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 ...

Analysts at Moody's Ratings have suggested that the potential acquisition of Direct Line by Aviva could bring credit positive ...

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

The latest move is an extension of the existing relationship between NatWest Group and AIG Life, now under Aviva's ownership.

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

Aviva announced today that Direct Line has rejected a £3.25bn potential takeover proposal from its peer, as the UK-listed ...

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

Aviva has had a £3.3 billion takeover offer rejected by its biggest UK rival Direct Line. Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer based in Norwich, put forward a cash-and-shares bid – worth 250p a share – to ...

Direct Line rejected Aviva's £3.3billion bid, whereby shareholders would receive £1.12p a share in cash and 0.28 of a new ...

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

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