French police to visit UK over shootings
The savagery of the attack on the British holidaymakers and the fact that the reasons remain unclear has prompted fevered speculation in the UK press FT.com – European companies…
Glencore chief makes offer with a twist
New deal would amount to takeover of the miner following Ivan Glasenberg’s 11th-hour proposal to increase his offer to 3.05 shares FT.com – European companies…
Light shone on Blair role
The former UK prime minister attended a meeting between Ivan Glasenberg, the Glencore chief executive, and the chairman of Qatar Holding FT.com – European companies…
Xstrata’s board to scrutinise new terms
Led by Sir John Bond, the miner is to ‘carefully consider its merits and in particular whether it would represent a takeover by Glencore’ FT.com – European companies…
Nokia in talks for exclusive launch partner
Finnish group is in discussions to make Everything Everywhere its UK partner for one of its smartphones, which is set to run on the group’s 4G network FT.com – European…
Brussels drafts board gender quota
Plan to reserve 40% of non-executive director seats for women meets with hostility in London, as UK pens pointed letter opposing scheme FT.com – European companies…
Glencore highlights threat to mega-deals
The mining sector has struggled to close big ticket M&A deals, with about $ 600bn in deals failing since 2000, according to Dealogic FT.com – European companies…
UBS sued by US credit union regulator
The US National Credit Union Administration alleges that the Swiss bank misled two credit unions, which later failed, in their purchase of $ 1.1bn of mortgage bonds FT.com – European…
Vivendi lacks direction as it struggles to unlock value
A simple break-up into separate telecoms and media businesses looks unlikely, after the company said that would penalise bondholders FT.com – European companies…
Lufthansa crews escalate strike action
Union to broaden action over pay and working conditions causing the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights on Friday, costing the airline up to €29m FT.com – European companies…
