France

French retail giant Carrefour has revealed it is considering a proposal to merge its Brazilian assets with those of the country's largest retailer Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição(CBD).... 2011-06-29

French drinks group Belvédère, which filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2008, has lost protection from creditors after a French court of appeal upheld a ruling that stated the... 2011-06-14

A report in the Chilean press has suggested that local retailer Cencosud has held talks with Carrefour with a view to acquiring the French firm's Brazilian assets. The reports come... 2011-06-14

European IT group Capgemini entered into exclusive negotiations to buy French IT services provider Prosodie for an enterprise value of about EUR382mn (US$550mn). The deal, which could... 2011-06-14

Turkey's Yildirim Group is reportedly lining itself up to take CMA CGM's 49% stake in the Marsaxlokk Malta Freeport terminal. Interest in the terminal is unsurprising, in CFW's... 2011-05-27

In the recovery, investors have been busy looking for ways to profit form the uptick in global M&A activity. One such access point has been merger arbitrage, which sees investors... 2011-05-18

French retail giant Carrefour has shelved/postponed plans to spin off 25% of its French property assets. The plans came under heavy fire from analysts when they were revealed and BMI... 2011-05-06

France-based Areva and utility GDF Suez are likely to announce a partnership in offshore wind in the coming weeks, according to a report in French newspaper Les Echos. This possible... 2011-04-27

French dairy firm Lactalis has launched a full takeover bid for Italy-based Parmalat, after making a EUR3.4bn offer for the 71% stake in the firm that it does not already own. The bid... 2011-04-27

In a move that will further increase consolidation in the French electricity sector, EDF has made a bid to acquire all outstanding shares in its subsidiary EDF Energies Nouvelles. We... 2011-04-12