merger

It's beginning to look a lot like a merger. European regulators are warming up to the idea of Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) buying Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: JAVA) after many months of skepticism, and it's all because Oracle has promised to treat Sun's database product right.

New York, November 9 -- Oracles’ proposed plan to buy Sun Microsystems has met with objections from anti-trust authorities of the European Union.

London, September 7 -- The U.S. food giant Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) on Monday proposed a 10.2 billion pound ($16.7 billion) merger bid for British maker of chocolate, gum and candy, Cadbury PLC (LSE: CBRY, NYSE: CBY). However, the proposition was instantaneously declined by Cadbury.

Tokyo, July 13: The leading Japanese beverage giants Kirin Holdings and Suntory Holdings are considering combining their operations, a merger that would create one of the world’s largest beverage makers, local media reported Monday.

Cape Town, South Africa, June 22: In talks that are said to be at a preliminary stage, Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata PLC (LSE: XTA; TSX: FAL) has made a gallant merger attempt with rival Anglo American PLC (LSE: AAL; JSE: ANGLO; NYSE: AAUK).

New York, June 10: In a move to revive the troubled Detroit automaker Chrysler, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the transfer of its assets and management control to Italian carmaker Fiat.

New York, May 10: U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T (NYSE: T) confirmed that it is acquiring some assets of arc rival Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) as part of the regulatory approvals granted to the latter for its purchase of Alltel Wireless.

Stuttgart, Germany, May 7: After a bumpy and belligerent ride spanning four years of corporate deal making, Porsche AG (Xetra: PAH3; FWB: PAH3) and Volkswagen (FWB: VOW; TYO: 7659) appear to be motoring along nicely towards their marriage.

Turin, Italy, May 7: Fiat SpA (BIT: F) Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne will be at the helm of affairs at Chrysler LLC (NYSE: C) after the Auburn Hills, Michigan based automaker breaks the shackles of bankruptcy within the two month time frame set by President Barack Obama.

Redwood Shores, Calif., April 20: Oracle Corp. said Monday it has arrived at a "definitive agreement" to purchase Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, merging the two U.S. technology behemoths.