| Regulators, markets challenge Manor Care buyout The deal has drawn organized protests from consumer and labor groups fearing that pressure for greater profits will worsen care for senior citizens and conditions for employees. In We ...[more] |
| Initial bids shock Alitalia to record low ) and local rival Air One for state-owned Alitalia AZPIa.MI were so far below market price that shares of the ailing carrier plunged on Friday to a record low. The all-Italian bid f ...[more] |
| Lufthansa-JetBlue deal may be start of a trend ) surprise swoop for a 19 percent stake in discount U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways Corp () could be the start of a large-scale ownership grab in the global airline industry. Lufthansa ...[more] |
| Close Bros shares rise on news of more approaches ) said it had received further takeover approaches, sending its shares up 11.5 percent to a seven-month high on Friday. Close Brothers said in a statement that "following the indica ...[more] |
| Lufthansa eyes European deals after JetBlue: CEO ) remains on the lookout for acquisitions in Europe after it agreed to buy a stake in U.S. low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways (), the German airline's chief executive said on Friday. ...[more] |
| BHP set to slim down mega-firm if Rio swallowed ) () is set for a make-over if it manages to gobble up Rio Tinto ()(), jettisoning a range of mines to focus on core operations. BHP Chief Executive Marius Kloppers has said creatin ...[more] |
| EU clears Akzo Nobel purchase of Britain's ICI ) won conditional approval from the European Commission on Friday for its 8 billion pound ($16.3 billion) acquisition of Britain's ICI ICI.L to create the world's biggest paint maker. ...[more] |
| 3i agrees to buy Inspicio for $467 mln ) said on Friday it had agreed to take over British testing specialist Inspicio INP.L for 228.6 million pounds ($467 million), through its bidding vehicle Angus Newco. Shares in AIM ...[more] |
| Colonial says has talked with Gecina about merger Earlier, Cinco Dias newspaper reported a deal could be announced as early as next Monday, creating one of Europe's largest real estate groups with about 24 billion euros ($35.3 billion) of as ...[more] |
| Celesio still sees Protek takeover despite delay ), Europe's biggest drug distributor, still expects to acquire a majority stake in Russian drug company Protek Holding despite a delay in the process, its chief executive said. Frit ...[more] |
| Japan's Millea to buy Lloyd's Kiln for 442 mln stg ), said it would buy Lloyd's of London insurer Kiln Ltd KIN.L for 442 million pounds ($903 million) in cash, marking the largest overseas acquisition by a Japanese insurance firm. M ...[more] |