Later, talks began with Linde, Messer Griesheim's biggest German competitor, about merging the two companies.
Merging these two underachievers gave Vasella the excuse he needed to vastly alter the business.
Transportation outfits have been merging, acquiring and adding services to position themselves as full-service logistics companies.
He has vowed to simplify the pyramid of holdings by merging Ravelston with Hollinger Inc.
With exchanges merging all over the world, could we see one giant global exchange eventually?
Two County Tyrone primary schools have been told there are no legal barriers to them merging.
The education minister, John O'Dowd, said there were no legal barriers to the schools merging.
Matthews is merging Mitel into March Networks and hopes to take the company public by 2003.
Merging magnets with semiconductors would allow a chip to combine a computer's memory and logic functions.
Accountancy firms circumnavigated this obstacle by forging alliances with law firms rather than merging with them.
There are significant revenue and cost synergies for Apple and its ecosystem for merging.
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It went public that September, with the ticker THIN, by merging with a shell company.
Financial planning should be one of the first steps to take when merging your life together.
Other small companies in this market, eyeing the competition, have been merging or selling out.
Maiyet produces its fine jewelry in Jaipur, merging its modern designs with Indian tradition.
" Closely followed by "Will you rule out merging some or all of the 22 authorities?
Any proposals for merging local authorities would be subject to full scrutiny, he added.
School districts and local governments say they are already consolidating and merging, but that's not enough.
Alpha Natural Resources and Massey Energy announced today that they are merging with Massey Energy.
Of course merging would allow the two to reduce costs related to those stores and employees.
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"Merging with a smaller company will strengthen us, " says Nathan of the second alternative.
Its rivals are all merging, and Japan's clannish, inward-looking corporate culture makes that very hazardous.
Merging the two can bring splendid results, and may yet do so for Zimbabwe.
The main non-Communist opposition grouping there, Fatherland-All Russia, is merging with the main pro-Kremlin party, Unity.
Increasing numbers of them are merging and restructuring, which should in turn make them more efficient.
Grand talk aside, there are two less flattering reasons why paper firms are merging.
The banks, Unexim, Menatep and Most, announced on August 25th that they are merging.
Media companies have been merging with abandon for the last decade, rules or no rules.
Now instead, VanceInfo is merging with another Chinese firm focused on the outsourcing market, Hisoft.
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UoW, which is merging with two other institutions, said all payments were agreed by a committee.
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