Europe
Russia / Finance
A Russian mining merger may be even closer after United Company RusAl completed its purchase of a 25% stake in Norilsk Nickel on April 25. The 25% stake was bought from Onexim Group, which is controlled by Mikhail Prokorov. In return, Onexim received 14% of RusAl and an unspecified cash sum. RusAl Chief Executive Alexander Bulygin has stated that a merger would be in the interest...
2008-05-01Romania / Finance
Romania's privatisation agency, the Authority for State Assets Recovery (AVAS), re-launched the sale of IAR Ghimbav on April 21. AVAS has been trying to sell the helicopter maker...
2008-04-25Austria / Finance
Slovenia's largest international financial group, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), announced the sale of 898,204 shares on April 17. The sale will be conducted in three tranches and...
2008-04-25M&A News
Germany
At TUI's annual meeting held on April 18, the German tourism and shipping company confirmed its plans to separate its shipping division, Hapag-Lloyd. The company plans to seek potential...
2008-04-25Kazakhstan
Severstal announced on April 14 that it will divide its businesses into three divisions: Severstal Russian Steel, Severstal Resources and Severstal International. The reorganisation...
2008-04-18Kazakhstan
Severstal announced on April 14 that it will divide its businesses into three divisions: Severstal Russian Steel, Severstal Resources and Severstal International. The reorganisation...
2008-04-18Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's government has recently stated that it may acquire a 15% stake in Kazakhmys. The copper producer has confirmed that it is in preliminary talks with the government. Kazakhmys,...
2008-04-07Russia
A Russian mining merger may be even closer after United Company RusAl completed its purchase of a 25% stake in Norilsk Nickel on April 25. The 25% stake was bought from Onexim Group,...
2008-05-01United Kingdom
The US$3.19bn bid by private equity firms Candover, Goldman Sachs Capital Parterns and AlpInvest Partners for UK's Expro is yet another in the chain of private equity investments...
2008-04-18United Kingdom
The US$3.19bn bid by private equity firms Candover, Goldman Sachs Capital Parterns and AlpInvest Partners for UK's Expro is yet another in the chain of private equity investments...
2008-04-18Russia
Russia's Unified Energy System's (UES) investment plan which seeks foreign and Russian capital to invest in its electricity generating companies via IPOs and by buying stakes in the...
2008-02-26
