Cox: Merger of equals is French expletive

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30/05/2019 14:58

(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist.  The opinions
expressed are his own.)
    By Rob Cox
    PARIS, May 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Fiat and Renault
hope to succeed where other deals billed as partnerships failed
to deliver on promises to France. From LafargeHolcim and
Alcatel-Lucent to TechnipFMC and EssilorLuxottica, hopes have
been dashed. Proving the exception requires an understanding of
those failings.
    
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BREAKINGVIEWS-Peugeot needs FCA more than the other way around  
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BREAKINGVIEWS-Cox: The Agnellis will miss Marchionne most of all
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 (Editing by Peter Thal Larsen and Bob Cervi)
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