Archive for July 13th, 2012
Sports Direct acquires 51% stake in designer fashion retailer Flannels
British sports and leisure clothing and equipment group Sports Direct International Plc (LON:SPD) said it had taken a 51% interest in domestic luxury and designer fashion retailer Flannels Group Ltd, without giving financial details. The deal will add to Sports …
Bank of England and Treasury launch £80bn scheme to boost lending
A new initiative designed to boost lending to UK businesses and households was officially launched today by the Bank of England and the Treasury. The Funding for Lending Scheme
The City spent £92m on lobbying politicians last year — report
The British financial services industry spent more than £92m last year lobbying politicians and regulators in an ‘economic war of attrition’ that has secured a string of policy
Canada’s TPC acquires a 75% stake in Norwegian outdoor clothing firm Helly Hansen
Canadian Teachers' Private Capital (TPC), the private equity investment arm of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, has entered into an agreement to buy a 75% stake in Norwegian outdoor
UK construction output down 6.3% in May
Construction firms in the UK registered lower output in May 2012 compared to a year earlier, despite an extra working day, official figures showed today. A public holiday that
Dutch CNH Global considers merger with Fiat Industrial
Dutch agricultural and construction equipment group CNH Global NV (NYSE:CNH) said it had put together a special committee of independent directors to review the business combination proposal received
French utility Veolia gets final offer for US waste management arm
US private equity firm Highstar Capital, focused on infrastructure and energy investments, has placed a final offer to acquire the US waste management operations of French Veolia Environnement















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