German energy group E.ON AG (ETR:EOAN) said today it had sealed a definitive deal to buy Austrian utility Verbund AG’s (WBAG:VER) 50% stake in the Turkish…
UK trade exhibitions specialist ITE Group Plc (LON:ITE) said on Tuesday it had bought a 28.3% stake in Asian Business Exhibitions & Conferences Ltd (ABEC) of…
Singapore Airlines Ltd (SGX:C6L) announced today it was negotiating with interested parties a potential sale of its 49% stake in UK airline Virgin Atlantic Limited. The…
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) said it had completed the divestment of its infant nutrition business, Pfizer Nutrition, to Swiss food group Nestle SA (VTX:NESN)…
French cosmetics group L’Oreal SA (EPA:OR) announced today it had agreed to buy US-based make-up specialist Urban Decay Cosmetics LLC from private equity firm Castanea Partners…
Germany-based Software AG (ETR:SOW) can “theoretically” afford an acquisition of as much as EUR1bn (USD1.3bn), German daily Die Welt said Sunday, citing chief financial officer Arnd…
German chemical major BASF AG (ETR:BAS) said Wednesday it would launch a voluntary public cash offer to acquire Norwegian omega-3 fatty acids producer Pronova BioPharma ASA…
Finnish media company Alma Media Corp (HEL:ALN1V) said it had purchased the Eastern European job portal assets of A&N Media Ltd, which is wholly owned by Britain’s…
Global miner BHP Billiton Plc (LON:BLT) said it had sealed a deal to shed its diamonds business to Canada-based Harry Winston Diamond Mines Ltd for about…
Netherlands-based information and measurement company Nielsen Holdings NV (NYSE:NLSN) and NM Incite LLC, a provider of social media software, research and advisory, unveiled the purchase of…
