Deal to create world’s largest cement company scrapped after changing fortunes since last being announced last year

In Europe’s airline industry a wave of mergers are expected to occur in 2015, bringing with them renewed talks of consolidation

The announcement that two Apple rivals may soon be joining forces to take on the tech giant saw Blackberry’s shares surge 30 percent

Philips has announced it is buying American medical device manufacturer Volcano in a $1.2bn deal, as it seeks to further bolster its healthcare division

Big M&A deals are still going through in spite of the generally twitchy markets, and the battlegrounds are shifting. Selwyn Parker investigates the industry, looking at where it’s most prominent, and what the potential pitfalls may be