Leuven, Belgium-based 3D printing firm Materialise acquired Poland-based prototyping company e-Prototypy for an undisclosed amount to further consolidate the 3D printing industry in Central Europe.
Belgium
EU to extend Zimmer, Biomet probe, clear Eli Lilly, Novartis deal: sources
EU antitrust regulators will open an extensive probe into Zimmer's (ZMH.N) $13.4 billion bid for Biomet, concerned that the creation of the world's second-largest orthopedic products group may hurt competition, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Barco on verge of selling aerospace and defense business - paper
Belgian visual technology company Barco NV (BAR.BR) is on the verge of selling its aerospace and defense business to a U.S. industrial firm, local business daily De Tijd said on Monday.
Brussels to accuse Apple over illegal Irish tax deals: FT
The European Commission will accuse Apple Inc (AAPL.O) of benefiting from illicit state aid in Ireland, based on preliminary findings of an investigation into tax deals, the Financial Times reported citing people familiar with the matter.
Mercedes welcome Ecclestone trial settlement
Formula One needs a strong leader and Bernie Ecclestone's $100 million court settlement to end a bribery trial in Germany is positive for the sport's future, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Saturday.
Latest News
Ablynx, a Belgian biotechnology firm, has agreed to a €20 million deal with Merck to develop immunotherapies that can bolster the human body's potential to combat cancer cells, the Financial Times reported.
Brussels, Belgium-based chemical firm Solvay SA offered to buy Pennsylvania, US-based conductive polymer maker Plextronics Inc in a $32.6-million deal amid a Chapter 11 filing by the latter.
Anheuser-Busch InBev is looking to repurchase Oriental Brewery Co from private equity companies KKR & Co and Affinity Equity Partners Ltd, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
Arseus, a Belgium-based healthcare group, said it has sold its Dentals software Julie, Arseus Dental Lab, Arseus Dental Solutions Benelux and Arseus Dental Solutions France Ouest to Henry Schein Inc for €50 million.
Argentina's stock regulator CNV on Friday rejected Braskem's $1.35 per share bid to buy roughly 30% of the shares of plastics maker Solvay Indupa that are traded on the Buenos Aires bourse. CNV said that the offer was below Solvay Indupa's book value of $2.81 per share as of September.
KBC Bank, which received a €7 billion government bailout in 2008, will be selling the Antwerp Diamond Bank to Chinese investor Yiren Group. KBC has disposed a string of units since the Belgian government rescued it during the financial crisis.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, one the country's top pension funds, has purchased a 15% stake in Orpea. CPPIB paid €320.8 million for the minority stake in the French nursing home company.
Belgian postal group BPost said on Tuesday that its private equity backers, which still owned a 19.7 percent stake in the group after it was floated in June, would sell their shares in an accelerated bookbuild.
As part of its recent acquisition streak, SFX Entertainment bought a majority stake in European ticketing services company Paylogic in a deal valued at approximately USD16.5 million.
