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🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Netflix ditches £80bn Warner Bros takeover - what it means for prices and jobs

Netflix has canceled its £80 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, allowing Paramount Skydance to advance with their competing offer.

Feb 27 • 12:55 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Netflix pulls out of Warner Bros race as Paramount bid declared 'superior'

Netflix has withdrawn its bid for Warner Bros Discovery, allowing Paramount's higher offer to take precedence in the takeover battle.

Feb 27 • 05:30 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
National & Local

Netflix drops its bid for Warner Bros., clearing path for takeover by Paramount

Netflix has withdrawn its bid to acquire Warner Bros., allowing Paramount Skydance to finalize its own substantial deal for the company.

Feb 27 • 02:12 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner, paving way for Paramount takeover

Netflix has opted not to increase its bid for Warner Bros Discovery, allowing Paramount's higher offer to take precedence.

Feb 27 • 00:13 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

Tinexta takeover bid, funds contest the price and write to Consob

Funds including Amber Capital and others are contesting the price of the Tinexta takeover bid, reaching out to the market authority Consob for clarification.

Feb 24 • 00:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Battle for Warner Bros heats up as Paramount's best and final offer submitted

Paramount Skydance has submitted its best and final offer for Warner Bros Discovery, intensifying a high-stakes takeover bid in the media industry.

Feb 23 • 19:14 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Banco Sabadell distributed 1.8 million to its president and 4.8 million to the CEO in the year of the takeover bid

Banco Sabadell's president and CEO received significantly different compensations in a year marked by a hostile takeover bid.

Feb 20 • 17:29 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

BBVA will raise 60% more debt this year after the takeover halt

BBVA is set to increase its debt issuance by 60% this year following the suspension of its takeover bid for Sabadell.

Feb 19 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

BBVA allocated more than 1 billion to advertising during the two years of the takeover bid for Sabadell

BBVA spent over 1 billion euros on advertising during its failed takeover bid for Banco Sabadell.

Feb 18 • 04:15 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Warner Bros. Rejects New Offer from Paramount, But Gives Them a Week to Submit a Better One

Warner Bros. Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance's latest hostile takeover bid but has given them a week to present a better offer.

Feb 17 • 13:43 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Families bid to take over their children’s care home that amassed huge tax debts

Families are attempting to take control of a charity-run care home for disabled children that is facing closure due to significant tax debts and management issues.

Feb 16 • 06:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Torres earned 14.75% more at BBVA in 2025 despite the failure of the takeover bid for Sabadell

In 2025, Carlos Torres, the president of BBVA, earned a salary of 9.1 million euros, representing a 14.75% increase from the previous year, even after the failure of a major takeover bid.

Feb 13 • 16:03 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Paramount Improves Its Hostile Offer to Acquire Warner Bros

Paramount has made enhancements to its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.

Feb 10 • 17:04 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

Paramount Improves Its Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros

Paramount Skydance has enhanced its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in an effort to sway shareholders away from supporting a competing offer from Netflix.

Feb 10 • 16:02 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

González-Bueno, after announcing his departure from Sabadell, predicts that the bank will enter into mergers in the long term

César González-Bueno has announced his resignation from Banco Sabadell, forecasting that the bank will pursue mergers in the future due to a loss of commercial momentum during the takeover bid.

Feb 6 • 23:58 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

Banco Sabadell reports a 2.8% drop in profit to 1.775 billion in the year of the takeover bid

Banco Sabadell has experienced a 2.8% decline in profit to 1.775 billion euros due to a failed takeover bid by BBVA, as new CEO Marc Armengol faces the challenge of recovering margins and boosting commercial activity.

Feb 6 • 07:31 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Banco Sabadell earns 1.775 billion euros, 2.8% less, in the year it battled BBVA's takeover bid

Banco Sabadell reported a net profit of 1.775 billion euros for 2025, a decrease of 2.8% from 2024, although underlying profits showed a 3.4% increase when excluding extraordinary items from the previous year.

Feb 6 • 06:34 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Banco Sabadell closes 2025 accounts with a profit of 1.775 billion, the rescued takeover bid, and seeking to gain more customers in Spain

Banco Sabadell reported a net profit of 1.775 billion euros for 2025 and announced an 800 million euro share buyback plan while aiming to attract more customers in Spain after successfully navigating a hostile takeover bid.

Feb 6 • 06:07 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

César González-Bueno leaves Banco Sabadell and Marc Armengol will be the new CEO

César González-Bueno has stepped down as CEO of Banco Sabadell, with Marc Armengol set to take over following a failed takeover bid by BBVA.

Feb 5 • 17:34 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Banco Sabadell replaces César González-Bueno and appoints Marc Armengol as new CEO

Banco Sabadell has replaced CEO César González-Bueno with Marc Armengol amid a transformation following BBVA's hostile takeover bid.

Feb 5 • 17:04 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

BBVA sets a new profit record in 2025 at 10.511 billion and raises dividend by 30%

BBVA achieved a record profit of 10.511 billion euros in 2025, increasing its dividend by 30% despite challenges from the takeover bid for Banco Sabadell.

Feb 5 • 06:20 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Arrest of former Mitsuda Securities directors for insider trading related to Nidec's TOB

Three former directors of Mitsuda Securities have been arrested for suspected insider trading concerning Nidec's upcoming takeover bid, with significant stock purchases made prior to public announcement.

Feb 2 • 12:22 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
World

Paramount takes Warner executives to court to explain their preference for Netflix's offer

Paramount Skydance is advancing its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery by demanding an explanation from Warner's executives regarding their preference for Netflix's offer, as it seeks to appoint its own advisors for the upcoming shareholders' meeting.

Jan 12 • 17:30 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's revised offer

Warner Brothers Discovery has turned down Paramount Skydance's latest takeover bid, citing it as inferior to a competing offer from Netflix.

Jan 7 • 22:03 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Australia news live: BlueScope rejects $13.2bn Stokes bid; police warn of shopping centre carpark scam

BlueScope Steel has rejected Kerry Stokes' $13.2 billion takeover bid, stating it undervalues the company, while police are warning about a scam in shopping centre carparks.

Jan 7 • 19:57 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

Warner Bros rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid

Warner Bros has once again turned down an acquisition proposal from Paramount, advising its shareholders to remain committed to its bid with Netflix.

Jan 7 • 16:29 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

Warner rejects Paramount's improved offer despite Larry Ellison's personal backing

Warner Bros. has turned down Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid, advising shareholders to stick with the previously announced agreement with Netflix.

Jan 7 • 16:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Warner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject latest $108bn hostile Paramount bid

Warner Bros Discovery urges its shareholders to dismiss a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance amidst a fierce corporate rivalry.

Jan 7 • 12:35 UTC

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