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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The stock soared by 41% as traders reacted to the disclosure that Direct Line, led by boss Adam Winslow, (pictured) had ...

Aviva has contacted shareholders in Direct Line Group (DLG) to convince them to reconsider its takeover offer. That was ...

British insurer Direct Line Insurance has rejected a takeover offer of £3.28 billion from bigger rival Aviva, saying it ...

Direct Line topped gains on the FTSE 250 mid-cap index, while Aviva's shares fell around 3 per cent to be the top percentage ...

Norwich-based insurance firm Aviva has had a £3.3 billion takeover offer rejected by its biggest UK rival Direct line.