Lyxor appears shaken after chairman exit
Four senior executives have left the French asset manager in the past six months, leading to speculation that SocGen might sell the ETF arm European Companies News…
Ooredoo retires from Maroc Telecom bid
Vivendi shares move lower as Abu Dhabi’s Etisalat remains as only potential buyer for unit that analysts had valued at more than €4bn European Companies News…
Goldman: Dragon’s din
Litigation surrounding sale of speech recognition pioneer reveals what merger bankers will and will not do during a deal European Companies News…
Vodafone prepares second bid for Kabel
Revised offer is under construction after initial approach was rejected and could come within days, but the UK group is in no rush European Companies News…
Spanish watchdog investigates Bankia paperwork
The accounting firm says that the case focuses on technical formalities and the nationalised lender’s audited accounts are not in question European Companies News…
Elan puts itself up for sale
The Dublin-based company is putting itself up for sale, a move attacked by Royalty Pharma as a tactic to thwart its takeover plans European Companies News…
A350 takes to skies on maiden flight
Airbus’s latest passenger jet has taken off from the company’s headquarters in Toulouse on its first flight which is expected to last four hours European companies…
Prisa in talks to sell Digital Plus stake
Spanish media group holds discussions with Telefónica over offloading its holding in the country’s largest pay TV operator for as much as €900m European companies…
Royalty suffers setback in Elan poll
US group’s informal polling of Elan’s investors showed that a majority favour the Irish drug group’s recommended share buyback proposal European companies…
Dairy producers flock to China’s babies
Domestic safety concerns are fuelling demand for foreign formula, creating opportunities for producers and headaches for regulators European companies…
