Added consolidation for German ‘zombies’
Cinven and Hannover Re have agreed purchase for €220m, which is yet to be given stamp of approval by regulators, in wake of Heidelberger Leben deal European Companies News…
China Mobile contract win buoys Alcatel
French group, which is already a supplier of 4G equipment to the Asian operator, is chosen to help facilitate move to cloud-based services European Companies News…
Best of times is making way for the worst
The great prosperity globalisation has brought to the east and south sits beside the risks that accompany the passing of an old order European Companies News…
ANA deal loosens Boeing’s grip on Japan
US aircraft maker’s dominance of Japanese market has hit further turbulence after rival jet maker Airbus split a Y1.7tn order for 70 new aircraft European Companies News…
Fed looks beyond banks’ financial target
Institutions that met the central bank’s tier one common capital ratio were punished for failing on a number of ‘qualitative’ measures European Companies News…
Former UBS banker Branson to head Finma
Authority stuck by Cambridge graduate despite calls for him to step down after former employer’s settlement of interbank rate manipulation allegations European Companies News…
Boston fund manager plans Roma stadium
James Pallotta of Raptor Group says the total cost, including infrastructure, could be €1bn, giving a boost to the struggling Serie A football league European Companies News…
Intellectual property tax break under fire
UK’s Treasury is asked to explain the ‘patent box’ – an almost £1bn a year tax break for profits from patented products and processes European Companies News…
Santander to lift small business lending
Move to increase SME lending in Spain is part of a broader push to boost the bank’s exposure to the sector and a sign of confidence in the country’s economic…
Billionaires battle for market share
The EU has long-cherished a vision of a single telecoms market. Sadly for customers and investors, rarely has this seemed further from reality European Companies News…
