Nov 28 (Reuters) - Insurance company Aviva (AV.L), opens new tab has contacted investors in bid target Direct Line (DLGD.L), opens new tab, a move that could pave the way for a hostile takeover of ...

Investing.com -- Direct Line (LON:DLGD) Group has turned down a third acquisition bid this year, this time from Aviva (LON:AV), a move that reinforces the insurer’s stance on preserving its ...

Direct Line, the UK insurer, has seen its share price surge by more than a third after it rejected a takeover offer from larger rival Aviva. The non-binding cash and shares offer, which valued the ...

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Shares in Direct Line surged as much as 42 per cent on Thursday morning after the insurer rejected a £3.3bn takeover approach from larger ...

Wood says staying off comparison websites was a mistake, adding: 'They should have made Direct Line a premier product, where people answer the phone immediately, and you got an individual giving ...

(RTTNews) - Direct Line Insurance Group plc (DLG.L) confirmed that on 19 November 2024 it received an unsolicited, indicative and conditional cash and share proposal from Aviva to acquire the ...

Shares in Direct Line soared over 36 per cent early on Thursday after it rejected a £3.28billion takeover offer from larger rival Aviva, claiming it 'substantially undervalued' the business.

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Shares in UK's Direct Line Insurance (DLGD.L), opens new tab soared over 36% in early trade on Thursday after it rejected a 3.28 billion pound ($4.16 billion) takeover offer ...

Direct Line's shares increased by over 40% on Thursday on hopes its main rival Aviva might submit another higher takeover bid following its decision to reject a GBP3.3 billion ($4.2 billion ...