(Reuters) -Shares in UK's Direct Line Insurance soared over 36% in early trade on Thursday after it rejected a 3.28 billion ...

Insurance company Aviva has contacted investors in bid target Direct Line, a move that could pave the way for a hostile ...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has switched sides to advise Aviva Plc on its £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) takeover bid for Direct ...

Deal would be a key test for competition watchdog after pressure from Starmer to support mergers Aviva has launched a £3.4bn ...

Goldman Sachs is advising Aviva on its bid for Direct Line just eight months after helping its target fend off a bid from ...

Shares in Direct Line jumped by more than 40% today on the news it has rejected a £3.25bn ($4.12bn) potential takeover bid ...

The insurance giant, led by Amanda Blanc (pictured), revealed last night that it tabled an offer for its smaller competitor ...

The run of takeover action continued today after FTSE 250-listed TI Fluid Systems backed a £1 billion bid from a Canadian ...

James Daley is concerned the takeover will reduce competition and lead to even higher insurance premiums, which have rocketed ...

Direct Line is probably betting that, given the juicy savings on offer, it can squeeze Aviva for a little more before it lets it into the tent. Its shareholders, who bid up the stock by more than 40 ...

Ireland complete their Autumn Internationals on Saturday with Australia the visitors to Aviva Stadium. Joe Schmidt returns to town, this time as head coach of the Wallabies. The month started with a ...