Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A logo is seen under a canopy of trees at a Shell petrol station in central London July 29, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON ...

In recent years, a variety of alternative paths to public ownership and trading liquidity have emerged. The reverse merger is among one of the oldest alternatives to a conventional IPO for a private ...

Shell denied that it was in talks to buy BP after the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the oil major was in early discussions over a takeover of its British rival. BP's shares have ...

(RTTNews) - Shell said it is not holding any talks about a possible merger with its rival BP. The deal, if it happened, could cost over $80 billion and be the biggest energy merger in decades, ...

BP's stock price jumped as much as 10% after the Wall Street Journal reported that rival Shell is in early talks to acquire the British oil company. Shares of BP jumped $3.11, or 10%, to $32.94 in ...

Shell Plc said it has no intention of making a takeover offer for BP Plc, refuting an earlier report that two of Europe’s biggest companies were in active merger talks. “In response to recent media ...

Shell has denied a report in the Wall Street Journal saying it was in early talks to acquire BP, a long whispered move that could boost Shell’s ability to compete with Exxon Mobil and Chevron at a ...