On Wednesday, British Trade Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan arrived in India in an effort to boost economic ties between the two countries. The development marks Britain trying to sign trade deals after its departure from the European Union – the world’s… Read More ›
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Volvo Cars making major concessions to wet investor appetite given strong concerns
Ahead of its initial public offering, Volvo Cars’ Chinese owner Zhejiang Geely is making some major concessions so as to wet investor appetite. Chinese owned Volvo Cars has slashed the amount it aims to raise from its massive equity offering by… Read More ›
European Commission approves AerCap’s $30 billion bid for General Electric’s aircraft leasing business
On Tuesday, a filing on the European Commission website shows, the European Commission has approved AerCap’s $30 billion bid for General Electric’s aircraft leasing business without any conditions. The deal between the Irish aircraft leasing company and General Electric’s aircraft… Read More ›
EU-Swiss draft treaty strengthens cross-border trade, improves framework for dispute resolution
A framework to strengthen and simply procedural norms between the European Union and Switzerland hangs in the balance as the Bern government meets to consider whether to break off talks over ratifying the draft treaty that was struck in 2018…. Read More ›
EssilorLuxottica’s $8 billion bid to acquire GrandVision faces full scare European Commission probe
On Friday, two sources familiar with the matter at hand have disclosed, EssilorLuxottica’s $8 billion (7.2 billion euro) bid to acquire Dutch GrandVision will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation, following the latter declining to offer concessions during an initial… Read More ›
Vodafone secures EU approval for its $22 billion bid to acquire Liberty Global’s assets
The development will allow Vodafone to better compete with German market leader Deutsche Telekom.
European Commission to launch full-fleged antitrust probe into Telia’s bid for Bonnier Broadcasting
The development is politically sensitive given that the Swedish government has a 37% stake in Telia. According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Nordic telecoms operator Telia’s nearly $1 billion bid for Bonnier Broadcasting is facing a… Read More ›
Brexit can be reversed: Jeremy Hunt
In the event May’s deal is voted down on Tuesday, as is very likely, parliament will vote on Wednesday whether it should leave without a deal; if that measure is also voted down, parliament will then take up the issue… Read More ›
Theresa May’s Brexit plan faces symbolic defeat in parliament
The development revealed that Pro-Brexit members within party are a major stumbling block to passing any agreement. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan suffered yet another humiliating defeat on Thursday. As a result the development has undermined her pledge… Read More ›
Siemens-Alstom merger will add competitiveness to the European rail industry
Despite getting the backing of the German and the French government, the deal hangs in the balance on concerns from anti-trust regulators that it could stifle competition in the rail sector. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand,… Read More ›