SGS shares fell about 8% and Bureau Veritas stock was largely unchanged between the time that Bloomberg News first reported the talks late on Jan. 14 and Friday. On the day after the report Bureau ...

The Swiss inspection firm SGS has confirmed talks with the French company Bureau Veritas about a possible merger. This follows a Bloomberg report stating that the two firms are in advanced talks.

Swiss testing and certification company SGS on Tuesday reported full year sales in line with forecasts and slightly better than expected profit.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Swiss group SGS and Bureau Veritas of France have ended talks on a potential merger that would have created ...