Atlas Copco to acquire Edwards
Purchase of Edwards, a vacuum technology supplier to the world’s biggest chipmakers, will reduce Swedish group’s exposure to volatile mining sector European Companies News…
Soditic head toppled Swiss banks cartel
Maurice Dwek helped lead Switzerland into Europe’s open capital markets by squaring up to big three lenders that dominated Swiss franc corporate bond issuance European Companies News…
Return on equity: root of evil
Like all measurements based on bottom line of profit and loss statement, there are ways it can be massaged or persistently distorted by one-offs European Companies News…
UBS managers put new focus on returns
The erosion of Switzerland’s bank secrecy rules, combined with clients’ losses during the financial crisis, has made customers far more demanding European Companies News…
Activist investing – big beasts
The world’s most famous investors are working hard over the summer. Is there anything to learn from all this movement at the sharp end of investing? European Companies News…
Letter from Lex: time for Plan B
Several investors and companies saw their strategies unravelling this week European Companies News…
AP Møller-Maersk: smooth sailing
Analysts had predicted heavy storms for the world’s largest container shipping group by capacity, but it ended up beautifully sunny European Companies News…
Ankara moves to resolve Turkcell deadlock
The government has broken the deadlock at Turkcell by giving control of the country’s leading mobile phone operator to state boardroom appointees European Companies News…
Inditex co-founder Mera dies aged 69
Seamstress bucked trend by helping to create a successful company – Spain’s largest by market value – despite her humble origins European Companies News…
Cocos: Ingenuity that’s too good to be true
John Dizard questions cocos and says confusion is a feature of bank-issued contingent convertible debt instruments European Companies News…
