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Spain, France Arrest 5 Members of Chinese Money Laundering Gang That Smuggle Over 1 Million Euros a Day

French and Spanish authorities have arrested five members of a suspected Chinese money laundering network in Spain this week.


Lufthansa Receives EU Approval to Acquire ITA Airways for $350 Million

Lufthansa has won EU antitrust approval to buy 41% of ITA Airways for around $350 million...

Russia's Central Bank Encourages Businesses to Use Crypto to Evade Sanctions

Russia's central bank has advised businesses to explore alternative solutions, including cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, to facilitate payments with foreign partners...

UK: Nurses Express Heartbreak as Hospital Patients Die Alone Amid Staff Shortages

Nurses in the UK express profound distress and heartbreak over hospital patients being left to die alone amidst shocking staff shortages, highlighting compromised care standards where survival is now ..


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TDR Capital to exit 8% stake in British life insurer Phoenix Group
Private equity firm TDR Capital will sell half of its entire stake in insurance company Phoenix Group for about GBP127 million. TDR will sell 18 million shares out of its total 35.9 million shares in
Cambridge fat-burning drug maker Zafgen nabs USD45 million in Series E funding
Cambridge-based anti-obesity drug developer Zafgen Inc bagged another USD45 million in a Series E funding round today, bringing its total funding to date to USD114 million.
New fund aiming to back businesses run by UK veterans
Venture capital trust Time:Reboot VCT plans to raise around GBP20 million by the end of April 2014 to invest exclusively in firms run by UK military veterans.
State-backed Fondo Strategico Italiano values Versace at EUR1.1 billion
Fondo Strategio Italiano, one of the bidders for a 20% stake in Versace, is willing to put in a bid valuing the Italian fashion house at EUR1.1 billion. Versace earlier said that it seeks a valuation
Credit Suisse sells private customers business to German Bethmann Bank
Switzerland's Credit Suisse is selling its private customers business to German Bethmann Bank. Under the deal, Bethmann will take over Credit Suisse's 9,000 clients with EUR10 billion assets in German
Morgan Stanley, UBS hired to run Applus+ IPO -source
The private equity owner of Applus+ has picked Morgan Stanley and UBS to oversee a stock market listing of the Spanish industrial testing firm, a person familiar with the matter said.
Firm controlled by Russia's Khotin may bid for Exillon Energy
Russian businessman Alexei Khotin could make a takeover offer for London-listed Exillon Energy Plc, a company controlled by Khotin said, setting the stage for a possible bidding war with the oil produ
EU Commission approves Microsoft takeover of Nokia business
European Union antitrust regulators have approved Microsoft's $7.3 bln acquisition of Nokia's mobile device business without conditions, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
Trufa receives USD4.5 million in Series A funding in developing software for operational expense efficiency
Trufa, a real-time data analytics software that aids companies in improving its financial performance via operational expenses analysis, nabbed USD4.5 million in Series A funding in an investment roun
Gerresheimer drops out of bidding for Rexam's healthcare packaging business
German medical supplies manufacturer Gerresheimer on Wednesday confirmed that it is no longer vying for UK-based Rexam's healthcare packaging unit. The company said the healthcare business did not ful
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