Europe
Germany / Finance
Volkswagen (VW)'s move to acquire Fiat's sports car division Alfa Romeo, as reported by German newspaper Automobilwoche, is widely being seen as part of the German firm's attempts to become the world's most popular carmaker by 2018.
2010-09-01Netherlands / Finance
Canadian oil company Suncor Energy and Dutch firm Dyas have sold their stakes in the Bergermeer gas storage facility to Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (known as TAQA), a year...
2010-09-01United Kingdom / Finance
British independent Dana Petroleum is hoping to use its interim financial and operational update on Friday August 27 as a last-ditch effort to convince state-owned Korea National...
2010-08-24Financing Strategies
Germany
Volkswagen (VW)'s move to acquire Fiat's sports car division Alfa Romeo, as reported by German newspaper Automobilwoche, is widely being seen as part of the German firm's attempts to...
2010-09-01Netherlands
Canadian oil company Suncor Energy and Dutch firm Dyas have sold their stakes in the Bergermeer gas storage facility to Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (known as TAQA), a year...
2010-09-01United Kingdom
After months of ongoing fears over proposed regulation weighing on 2010's M&A rebound, the UK regulator appears to have bucked the tightening trend. The UK Listing Authority (UKLA)...
2010-08-24United Kingdom
Profit is no longer a dirty word. Indeed this week, the UK taxpayer welcomed the posting of H110 profits by Britain's bailed-out banks. In a remarkable turnaround for the UK banking...
2010-08-06Germany
If you were not already convinced that the private sector is continuing to take over an increasing share of corporate financing from the public sector then you soon will be. With a...
2010-07-21Greece
The announcement of immediate divestment of state-owned stakes in infrastructure assets, as part of a wider divestment venture to raise EUR3bn, verifies BMI's core view for Greece -...
2010-06-04Russia
Salman Babayev, general director of Russian rail operator Freight One, a subsidiary of state-owned Russian Railways (RZD), is positive over the possibility of offering 25% plus one...
2010-06-02Ukraine
The Ukrainian government has outlined another plan to privatise the state-owned fixed-line incumbent operator, Ukrtelecom. The government intends to sell its entire 92.79% stake in...
2010-05-26United Kingdom
British independent Dana Petroleum is hoping to use its interim financial and operational update on Friday August 27 as a last-ditch effort to convince state-owned Korea National...
2010-08-24Russia
Danone will sell its 18.4% stake in the Russian dairy major Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) back to the company for US$470mn. The share repurchase has been on the cards since Danone announced...
2010-08-18Slovenia
The sale of Slovenia's third largest mobile network operator Tusmobil is set to be formalised by early September, according to local news reports, netting around EUR150mn for its parent,...
2010-08-18Italy
Italy-based coffee producer Luigi Lavazza has agreed to purchase a 7% stake in US-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters for US$250mn. As part of the deal the firms have agreed a tie-up...
2010-08-18United Kingdom
While the moderate uptick in private equity (PE) buyout activity in the first half has been met with disappointment, it has also offered some hope to investors. Indeed, although 2010...
2010-07-14Russia
Historically, Russia has not proven to be a popular destination for private equity (PE), but with the Kremlin agreeing to tax breaks for the industry that could all be about to change....
2010-04-20Here is some news that should cheer up the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, which is desperately fighting the European Union's Alternative Investment initiative...
2010-04-19Amongst the many problems with globalisation which the crisis has exposed, the lack of global regulatory institutions is one of the most salient. As governments now look to create...
2010-04-12
