Dec 14 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- Lufthansa abandons plans to buy Air Berlin's Niki http://on.ft.com/2AFjvsP
- Gemalto rejects 'opportunistic' 4.3-billion-euro Atos takeover offer http://on.ft.com/2AAWUh3
- Investec teams up with UK fintech on client services http://on.ft.com/2ABKV2R
- Murdoch family to hold less than 5 pct of Disney after Fox sale http://on.ft.com/2ACeGRb
Overview
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG abandoned plans to buy Air Berlin Plc's subsidiary, Niki. The European Commission was concerned that the deal to would lead to higher prices and less consumer choice.
- Atos SE's proposal to takeover Gemalto NV for 4.3 billion euros was rejected by Gemalto saying the offer significantly undervalued the company.
- Investec, the Anglo-South African lender, is teaming up with UK fintech MarketInvoice in the first move by a bank to outsource the provision of some of its client-facing banking services to a technology platform.
- Less than 5 percent of Walt Disney Co will be held by Rupert Murdoch and his family following the planned $60 billion sale of 21st Century Fox entertainment assets to Disney. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom Editing by Sandra Maler)