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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.