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

Aviva has launched a £3.4bn takeover bid for rival Direct Line in a tie-up that would create one of Britain’s largest car ...

UK's domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 hit an over two-week high on Thursday, while the main FTSE stock index inched up ...

Direct Line Insurance Group Plc rejected a £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) takeover bid from Aviva Plc, rebuffing the second ...

Direct Line’s new boss, Adam Winslow, is a former executive at Aviva and the two insurers have large shareholders in common ...

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

In a report released today, William Hardcastle from UBS maintained a Buy rating on Direct Line Insurance (DLG – Research Report), with a price ...

Direct Line Insurance Group plc (DLG.L) confirmed that on 19 November 2024 it received an unsolicited, indicative and conditional ...

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

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

Direct Line Insurance Group said it rejected the 3.28 billion pounds ($4.16 billion) takeover approach from insurer and asset manager Aviva as it substantially undervalued the company.