Founder’s death can have lasting damage
On average, 60% of a company’s sales are lost and 17% of jobs cut in the four years after a majority owning entrepreneur dies, according to a study FT.com –…
Voice of indignation is household name
Ada Colau has been praised for doing publicly what Spaniards have done privately since collapse of the debt-fuelled housing bubble: blaming bankers FT.com – European companies…
Managers look on as bonus cap begins
Same regulatory rules regarding remuneration for investment bankers could be applied FT.com – European companies…
Cyprus: bailing it out
Island of sun, sea and shady practices is proving bafflingly hard puzzle for eurozone to solve and could yet be the graveyard of its bailout policy FT.com – European companies…
Upstart knocks Angry Birds off its perch
While the app and its spin-offs are still downloaded often, they no longer lead the pack in generating revenues, ranking towards the bottom of top 100 FT.com – European companies…
Top restaurant leaves bad taste with guests
More than four-fifths of diners at Noma in Copenhagen fell ill in a five-day period in mid-February, according to a food inspectors’ report FT.com – European companies…
Veolia sells Moroccan unit for €370m
Water and waste utility offloads business as part of plan to shrink its geographical presence and pay down debt FT.com – European companies…
Sovereign wealth suitors woo Sarkozy
Former French president is taking advice over involvement with private equity vehicle but does not want to harm his chances for a possible return to political life FT.com – European…
UK car sector geared up for huge growth
While production in continental Europe stalls output from UK rises, as global investments add to projections of annual production by 2017 hitting 2m FT.com – European companies…
Rosneft seals $10bn deal with oil traders
Financing agreement with Glencore and Vitol is to help fund Russian state group’s $ 55bn acquisition of TNK-BP that was agreed last October FT.com – European companies…
