M&A Analysis
United 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...
2010-08-18France
It is rumoured that multinational drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is to acquire US-based biotechnology company Genzyme, a manufacturer of vaccines for genetic disorders and producer of drugs...
2010-08-09Belgium
Belgian brewer Duvel Moortgat has aquired rival independent brewer Brouwerij De Koninck for EUR30mn. De Koninck will complement Duvel's portfolio of speciality beer brands and the move...
2010-08-06Belgium
Multinational drugmaker Shire is to acquire Belgian drugmaker Movetis for EUR428mn (US$565mn), or EUR19 a share - a 60% premium on their earlier price of EUR11.90 - funded by the company's...
2010-08-06Portugal
Lusophone business giants are expected to go head-to-head for a stake in the Portuguese national oil company (NOC). Galp Energia. On August 5, Portuguese treasury secretary Carlos...
2010-08-06
