Socialist in line for EU economic role
Roberto Gualtieri, an Italian historian, is expected to be appointed chair of the economic and monetary affairs committee of the European Parliament European Companies News…
BCP: a capital idea
The market has reacted well to the latest fundraising by a Portuguese bank, but should it have moved sooner? European Companies News…
Siemens finds silver lining in failed bid
Chief executive Joe Kaeser believes Siemens will benefit from the Alstom-GE deal because its implementation will keep them busy for years European Companies News…
Antitrust fines on track for record tally
European and US regulators alone issued fines of .7bn for alleged price-fixing over the past six months with warnings that there are more to come European Companies News…
Business leaders urged to make EU case
Industry lobby group acknowledges that business leaders had not been vocal in their support of the EU in the run-up to the European elections European Companies News…
KKR takes stake in Acciona renewables arm
Buyout group to buy a third of Spanish group’s international wind and solar power business, in one of Europe’s biggest renewable energy deals this year European Companies News…
Bulgarians clash over Russian role in bank rescue
Dispute over rescue of politically-connected Corpbank brings up Sofia’s close ties to Moscow, which are drawing scrutiny from the EU European Companies News…
What action is BNP Paribas facing?
A look at the implications of the US settlement European Companies News…
Montezemolo backs Etihad to save Alitalia
Ferrari chairman is pulling his international strings to champion a deal where Etihad will rescue Alitalia from a second bankruptcy European Companies News…
GE deal ‘victory’ for French state
Moment to savour for Arnaud Montebourg, France’s flamboyant economy minister who carries the torch for the interventionist left European Companies News…
