11.   Matra of France and British Aerospace are negotiating a merger of their missile businesses.

12.   Most commercial banks with strong corporate lending units want investment banks that can underwrite stock, negotiate mergers, and arrange private equity placements for clients.

13.   Nonetheless, Hamilton said he would support a renewed push to negotiate a merger.

14.   Shares in Cia. de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA, or CTC, led the rally, as it negotiated a merger with telecommunications industry rival VTR SA.

15.   Teleway spokesman Yukiharu Moriyama said the two companies are not in talks to negotiate a merger.

16.   The confirmation came after a report today in Danish tabloid B.T. that the three companies had been negotiating a merger.

17.   The confirmation came after a report today in Danish tabloid B.T. that the three companies had been secretly negotiating a merger.

18.   The Financial Post today reported that a group of institutional shareholders are pushing Loewen to negotiate a merger with Service Corp.

19.   The latest move is aimed at getting the agency and the union to drop their opposition and negotiate a merger.

20.   The lawsuits claimed that in negotiating the merger, Poe put her interests ahead of shareholders, a charge Poe has denied.