Week in Review, March 15
GM faces federal probe; Candy Crush creator’s IPO plans; Fyffes and Chiquita join forces; UniCredit leads clean-up of Italian lenders and more European Companies News…
Transatlantic trade talks hit German snag
Berlin has broken ranks and insisted on the removal of a contentious TTIP clause that would allow private investors to sue governments European Companies News…
Italian cyclist puts Generali in top gear
Mario Greco was parachuted into the troubled insurer in 2012. It has more than doubled its dividend and reported its best net profit in six years European Companies News…
French minister criticises Altice bid
Arnaud Montebourg raises potential “tax problems” with efforts by Vivendi to sell its SFR telecoms unit to Numericable and parent company Altice European Companies News…
MPs demand tighter outsourcing controls
Committee lashes out at government failures in its deals with private suppliers and has called for urgent improvements European Companies News…
Shell pledges to ‘fix or divest’ US book
Number of US shale plays and downstream assets put on the block in a divestment targeting bn to help fund dividend and share buybacks European Companies News…
Bayern Munich boss jailed for tax evasion
Embarrassment for football club’s blue-chip sponsors as Uli Hoeness is jailed for three and a half years after admitting to evading €28.5m of taxes European Companies News…
Third time lucky for ISS as it prices €4bn IPO
Danish clearning and catering group’s €4bn offering on Copenhagen’s Nasdaq OMX exchange is biggest Nordic flotation since the financial crisis European Companies News…
HVB lifts UniCredit with profits of €1bn
Munich-based lender says overall dip in profit was because of unusual circumstances, which included a one-off bump in net trading income in 2012 European Companies News…
French Connection annual losses fall
Landlords less willing to cut fashion retailer slack on leases after itcut the number of stores, sold more wares at full price and reduced costs European Companies News…
