All-share proposal had potential to be one of biggest deals in sector for decade but deemed ‘opportunistic’Business live – latest updatesThe board of Anglo American, the London-listed mining company, has rejected a “highly unattractive” £31bn takeover approach from its Australian rival BHP.BHP’s all-share proposed offer for Anglo American had the potential to be one of the biggest deals in the global mining sector for a decade but has attracted criticism from Anglo’s shareholders as being too low and “highly opportunistic”. Continue reading...