Sanofi hints at L’Oréal stake repurchase
Comments by chief of French pharmaceuticals company come a month after the cosmetics group said it could sell its stake worth about €9bn European Companies News…
German hospitals: step on the scale
Fresenius’ €3bn purchase of Rhön-Klinikum’s hospital makes strategic sense, but the price is unhealthy European Companies News…
Bacteria threatens Germany’s Oktoberfest
Legionella bacteria, found in waste water of Germany’s Warsteiner brewer, threatens the maker’s reputation for the purity of its product European Companies News…
Good weather is bad news for Aer Lingus
Airline’s shares under a cloud after a profit warning that it blames on a slump in short-haul business caused by unusually warm weather European Companies News…
Court seizes Italian steel group assets
Riva halts production as judge rules that its wealth of nearly €1bn will be frozen after allegations of corruption and environmental violations European Companies News…
VW plant set for US first, union claims
Management issues to be brought before a German-style works council, after union said it had enough votes to seek recognition at the site European Companies News…
Lehman’s legacy: Five bitter pills
Concerns that new regulations amount to mere tinkering that will fail to prevent another meltdown have led to radical proposals to strengthen the system European Companies News…
BMW recognised as climate change champion
Carmaker and four other large auto groups perform well in annual study on environmental performance, while Facebook and Apple did not even take part European Companies News…
Zurich appoints de Swaan as chairman
The appointment of Tom de Swaan follows the departure of chairman Josef Ackermann after the suicide of chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier European Companies News…
Brussels probes multinationals’ tax deals
Move threatens to open a new front in the global clampdown on tax evasion through enforcing the EU’s state aid rules European Companies News…
