The USD130 billion payout to Vodafone, even with its sharing of proceeds with shareholders, allows current CEO many options for the company's future.

With the pending completion of the third largest deal in history, the CEOs of Verizona and Vodafone are near the goal that had eluded their predecessors.

Findim Group said it would be willing to support the sale of Telecom Italia's shares for as long as a plan to return value to its shareholders was put in place.

The European Commission approved the restructuring plan of BCP, Portugal's largest listed bank.

Immofinanz Group said it had completed its sale of the Hilton Vienna Danube for EUR 48 million. The Immofinanz Group announced that it had sold the Hilton Vienna Danube to a subsidiary firm of Internos Real Investors.

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT has been considering a hostile takeover of Singapore-listed China Minzhong Food Corp Ltd after a short-seller attack decreased the Chinese food producer's market value.

According to two sources who were familiar with the decision, Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group would be announcing a finalization of the USD130 billion exit deal, which would be financed in cash, stock and bank financing.

The oil consortium led by Essar oil is questioning a planned move to rescind an award over oil fields made seventeen years ago.

After a three year prohibition on share trading, Warba Bank shares are now available for trading in the stock market.

An increasing number of GCC firms have relied on their lawyers for expertise in undertaking IPO transactions.