House of Fraser eyes £350m IPO
Department store chain, which reported strong trading over Christmas and new year, is expected to name HSBC and Numis as advisers on a possible float European Companies News…
Rémy shares hit by chief’s departure
Unexpected resignation of Frédéric Pflanz, who has been chief for less than 100 days, led to a 2.6% decline in the spirits group’s share price European Companies News…
Rémy Cointreau: less spirited
The chief executive of the French spirits group has quit after three months. His successor will have to find a way out of the group’s problems in China European Companies…
Factories fuel hopes of recovery
Polls of purchasing managers from Asia to Europe and the US reveal strong growth in factory activity and employment in December European Companies News…
Panama Canal builders threaten walkout
Consortium says it will halt work on $ 3.2bn project to widen Atlantic-Pacific shipping link as it seeks compensation for $ 1.6bn of cost overruns European Companies News…
Fiat: the Chrysler conundrum
The Italian carmaker has finally got its hands on the 41 per cent of Chrysler that it did not already own and at a price that suits almost everyone European…
Insurers make leap in cutting overheads
Alternatives to traditional reinsurance such as catastrophe bonds has helped insurance groups secure biggest drop in reinsurance prices in 15 years European Companies News…
How Chrysler was steered clear of IPO
The puzzle is why it took so long for the two sides to reach the agreement for Fiat to buy all of Veba’s stake almost immediately European Companies News…
Bank regulation: Here we go again
AQR must strike right balance – be tough enough to inspire confidence that banks are ready for worst, while avoiding provoking a new funding crisis European Companies News…
