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  • Compaq Computers is to merge with Digital Equipment Corporation. The deal, valued at approximately $9.6 billion, is the largest in the history of the computer industry and will create the world's second-largest computer company after International Business Machines (IBM).
  • UK advertising company GGT has agreed to a takeover by US media services giant Omnicom. The bid was triggered by the loss of key advertising contracts at GGT's US operation, Wells BDDP. The deal is worth £143 million ($230 million).
  • US-based fashion design house Tommy Hilfiger has announced that it will buy Pepe Jeans USA and Tommy Hilfiger Canada for $1.15 billion.
  • Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham have proposed a merger that would create the world's largest pharmaceutical group and the world's third-largest company after General Electric and Royal Dutch/Shell. The deal is worth £100 billion ($160 billion).
  • Friday the thirteenth of February was a memorable day for Colin Sharman. The global head of KPMG received a telephone call that ended plans to build the world's biggest accounting firm.
  • Scottish Equitable has disposed of Aegon Financial Services Group to the UK's Life Assurance Holding Corporation for an undisclosed sum.
  • US defence contractor Raytheon has completed the acquisition of the Hughes defence electronics business from General Motors. The deal is worth $9.5 billion and makes Raytheon the world's third-largest defence and aerospace group.
  • Ireland's international food ingredients and consumer foods company Kerry Group has agreed to purchase the food ingredients business of UK company Dalgety. The deal, which is worth £335 million ($539 million), encompasses Dalgety Food Ingredients and its subsidiaries.
  • Switzerland's consumer products group Nestlé is to purchase the Spillers pet food business from UK food group Dalgety. The deal is worth £715 million ($1.2 billion) and is still subject to regulatory clearance. The acquisition will give Nestlé 20% of Europe's branded pet food market.
  • Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada have agreed to merge. The merged bank will have assets of C$453 billion ($314 billion) and revenues of C$16.3 billion.