Santander patriarch Botín dies
Daughter Ana is leading contender to succeed chairman who built up the Spanish bank to be the biggest by value in the eurozone through acquisitions European Companies News…
Politico and Springer eye European news
Brussels-based joint venture could unite a disruptive Washington journalistic upstart with a force in some of Europe’s biggest debates European Companies News…
Europe targets Google yet again
Decision to reopen an antitrust case needs explaining, particularly since US technology companies are facing a backlash European Companies News…
ABB unveils $4bn share buyback
Swiss engineer’s chief says move will allow shareholders to benefit from pruning of non-core businesses, which has raised about bn over past year European Companies News…
City bonuses set challenge for Juncker
Brussels is threatening to veto the candidate for the EU’s next financial services chief unless the nominee stop banks circumventing the bonuses cap European Companies News…
LeapFrog nets $400m from new investors
Private equity group targets financial services companies providing insurance, savings, and payment services in Africa and Asia European Companies News…
Russia to deter gas re-exports to Ukraine
The threats come as EU officials geared up to announce sanctions against Rosneft, Gazpromneft and Transneft that will limit their access to western market European Companies News…
Question hangs over Draghi’s latest salvo
There is good reason to be sceptical. The new measures are indirect and there is no guarantee that freed-up lending capacity will be channelled into SMEs European Companies News…
Electrolux buys GE’s appliances arm
.3bn deal is the biggest ever acquisition for the Swedish company as it aims to narrow the gap to US market leader Whirlpool European Companies News…
Mad men worked up over ad trading desks
Marketers fear they are being exploited by agency groups’ tech-driven methods of buying and selling digital ads, the fastest-growing area of the business European Companies News…
