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Insurance giant Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line for $4.6 billion

An earlier version of this story said Aviva made its initial offer on Nov. 27. Aviva in fact made its initial offer on Nov. 19 and then announced the offer publicly on Nov. 27 Direct Line has ...
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Direct Line shares soar 41% as it rejects Aviva's $4.2 bln takeover bid

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Direct Line (DLGD.L), opens new tab shares soared 41% on Thursday after it rejected a 3.28 billion pound ($4.15 billion) takeover bid from rival Aviva (AV.L), opens new ...
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Direct Line bosses out ahead of £3.7bn Aviva deal after bumper bonus revolt

The chief executive and chief financial officer of Direct Line are to step down when its £3.7bn sale to Aviva is complete, it has been announced. CEO Adam Winslow and CFO Jane Poole will leave ...