By early last night, all of the major airlines except the recently merged US Airways/America West Airlines had said "Never mind" and backed away.
Witness last year's deal to merge US giant Random House with Britain's Penguin to form the world's biggest book publisher.
When the Obama administration established two joint operations centers to merge US and Iraqi military planners, it placed one in Baghdad and the other in Irbil, meaning US advisers are not far from Isis fighters.
But it's hard to envisage a world where all these bilateral deals will be swept away entirely - some countries will prefer to maintain their outdated mindsets.' And on the subject of consolidation, Morris from Ascend Consultancy points out, consolidation in itself is no panacea, as the newly merged US airlines continue to struggle.
Via the web, an international group of filmmakers were gathered to conceive a fictional story, then write, produce and assemble the film through post production, all while relying on the internet to merge us together as a collaborative team.
I awoke at 8 a.m., dragged my then-boyfriend, Adam, out of bed, and merged us onto the 20-mile stretch of clogged interstate that would deliver us in succession to my dad's, Adam's parents', Adam's aunt's, and Adam's brother's; and finally, to my mom's for dinner.
After passing under a Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad line, US 9 junctions with CR 604 prior to merging with US 1. US 1 and US 9 become concurrent upon merging in Woodbridge Township and continue through developed areas, interchanging with Route 35.
US 1 crosses Green Street (CR 604) prior to merging with US 9. US 1 and US 9 become concurrent upon merging in Woodbridge Township and continue through developed areas, interchanging with Route 35.
The Cherokee Turnpike then ends, merging with US-59; at this junction, US-412 Alternate, which was concurrent with US-59, also ends.
The freeway turns northeasterly, crosses BUS US 10 and the county line before merging with US 10.
We've seen the oilfield services sector start the ball rolling at the end of last year with US company Halliburton announcing it was merging with US rival Baker Hughes, with a price tag of $34bn.
