Colonial in merger talks with Gecina: report
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The chairmen of Spanish property company Colonial  and France's Gecina  are in talks about merging the two to create Europe's second-largest real estate group, Cinco Dias reported on Friday.
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French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France (GDF) are &quot;headed for an agreement&quot; on a merger to create a new European power giant after 18 months of delays, a source close to the negotiations said Sunday.
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The head of French bank Societe Generale  has hired investment banks to advise on the possibility of a merger with larger domestic rival BNP Paribas , Les Echos newspaper reported on Friday.
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Brewer Scottish & Newcastle said Thursday it was in talks with a view to being taken over by Danish group Carlsberg and Dutch peer Heineken for 7.8 billion pounds.
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German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse is offering to manage its derivatives business Eurex from London as a sweetener to convince the London Stock Exchange of the advantages of a merger, according to a report in the Financial Times (FT).
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Italian bank Sanpaolo and Dexia, the Franco-Belgian group, confirmed they were in preliminary talks after a report that they were considering a merger to create a major cross-border lender.
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New PARIS: French-Dutch carrier Air France-KLM is in discussions with Italian airliner Alitalia for a possible merger, the former's chief executive officer Jean-Cyril Spinetta revealed.Comment
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Air France KLM said it was looking at the possibility of a tie-up with Spanish airline Iberia, which is already a takeover target.
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French airline Air France-KLM is preparing a takeover offer for Spanish peer Iberia with several Spanish partners who will take a majority stake in the group, a Spanish newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Air France KLM, under pressure from Rome to commit to a merger with Alitalia, announced exploratory talks with the ailing carrier toy but reaffirmed conditions for a deal.Comment
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General Motors is currently examining the possibility of combining two of its European plants into a single operation.
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Gold miner Goldcorp Inc. on Friday said its board is willing to review and evaluate a takeover offer from Glamis Gold Ltd. that would break up its friendly merger agreement with Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.
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United Airlines is holding preliminary talks to merge with Continental Airlines.
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As restructuring talks continue, Opel&#39;s works council and US parent company General Motors are considering a possible merger of GM&#39;s European subsidiaries.
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Capital Radio and GWR admitted yesterday that they are in talks over a Â£700m merger of equals, a deal that will kick-start the long-awaited consolidation of the UK commercial radio industry.
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UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines  is in preliminary talks with Continental Airlines  about  a possible merger, according to media reports on Tuesday.
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Whisky distiller Glenmorangie said today it was in talks with a number of potential suitors about a takeover. The firm, one of the largest remaining independent companies