Disney to buy Marvel Entertainment

Entertainment giant Walt Disney is to buy Marvel Entertainment in a shares and cash deal valued at $4bn (£2.5bn).
The boards of Disney and Marvel have both approved the deal, which now needs the backing of Marvel shareholders and competition authorities.

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Fiat workers protest at mergers

Fiat and Chrysler have completed the strategic alliance that will put Chrysler's good assets into a new firm.
Thousands of Fiat car workers in Italy have been staging a demonstration to demand job guarantees. The protesters are concerned that a possible merger with Opel would result in factory closures.

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In January, Porsche announced it had increased its stake in Volkswagen to more than 50%, and said it planned to lift its stake in VW to 75%.

However, even with a 75% stake it would not have been able to take complete control because under the "VW law" the state of Lower Saxony, which holds a 20% stake, can block strategic decisions.
Stock markets had closed before the announcement, with Porsche shares up 1.2%, and VW's down slightly, by 0.4%. Now they have changed their mind and recently Carmaker Porsche agreed a merger with fellow German manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) after weeks of talks between the two firms' management.

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* the difference between a merger and a takeover.
* Problems and benefits due to merger.
* Their effect on corporate cultures of the merging businesses. The synergies created because of mergers.

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