Bloomberg UK engineer GKN Plc agreed to sell its automotive unit to US-based Dana Inc. in a $6.1 billion transaction aimed at repelling a hostile takeover from investment group Melrose Industries Plc. GKN shareholders would get stock in the new group valued at $3.5 billion, plus $1.6 billion of cash, and Dana would assume $1 billion of pension debt, the ...

Bloomberg The UK refused to rule out seeking its own exemption from US steel tariffs, risking a legal dispute with the European Union that could sour Brexit talks. EU officials are pressing President Donald Trump to exclude the bloc from the border charges he slapped on foreign steel and aluminum this week. The UK saidthat it’s working with its EU ...

Bloomberg Inside New York’s St. Regis Hotel, debt investors were given what’s becoming a familiar pitch: a high-flying tech company with a charismatic leader but no real cash flow was asking them to lend it money. This time it was Uber Technologies Inc., the ride-hailing company that’s reshaped the taxi business around the globe. The company is seeking a $1.25 ...