Healthcare investors eye deal with Moscow
Private equity groups and the city’s government could buy stakes in the medical clinics operator Medsi Group as part of an $ 800m venture FT.com – European companies…
Jaguar to launch sports car after 40 years
Carmaker’s first sports vehicle in four decades, to be made at Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham, will compete with Porsche Boxster and Mercedes SLK FT.com – European companies…
Spanish yields rise to multi-month highs
Spanish bond yields hit the highest levels since the European Central Bank first launched emergency three-year loans in December FT.com – European companies…
Dublin plans to auction lottery licence
The ‘innovative’ proposal could raise €400m to €600m for the cash-strapped exchequer of Ireland, where gambling has long been a popular pastime FT.com – European companies…
ECB liquidity fuels high stakes hedging
Longer-term refinancing operations are being exploited by funds using relative value bond arbitrage to deliver higher returns than their peers FT.com – European companies…
Hedge funds make most of assymetric risks
Managers are hoping to bounce back from 2011’s poor performance by taking advantage of anomalies created by European Central Bank refinancing efforts FT.com – European companies…
Spanish bonds hit by poor auction
Country’s borrowing costs rose after a sale of €2.6bn government bonds, at the low end of the targeted amount FT.com – European companies…
Spanish bonds hit by poor auction
Country’s borrowing costs rose after a sale of €2.6bn government bonds, at the low end of the targeted amount FT.com – European companies…
GDF pressed to raise bid for UK-listed group
French group will have to increase its offer for International Power by at least 15p a share after an investor sold his holdings at 405p a share FT.com – European…
Berlin’s start-up scene receives a boost
German VC firm Earlybird has raised $ 100m for a fund, providing hope to domestic tech groups that have had to rely on foreign investment FT.com – European companies…
