friday on renewed speculation that Bank of America Corp (BAC) will renegotiate or cancel its agreement to buy the largest U.S. mortgage lender. The second-largest U.S. bank agreed in...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Countrywide Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp., merger, stock, agreement, investor, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., equity, analyst, bank; News items 2008-05-09