Holcim / Lafarge: not so wholesome
The proposed merger of the two cement companies to create a ‘European champion’, in addition to regulatory hurdles, contains worrisome contradictions European Companies News…
Week in Review, May 10
GE sails into Parisian storm; also news on Fiat, Bayer and coffee deal European Companies News…
Advertising titans’ merger of equals fails
Ambitious plans for bn Publicis and Omnicom tie-up fall apart after regulatory and tax delays and amid disagreements between their two leaders European Companies News…
Murdoch eyes pan-Europe Sky combination
Deal in which BSkyB would buy 21st Century Fox’s Italian and German pay-TV businesses is under consideration but no talks are taking place European Companies News…
Blame flies as Publicis-Omnicom deal dies
French group’s chief says bn merger was becoming a takeover and that his company’s founder would have ‘turned in his grave’ at such a prospect European Companies News…
Publicis / Omnicom: myth and reality
There is no such thing as a merger of equals. And there is no Easter Bunny, either European Companies News…
Italy’s Renzi suffers defeat over Eni ethics
Investors in oil and gas group reject government clause requiring directors indicted – but not convicted – of financial crimes to step down European Companies News…
Publicis-Omnicom $35bn ad deal unravels
The attempt to create a new leader of an industry shaken by digital giants is scuppered by management infighting, tax and regulatory issues European Companies News…
Britain gives up on the bulge bracket
Barclays and RBS lose faith in the universal bank model, but the City of London will not be undermined European Companies News…
Metro sales fall as fears grow on Russia
Ukraine conflict increases political and financial risks for retail chain as strong euro continues to takes its toll on European earnings European Companies News…
