On Wednesday, the German Finance Ministry's spokesman declined to provide any updates on the potential merger deal between Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank, when asked whether Berlin expected the decision to be made before Friday.
Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd, the British pension fund, announced on Wednesday that its Humber Bidco subsidiary would acquire the telecommunications firm KCOM Group in a deal worth $652.48M.
The foundry chemicals group ASK Chemicals was put up for a sale by the buyout group Rhone Capital for about $559M due to a dealmaking flurry in the sector of chemicals, sources reported.
Amundi and Allianz are exploring to make rival bids for a merge their asset management divisions with Deutsche Bank's unit DWS on the back of the potential Deutsche's tie-up with Commerzbank.
Royal Dutch Shell has entered talks to acquire BP's 27.5% stake in the UK North Sea gas and oil field in a potential deal valued at about $250M, three sources reported to Reuters.
Goldman Sachs has entered talks with the Turkish companies and lenders to acquire distressed Turkish loans, after the recent corporate restructuring wave in the country, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Ford Motor announced it would make a $500M investment in the US electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive, joining Amazon.com in supporting the potential competitor to Tesla Inc.
Occidental Petroleum Corp, the gas and oil producer, has made a $57B takeover bid for Anadarko Petroleum Corp, topping the earlier proposed deal by Chevron Corp worth $50B.
Developer Related Companies stated it affiliate had agreed to acquire AT&T's WarnerMedia global headquarters located in Manhattan in the NYC's most expensive deal worth around $2.2B.
Brazil's Cielo CEO Paulo Caffarelli announced the card processor had launched instant payments and free card-reader machines for its clients after the recent moves by its rivals.
Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, stated on Wednesday Scotland would try to conduct its independence referendum before May 2021, when the country's current parliamentary term ended.
The US compliance start-up Chainalysis expanded its real-time tracking service to ten cryptocurrencies amid its intention to reduce the anti-money laundering activities globally.
On Wednesday, AT&T missed analysts' expectations for its Q1 revenue results, tumbled by the sluggish sales in the WarnerMedia arm and the company's wireless business, after it had trimmed prices to lure customers.
Boeing reported its revenue and cashflow missed Wall Street's Q1 estimates, while also suspending the 2019 forecast, as the planemaker is still suffering from the 73 MAX jets groundings.
Taro Aso, Japan's Finance Minister, is set to hold a meeting with Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary scheduled for Thursday in Washington, according to the Japanese ministry's statement.
On Wednesday, Credit Suisse has set a positive forecast for the Q2 European bank results, raising its net profit to 749M Swiss francs with surprise gains in its equities and deeper relations between private banking and trading.
On Wednesday, Kim Jong Un, the leader North Korea, arrived in Russia for a summit with the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Wednesday, global equity markets edged lower, as signs showed that China has paused its broader stimulus program.
ING Groep's CEO Ralph Hamers said to shareholders the Dutch bank was ready for a cross-border takeover deal under some circumstances, following reports about ING's interest in buying Commerzbank in case the merger with Deutsche Bank failed.
Deutsche Bahn, the German railway operator, has called on potential suitors of the British arm Arriva to express the asset interest by May 3, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Elior, the French catering group, received a €1.54B proposal from the private equity company PAI Partners for Elior's "Areas" concession catering arm, as it had put its non-core assets up for a sale to boost performance.
Russia's Sberbank signed an agreement to acquire a 46.5% stake in the media firm Rambler Group, the lender announced on Tuesday not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
Switzerland's bank UBS Group and the asset management divisions of Deutsche Bank have entered merger talks, according to the Financial Times, considering to combine their asset management potentially worth over $1.57 trillion.
Japan's Softbank Group is set to acquire a 5.6% stake in the German payments firm Wirecard by taking convertible bonds valued at about $1.01B, Wirecard stated on Wednesday.