Heineken strikes deal over APB
Rivals battling for control of the Asia brewer hatch a pact under which Thai investors will back the Dutch group’s S$ 5.6bn bid for the Tiger beer maker FT.com –…
Sberbank in $5.2bn secondary offering
Strong demand helps state lender price the deal, which is part of Russia’s privatisation programme to reduce Kremlin’s holdings in state assets FT.com – European companies…
Johnson & Johnson to open life science centres
US healthcare group to open ‘innovation’ hotspots in London, US and China, as it decentralises investment decisions to boost productivity FT.com – European companies…
Ford car sales fall 29% in Europe
US carmaker faces expected loss of $ 1bn on continent and EFTA, as vehicle market contracts for 11th consecutive month FT.com – European companies…
Sberbank close to $5bn UK offering
Order books for London-Moscow public offering likely to be filled in quickly as mutual and sovereign wealth funds sign on as anchor investors FT.com – European companies…
Irish Daily Star editor suspended
Michael O’Kane, the newspaper’s editor, has been suspended in the wake of publication of topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge FT.com – European companies…
Drug group evades prosecution over doping
Orion sold product which could be used to mask performance enhancing drugs to Finland’s ski federation but too long ago for it to be prosecuted FT.com – European companies…
Shell suffers fresh blow to Arctic hopes
Oil group has quit plans of discovering oil this year in the Arctic after safety equipment is damaged during testing in a campaign that has been repeatedly delayed FT.com –…
Gunvor reveals earnings
The financial details come just as the market debates the future of the company that once controlled a large chunk of Russian oil exports FT.com – European companies…
Top Chinese bank targets Europe
CCB, the second-ranked Chinese bank by assets, could spend as much as $ 15bn on acquiring a European lender, says the group’s chairman FT.com – European companies…
