This is a summary of key economic events and central bank speeches, likely to affect the global economy through the foreign exchange, equity and debt markets.
Germany
Top deals of the day - Mergers & Acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Wednesday including BNP Paribas, Facebook, Crocs, VTB Capital and Flybe Group.
Clearleap obtains USD20 million in investment via Susquehanna-led round
Clearleap would use the proceeds from its recent investment round to fund its expansion plans in Europe and Latin American, including the hiring of additional employees.
IPO to bring in EUR821 million for Constantia Flexibles
Austrian Constantia Flexibles targeted to raise EUR821 million in its initial public offering. The packaging group would be selling 32.2 million shares in the IPO.
6Wunderkinder closes USD19 million in Series B funding from Sequoia
Berlin-based task management company 6Wunderkinder raised USD19 million in a Series B funding round to be used for the firm's expansion in the US and business development.
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Monier Group Services was able to get an extension for its debt even without the backing of all its creditors after London's High Court decided on the matter.
Deutsche Telekom would be buying GTS Central Europe from private equity firms in a EUR 546 million transaction.
Germany's coalition government formalized a measure to provide funds and expertise for a European bank to manage the loan agreements and if necessitated, closure of banks.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Healthcare conglomerate Danaher Corp has teamed up with Blackstone Group LP BX.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday:- Healthcare conglomerate Danaher Corp has teamed up with Blackstone Group LP BX.
German animal health product supplier Boehringer Ingelheim announced its intention to acquire poultry vaccine maker Lohmann Animal Health.
Investment banks reportedly been courting Siemens AG to spin off its healthcare business. According to a Bloomberg report, Siemens AG Joe Kaeser may be able to obtain USD7 billion in value should he break off the company's healthcare business.
Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer presented the nine startups who composed the first batch of Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Berlin.
Austrian property company said its BUWOG unit is buying 18,000 flats in Germany to increase its portfolio.
