"The merger is proceeding on a pretty tight schedule," he said.

However, the residents of Strathfield did not support this proposal and the merger never proceeded.

The chief executive of Tellabs said the merger would proceed.

The parents group have since announced that they are not going to appeal and the merger will therefore proceed.

The breakup reveals little about whether other mergers will proceed apace or slack off.

This is just the tip of the iceberg if the merger proceeds as planned.

The meeting decided that the off-field merger between the two clubs would proceed.

It said that if the court blocked the merger pending appeals, the merger should not proceed in any form.

Otherwise, mergers of individual funds can proceed.

Mr. Lang said the referral did not mean the mergers would not proceed.