Articles by Ed Hammond and Jef Feeley

Twitter Assembles Legal Team to Sue Musk Over Dropped Takeover

Twitter Inc. has hired merger law heavyweight Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as it races to sue Elon Musk for moving to dump his $44 billion takeover of the company, according to people familiar with the matter. The social media …

BE Group Takes Fresh Look at Buying $10 Billion Insurer Ageas

BE Group, an investor group fronted by former financial services dealmakers, is exploring the feasibility of a fresh pursuit of Belgian insurer Ageas after a previous attempt was rebuffed, people familiar with the matter said. The consortium has been speaking …

Chubb’s Offer to Acquire Rival Hartford: $23.2 Billion

Chubb Ltd., the global insurer led by Evan Greenberg, proposed an acquisition of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. for about $23.2 billion in cash and stock in what could be one of the industry’s biggest deals in years. The New …

Chubb Explores Acquisition of $22 Billion Rival Hartford: Bloomberg

Chubb Ltd., the global insurer led by Evan Greenberg, is exploring an acquisition of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. in what could be one of the industry’s biggest deals in years, people familiar with the matter said. The New York-listed …

Update: Aon Considers Bid to Buy Willis Towers Watson

Aon Plc is considering a combination with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, in what could be the industry’s largest ever merger. Aon is in the early stages of exploring an all-share tie-up with Willis Towers, it said in …

Anthem Reported Close to $48B Deal for Cigna

Anthem Inc. is near an agreement to buy rival Cigna Corp. for about $48 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said. A deal would create the largest health insurer in the U.S. after almost a year of talks. …