Naked Wines raises $10m for expansion
WIV Wein International, the German direct wine seller, increases investment in UK-based ‘Kickstarter for wine’ in its third funding round European Companies News…
Vestas eyes ‘future without surprises’
Danish wind turbine maker seeks to move on from former chief who presided over four profit warnings and two big investor lawsuits against the company European Companies News…
Vestas: wind of change
The Danish wind turbine pioneer has changed its chief executive. But is it too late? European Companies News…
Vestas ousts embattled chief executive
Ditlev Engel removed after years of investor criticism of his leadership of wind turbine group, to be replaced by Anders Runevad formerly of Ericsson European Companies News…
Lindt and Sprüngli chews 9% sales rise
The increase in sales was driven principally by a 12.7 per cent increase in North America, the world’s largest chocolate market European Companies News…
CRH: what green shoots?
Irish building materials group’s half-year results accompanied by typically cautious comments about the immediate outlook European Companies News…
Deutsche Wohnen bids for rival GSW
Company has offered to take over property manager GSW Immobilien in an all-share deal to create one of Germany’s largest residential landlords European Companies News…
Vodafone agrees royalties deal with HMRC
Vodafone, the mobile phone operator, agreed a multimillion-pound settlement with HM Revenue & Customs in 2009 after a “transfer pricing” dispute European Companies News…
OMV shifts focus with North Sea deal
Austrian company takes stakes in several fields off the coast of Norway in a deal that highlights its shift towards more stable western markets European Companies News…
Cultural ways do not excuse rule-breaking
For foreign lenders the hiring of so-called princelings – the offspring of top Chinese officials – are vital conduits to business mandates European Companies News…
