But let's not talk about a hostile takeover just yet; certainly not before we discuss a merger.

The two brokers are known to have discussed a merger in the past.

Now the airlines are discussing a merger, and she wants to know why.

However, the two groups stopped short of discussing a merger.

He now sees it right before going to an important meeting discussing the merger.

The merger agreement includes a break fee of $425 million, or $275 million in the event of the failure to do a deal or a counterbid.

The group talked about how to ratify the merger agreement.

He will remain in charge of the wholesale business and focus on 'continuing to deliver the cost synergies and driving the growth agenda set out in the merger agreement'.

In addition, the merger agreement provided for payment of termination fees of $1.5 billion.

Each merger agreement that contains such a clause has a different definition of what, in its particular context, constitutes a material adverse change.

There was no news, either, on its hunt for a merger partner.

The firm, founded in 1890, was dissolved after it failed to find a merger partner and defaulted on credit agreements.

For those who want to soldier on, the answer could be to look for a merger partner.

A potential merger partner with a name you have never heard of.

The firm has been shopping around for a merger partner for several months.

With strong support from a number of his friends who had originally opposed the merger, it was quickly achieved.

Other industry players opposed the merger.

Fans of both clubs bitterly opposed the merger and many tried to stop it.

The two candidates running under its banner opposed the merger.

The planned merger between the two banks will still go ahead, but on revised terms.

The once hyped start-up endured a troubled 2019 as its valuation collapsed and a planned merger with a rival was abandoned.

The planned merger will create a defence and aerospace powerhouse.

What if the planned merger fails to materialise?

Certainly, the planned merger has the ingredients to grab headlines.

Neither side would comment on reports of the possible merger.

This allowed the firm to pay off some of its debts and made it a more attractive proposition for a possible merger.

The society, which has 500,000 members, has received a number of approaches from rivals about a possible merger or capital injection after being hit by mis-selling claims.

They confirmed that, in the event of clearance at the end of the expected six-month-long investigation, they 'would each reconsider, at that time, the terms of a possible merger'.

By mutual agreement, they can not talk about the possible merger, even to employees.

It emerged yesterday that executives discussed a potential merger last month but concluded last week that a deal was not viable.

The broker said that it was floating the idea to keep shareholders 'more fully appraised of the key merits, complexities and risks of such a potential merger'.

This appointment may silence rumors that the position was left open as a potential merger negotiation item.

This idea was given-up early 2011, as the two parties could not find an agreement on the details of such a potential merger.

The two cities talked about a potential merger for years, beginning in the late 1970s.

When news of the proposed merger originally broke, the companies' respective capitalisations indicated that a 63-37 split was more reflective of their market values.

The proposed merger has galvanised an industry undergoing huge change.

It declined to make an immediate comment on the proposed merger.

There are also questions over the proposed merger ratio.

A timetable for the proposed merger has yet to be announced.

The rise has been one of the biggest and quickest in the recent merger boom.

But due to a recent merger, things have changed.

Many recent merger deals are so highly leveraged that a rise in interest rates could bring down some firms.

In the recent mergers between airlines, chocolate companies and banks, conversations of this kind were routine.

However, with the recent mergers and acquisitions, an 'organisation' can now refer to up to four building societies.