Sweden

Renault Trucks (RT), the French commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturer currently owned by Sweden's Volvo Group, is stepping up its dealership network in Eastern European, African, Middle... 2012-02-10

CFW View: EQT Partner's (EQT) anticipated launch of their new EUR1.5bn infrastructure fund (US$1.9bn) reconfirms our view that a highly active secondary infrastructure market is emerging... 2012-01-10

Swedish confectionery producers Cloetta and Leaf International have announced plans to merge their operations. The combined company will be led by current Leaf CEO Bengt Baron but retain... 2011-12-19

The European leveraged buyout (LBo) bond drought is over. On October 27, Swedish cable operator Norcell Sweden Holding 3 AB has successfully priced the first European LBo bond in... 2011-11-09

Scandinavian retailer ICA, which is 60%-owned by Netherlands-based Ahold, plans to sell its Norwegian hypermarket business in an effort to stem falling profits in the market. The firm... 2011-08-18

BC Partners, a private equity firm, signed an agreement to buy the Swedish cable operator Com Hem. Com Hem, Sweden's largest TV provider at YE10 with a 46.7% market share, is currently... 2011-07-22

If you want to complete an M&A deal 'do it yourself'. Indeed, last week saw US power tools maker Stanley Black & Decker make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common... 2011-06-29

UK-based pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca are not afraid to buck a trend. While we have seen a large number of corporates diversifying their investments and their businesses in the... 2011-06-23

Germany's Volkswagen (VW) has increased its ownership in compatriot MAN from 29.9% to 30.47% as well as made a mandatory offer for its takeover as it eyes the merger of MAN and Swedish... 2011-05-10

News: Zimmer Holdings and Biomet have joined the list of companies bidding for Astra Tech, a Swedish unit of UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, according to Bloomberg sources.... 2011-03-24