Pharmaceutical company Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA agreed on Monday to acquire the remaining stake it does not own in Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc for USD9.5 per share in cash.
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Swiss investor confidence increases- survey
Investor sentiment improved in Switzerland for September, a new survey revealed. Investor confidence in Switzerland increased in September. Germany-based ZEW Center for European Economic Research and Credit Suisse Group based in Zurich revealed investor and analyst expectations rose to 16.
Ferrexpo acquires stake in Brazilian miner
On Wednesday, Ferrexpo PLC announced it had purchased a 14.4% stake in Ferrous Resources valued at USD80 million.
Spain's Bankia in talks to sell brokerage unit: source
Spain's Bankia had been in exclusive discussions with brokerage GVC to sell its own brokerage unit valued between EUR20 million and EUR40 million, said sources.
Belgian government considers sale of BNP Paribas stake: paper
According to two business newspaper, the Belgian government had been considering to sell some of its 10.3% stake in BNP Paribas to reduce the country's debt.
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The Royal Bank of Scotland Group could face more lawsuits stemming from the share offering it conducted in 2008 that caused investors to lose money.
The Children's Investment Fund proposed to the European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co to distribute its Dassault Aviaton stake to its shareholders.
Belgium brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev would be selling bonds as yields fell in Europe. Anheuser-Busch InBev would be selling bonds as yields plunge to an all-time low in three weeks in the Europe.
Philips announced plans to return EUR 1.5 billion back to its shareholders. Netherlands-based electronics firm Philips said it had plans of returning EUR 1.
French investor Perceva would take over Monceau Fleurs Group through recapitalization. Independent turnaround investor based in France Perceva had announced it would be taking over the Monceau Fleurs Group.
Amazon UK said it was already looking into why some customers received copies of Grand Theft Auto 5 a few days earlier than its official launch date.
In an interview with Reuters, Maurel & Prom CEO Jean-Francois Henin said his company was mulling a secondary listing in London.
Fans of Grand Theft Auto 5 received early copies of Grand Theft Auto 5. Early copies of the highly-successful game Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) was released in the UK.
The British goverment said in a statement today that through UK Financial Investments Ltd, it has sold its 6% of its issuing stock in Lloyds Banking Group Plc for GBP3.2 billion.
