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News of the talks also came amid heightened merger and acquisition activity in the European television business.

News of the talks, confirmed earlier in the day in a statement by Virgin Media, came amid heightened merger and acquisition activity in the European television business.

It is probable that 2009 will see heightened merger and acquisition activity as drug manufacturers seek to diversify their product lines.

The merger has also heightened concerns about an exodus of talented women at the top of publishing.

The deal heightened expectations of more tech mergers to come.

The potential of heightened competition led to "national" mergers such as that of France's SUEZ and Gaz de France in 2006 and the $11.8 billion merger between Italy's AEM Milano and ASM Brescia in 2007.

But Mr. Pitofsky, who in recent months has said that oil industry mergers would receive heightened scrutiny because of the wave of consolidation, apparently was not moved by Sir John's presentation.

Some analysts said the public pressure might have heightened concerns in Berlin that supporting the merger could have risked high-technology jobs in Germany — a gamble Mrs. Merkel and her party might have been unwilling to take before federal elections next year.

Public intrigue was also heightened by the celebrity wattage attached to the merger.

The intense rivalry between the two companies was heightened last winter when Boston Scientific lured Guidant away from a proposed merger with Johnson & Johnson in a bidding war that ended with Boston Scientific paying $27 billion for Guidant.

Its sensitivity on this has been heightened by the European Commission's veto of the all-American GE/Honeywell merger, which had been approved by the American authorities.Paler shades of greenThe real sticking-point, for the United States and for developing countries, is the EU's obsession with trade and the environment.