United Kingdom

The announcement by London-listed insurer Old Mutual that it has terminated the sale process of its South African subsidiary Mutual & Federal (M&F) underlines how UK market... 2008-12-03

UK-based, but emerging markets-focused, Standard Chartered (StanChar) sent mixed signals on November 24 when it announced that it plans to raise GBP1.78bn (US$2.66bn) via a rights... 2008-11-26

UK-based Premier Foods has revealed that it would consider selling some of its non-core businesses as it looks to pay down the massive debts it built up through a series of acquisitions... 2008-11-20

On October 8 the UK government announced a bailout plan to rescue the country's largest banks. The GBP500bn (US$860bn) plan will make funds readily available for eight of the country's... 2008-10-09

Since the recent nationalisation of Glitnir Bank, the crisis in Iceland has continued to worsen. A lot has happened since October 6: the króna has been pegged at ISK131/EUR and the... 2008-10-08

The British Airport Authority (BAA) is likely to attract massive interest from any number of infrastructure companies, after the UK's Competition Commission called for the divestment... 2008-08-21

So far this year, 25 airlines have collapsed and airline M&A has totalled US$13.3bn, according to Dealogic. Both numbers look set to increase with the US$3.1bn potential merger... 2008-08-07

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... 2008-04-25

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... 2008-04-18

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... 2008-04-18