Archive for January, 2013

UK online lender Wonga.com Ltd has terminated negotiations over the acquisition of US-based On Deck Capital Inc after the parties proved unable to settle pricing disagreements, Bloomberg reported

Demand for retail space in the UK is continuing to drop, leading to an increase in empty premises across the country, a new report claimed today. The Royal Institution

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) has received USD1bn (EUR744.6m) in proceeds from the sale of some 1.35bn shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (HKG:1398), or

Deutsche Bank AG (ETR:DBK) and Thai TISCO Financial Group's unit TISCO Securities Co Ltd unveiled today a 49/51 joint venture for equity research and advisory services in Thailand. The

Warren Buffett's firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK.A) submitted a bid for stock exchange operator NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) in November 2012 after being approached by the target's bankers, Reuters

Business groups today welcomed the UK government's announcement of its proposed route for the second phase of the HS2 high-speed rail network. CBI director general John Cridland said that

German engineering group Siemens AG (ETR:SIE) intends to divest its Sweden-based security products business and has appointed investment bank Rothschild to advise it on the process, Bloomberg reported

Irish airline Ryanair Holdings Plc (LON:RYA) has proposed a radical and unprecedented remedies package to win EU support for its planned buy of rival Aer Lingus Group Plc

Swedish truck maker AB Volvo (STO:VOLV-B) said it would pay CNY5.6bn (USD900m/EUR669m) for 45% in a new venture with Chinese peer Dongfeng Motor Group Company Ltd (HKG:0489), or