Failure of £5.3bn deal for Severn Trent proves talk isn’t cheap

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Failure of £5.3bn deal for Severn Trent proves talk isn’t cheap

New UK takeover rules and the decline of old City values have contributed to another big-ticket bid failure in Europe’s M&A market, writes David Rothnie.

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