Europe

GDF Suez acquires stake in UK shale

GDF Suez would be buying an ownership stake in 13 licenses in the Bowland basin of England from Dart Energy.


Slim moves on to Europe, Brazil after KPN bid failure - report

A Bloomberg report predicted that billionaire Carlos Slim could invest in telecom companies in Europe and Brazil after his botched buyout of Dutch telecom company Royal KPN NV.

Uniqa Insurance to acquire Baloise Holding's units in Croatia, Serbia

Uniqa Insurance would be purchasing Baloise Holding's Croatian and Serbian units in a deal worth EUR 75 million.

Goldman Sachs Group sells 7 million shares of LEG Immobilien

Goldman Sachs Group raised EUR 289 million from selling 7 million of shares in German property company LEG Immobilien.


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Achilles Macris, former CIO of JPMorgan, said he was denied due process for he was denied the opportunity to respond to the allegations.
Like many other regulatory authorities, Deutsche Bank is conducting an internal review of conversations and electronic communication for allegations of rigging the the benchmark interest rates.
Green Highland Renewables receives a GBP9.3 million investment from Albion Ventures for the development of a hydroelectric project.
French frozen baking industry leader Europeene des Desserts was recently bought out by Equistone Partners Europe Ltd's Fund IV.
A potential consolidation of French perfumery chain Nocibe and German books-to-cosmetics retailer Douglas Holding would create France's second-largest perfume retailer.
The size of the initial public offering of Tinkoff Credit Systems had been increased to USD1.25 billion, according to a financial market source.
Douglas Holding said it was exclusively talking with Charterhouse Capital Partners to acquire France-based perfume maker Nocibe.
French utility company Electricite de France (EDF) would be joining forces with Areva and two Chinese nuclear firms to build a nuclear power plant in the UK.
Paul Zahra would be leaving his job as the CEO of department store chain David Jones Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Paul Zahra of David Jones Ltd would be quitting his job in Australia's second-biggest listed department store David Jones Ltd.
Private equity-backed Merlin Entertainment Group would be conducting a share sale to raise GBP 200 million in London.
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