Archive for July 23rd, 2012

German conglomerate Joh A Benckiser (JAB) has agreed to buy US specialty coffee and tea company Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc (NASDAQ:PEET) for a cash consideration of USD1bn

US freight rail operator Genesee & Wyoming (NYSE:GWR), or GWI, has sealed an agreement to buy sector player RailAmerica (NYSE:RA) in a deal that will result in the

US earth imagery products provider DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI) has sealed a USD900m (EUR741.8m) definitive deal to acquire geospatial information firm GeoEye Inc (NASDAQ:GEOY). With this tie-up, the parties will

AIG Century GmbH & Co KGaA, part of US insurance major American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG), said on Monday it had hiked its voluntary tender offer for German

The UK government said on Monday that it planning a new proposal which is designed to force finance companies to hand over the client lists of tax dodgers

Asian shares fell and the euro hovered near multi-year lows earlier on Monday as Spain ignited concerns about its ability to resist a sovereign bailout after two indebted

British technology commercialisation and investment group Imperial Innovations Group Plc (LON:IVO) said Monday it had invested GBP3m (USD4.7m/EUR3.8m) in its portfolio company, UK-based Cell Medica, and will hold

Spanish natural gas transportation company Enagas SA (MCE:ENG) said it had agreed to take a 90% stake in sector firm Naturgas Energia Transporte SAU from Portuguese electric utility

UK e-commerce has registered strong growth in 2012, with online shoppers spending £34.9 billion over the first six months of the year, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini