The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday including Sinopec, Apache, AMR, US Airways, Deutsche Bank, EDF, Oxford, Andor, Bank Zachodni WBK, Shuanghui, Campofrio, OCZ, Toshiba and CVS Caremark.
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Amazon Germany says more worried about snow than strikes
Amazon.com Inc has no intention of bowing to pressure from striking workers in Germany and is more worried about bad weather hurting Christmas deliveries, its country head said.
Top deals of the deay - bids, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday including Statoil, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, ThyssenKrupp, Mercator, Avivasa Emeklilik, Hayat Sigorta, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Telus Corp, Atrium Innovations and John Hardy
ThyssenKrupp to divest its steel plant in the US for up to USD1.5 billion - sources
In an article on Reuters, two unidentified sources were cited saying that ThyssenKrupp is set to divest its US steel plant and expects to obtain around USD1.5 billion from its asset sale.
Gaelectric raises EUR90 million for wind project
Gaelectric has received a funding of over EUR90 million from Irish and German sources for its third operating wind farm project in Dunbeg. Earlier this year, the wind farm company nabbed EUR65 million in debt financing.
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German multimodal journey planner startup FromAtoB received a seven-figure Series A investment from investors French venture capital firm Seventure Partners and Chief Executive Officier of Ecommerce Alliance Daniel Wild.
According to a research study by Dow Jones & Company, Ireland attracted the most venture capital funding per capita in the European region. The data showed that most Irish tech startups have fared well even during the economic recession.
German healthcare group Merc is looking for acquisitions and collaborations with start-ups to grow its drugs business in the United States, a senior Merck official said.
Despite the offer at a 27% premium from yesterday's trading close of Algeta ASA's shares, the Norwegian company said through a spokesperson that it does not guarantee that it will accept Bayer AG's offer.
French investment firm Wendel and Nordic Capital are the remaining bidders for Germany's medical patch maker LTS Lohmann. The acquisition deal could bring in EUR1.2 billion to the company owned by Novartis, BWK and German tycoon Dietmar Hopp.
German-based pharmaceutical giant Bayer is preparing an acquisition bid amounting to NOK306 (USD49.9) per share for its Norwegian partner Algeta, according to a German newspaper.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday including Greece banking, Fiat, BOFA, Mechel, Saputo, RBS, Lohmann, Carlyle Group, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Kuwait Airways, Dubai Holding, SunEdison, Blackstone, Greece National Bank, IMG Worldwide, KKR, Babcock, AMR, Orrick, BAC and Fisker Automotive.
Representatives from the German service sector Union Verdi, informed the public that they plan to walk out for at least one day on Monday. It has already organized several short strikes this year in a bid to force Amazon to accept a collective agreement on a dispute over pay and work conditions.
During a panel discussion with Daimler CEO in Berlin on Saturday, Dieter Zetsche, said he would 'welcome' a Chinese investor. Daimler also took a 12% stake with Beijing Automotive Group.
