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Whales in the corporate sea

posted : TUESDAY, 30TH JUNE 2009 09:13:49 BST comments : 0
Corporate mergers

Biggest takeovers in the corporate world

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Little and Large... The Krankees... Andy Peters and Ed the Duck...

Life is full of successful double acts and no more so than in the corporate world. But the cost of beckoning a smaller rival to become a willing bedfellow costs dear. Billions in fact.

Have a look at our gallery of large company takeovers

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