Merger News in the Services sector

Merger talks between British Airways and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd have ended after being unable to come to an agreement. The planned merger would have helped them to fight off the effects of the glo [more]

Virgin Atlantic is in discussions with German group Lufthansa about the future of UK airline BMI. Lufthansa has bought a majority stake in BMI, which is the second-largest operator at London Heathrow. Virgin Atlantic had been interested in joini [more]

Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), the British market researcher, plans to create the world's second largest market researcher in a £2.2 billion merger with Germ [more]

Thomas Cook Group plc has announced that it has reached agreement on the terms on which Condor Flugdienst GmbH will be merged with Air Berlin plc. [more]

Management Consulting Group PLC, the international management consultancy group, has announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire, by way of merger, the entire issued share capital of Kurt Salmon Associates, Inc., a leading international management consulting firm specialising in services to consumer product suppliers, retailers and health care providers. [more]

The Westbury Property Fund Limited, the commercial property and ports company, has announced a proposed merger with Eddie Stobart Group, one of the most recognised brands in the UK. The new, enlarged company, to be known as Stobart Group Limited, will have net assets of over £2 [more]