Market report: INM down 2%, while European steelmakers see a slump

GVC in the middle of takeover of British high street bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral

Deal will cost GVC up to €4.51bn and would rank company among Britain’s largest

Ryanair falls in Dublin as more negative industrial relations news filters out

Aryzta continues rise even after shareholders oppose executive pay deal at Dublin agm

Two parties are in ‘detailed talks’ over deal, they say

Betting giant’s revenue up 1 per cent to £1.19 billion as operating profit rises 7 per cent

It is the second time the online gambling group approached Ladbrokes about a tie-up

US markets in holding pattern ahead of Congress vote to dismantle Obamacare

Packaging group Smurfit Kappa proves strongest performer in Dublin

Potential reverse acquisition could value betting group at about £3.2 billion

UK gambling firms told they must sell about 350 to 400 betting shops ahead of merger

Financier will seek to have merger with Coral put to second shareholders’ meeting

Isle of Man-based GVC wins four-month battle with 888 to acquire Bwin.party

Planned merger would create one of world’s biggest betting companies

News comes as Paddy Power reports 33% jump in operating profit

Online casino 888 clinched a deal worth £900m to buy Bwin earlier this month

Rival company GVC has also submitted a bid for group