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Greek football fans

Greece offers sole bidder Emma Delta to increase bid for football bet firm OPAP

greece’s privatisation agency HRADF has invited Greek-Czech investment fund Emma Delta to increase its bid for a controlling interest in gambling specialist Hellenic Football Prognostics Organisation SA (OPAP), the body said in a statement. Reuters reported earlier, quoting unnamed officials …

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Bank of England

Bank of England keeps rates and QE on hold again

UK interest rates have been maintained at a record-low 0.5% for another month. The Bank of England announced today that its Monetary Policy Committee had voted not to change

Nuclear Power

French Areva sells US nuclear measurement arm to sponsor Astorg

French nuclear power generation technology solutions provider Areva SA (EPA:AREVA) said Wednesday it had agreed to sell US nuclear measurement arm Canberra Industries Inc to French private equity

Rio Airport

Merged Italian transport groups Atlantia, Gemina to bid for Brazilian airports

The new group formed from the merger of Italian motorway group Atlantia SpA (BIT:ATL) and airport operator Gemina SpA (BIT:GEM) will consider making bids for Brazilian airports in

London at night

US sponsor Veronis invests in UK-based SaaS firm Thomsons Online Benefits

US private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) said today it had made an investment in UK benefits management software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Thomsons Online Benefits Ltd, without disclosing

Livestock

Private equity firms eye UK livestock ID group Allflex Holdings

A dozen or so private equity groups are expected to submit offers for Allflex Holdings, the UK-based provider of livestock identification products, Reuters reported citing banking sources. Earlier in

Bank of America

Nordic lender Nordea mandates BofA to seek buyers for Polish operation

Swedish lender Nordea Bank AB (STO:NDA-SEK) has mandated Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) to seek buyers for its Polish arm, Nordea Bank Polska SA (WAR:NDA), local daily

Heinz baked beans

Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway ready for another jumbo deal following Heinz buyout

US diversified group Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK.A) has sufficient cash in its war chest to finance another major acquisition, after agreeing on Thursday to buy food giant HJ

Busy Shoppers - Birmingham, UK

Capital Shopping Centres takes full control of Xscape venture in £4m deal

UK regional shopping centre real estate investment trust Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc (LON:CSCG) said Thursday it had reached an agreement to buy the 50% stake in Xscape

Nasdaq

Thomson Reuters in asset sale talks with bourse operator Nasdaq OMX

US stock exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) said today that it had made a binding offer to take over the investor relations, public relations and multimedia

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