Direct Line Insurance shares are back in the takeover spotlight after the Green Flag owner rejected a £3.3 billion approach ...

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

Chief executive Steven Fine (pictured) hailed a pick up in dealmaking but he sounded the alarm over the lack of new listings ...

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

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The software company has become a leveraged bitcoin play in the eyes of many investors. Direct Line Rejects Aviva Offer Direct Line described Aviva's $4.2 billion takeover approach as highly ...

UK wealth manager St James's Place announced the closure of its £1.8bn property funds, marking an exit from the market due to ...

Read more here. 2. Aviva’s £3.3bn takeover approach for Direct Line has lifted the insurer’s shares by over 40 per cent amid talk of a bidding war. Direct Line has rebuffed the offer but investors ...

European markets were higher Thursday, rallying after a day in the doldrums during the previous session. The pan-European ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced a major concession in a bid to end a standoff with the opposition over the budget, which has caused jitters on financial markets and risks bringing down ...

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’s shares surged as investor’s hoped the rejection might pave the way for a second takeover bid from the U.K.’s ...