Douglas Holding said it was exclusively talking with Charterhouse Capital Partners to acquire France-based perfume maker Nocibe.
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Orange's EBITDA and share prices fall
The earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for Orange SA declined as both sales revenues and share prices also declined.
Private equity firm Ardian proves secondary market is well through acquisitions - fund
Private equity firm Ardian acquired stakes in buyout funds amounting to USD 4.3 billion, proving that the secondary market is alive and well.
Teads gets USD 5.2 million in Series A funding round
Teads closed its Series A investment round with USD 5.2 million from Partech Venture and Elaia Partners.
Google purchases startup popular for its Android performance for USD23 million
Google Inc confirmed reports of it acquiring French startup FlexyCore, the maker of Android performance booster technology DroidBooster.
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Air France-KLM CEO Alexandre de Juniac said a company restructuring should happen in Alitalia before the French carrier would consider putting out a takeover offer.
According to news agency AFP, video platform Dailymotion intended to continue with its acquisition and Asian expansion plans despite failed buyout talks between its parent company Orange and Yahoo Inc.
Vivendi, a French mass media company, said it would acquire USD2.7 billion of its U.S. dollar-denominated debt after it received payment for its stake sale in Activision Blizzard.
AXA sold EUR 350 million or USD 474 million in catastrophe bonds, the largest bond offering of the securities designed to protect insurers from the risk of payouts for extreme storm damage.
Cable operator Numericable would be betting on its new fiber technology to attract investors before its planned IPO.
French carmaker Peugeot-Citroen said it would be considering new cooperation agreements with various firms to fund its overseas expansion efforts.
