Tag: Mergers & Acquisitions M&A
EU Commission calls on Google to sell part of its advertising business
Margaret Vestager The EU Commissioner is taking the next step in the proceedings against Google. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The EU Commission is taking the next step in important competition proceedings…
EU Commission calls on Google to sell part of its advertising business
Margaret Vestager The EU Commissioner is taking the next step in the proceedings against Google. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The EU Commission is taking the next step in important competition proceedings…
Provisional end for Microsoft’s Activision takeover
Activision Blizzard A hearing is scheduled for next week. (Photo: AP) Washington Microsoft’s mega-takeover of video game provider Activision is temporarily on hold. A judge granted an application by the…
Why Siemens is so busy selling its own divisions
Dusseldorf Some are just good at breaking up. The Siemens Group has long been known for its agile way of separating from divisions and thus continuously sharpening its core business.…
Provisional end for Microsoft’s Activision takeover
Activision Blizzard A hearing is scheduled for next week. (Photo: AP) Washington Microsoft’s mega-takeover of video game maker Activision is temporarily on hold. A US judge granted an application by…
Porsche wants to bring the Bundesliga into the car
Cockpit in the Porsche Cayenne The sports car manufacturer also wants to live up to its claim to luxury when it comes to infotainment. Stuttgart Watching a football game in…
US competition authority wants to prevent takeover by Microsoft
Activision Blizzard The EU had already approved the deal in May. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) san francisco After the British competition authority, the US supervisory authority FTC is also taking…
US competition authority wants to prevent takeover by Microsoft
Activision Blizzard The EU had already approved the deal in May. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Washington According to a report by the Bloomberg agency, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans…
Volkswagen secures battery raw materials from Brazilian mines
Nickel processing in Indonesia Car manufacturers are increasingly securing direct access to important raw materials. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich, Dusseldorf Car makers Volkswagen and Stellantis and mining group Glencore are backing…
Novartis puts billions on the table for US company Chinook
Novartis laboratory By 2027, the group would like to grow by an average of more than four percent a year with innovative medicines. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Frankfurt The pharmaceutical company…
Message in a bottle converts delivery fleet to electric vehicles
Dusseldorf The delivery service Flaschenpost still delivers most of its goods in diesel vehicles. Only 300 of the online drinks retailer’s 2,300 delivery vans are powered by electricity. But that…
How Kim Kardashian got the yield chasers on her side
Kim Kardashian As a co-founder, she gave insights into her strategy at SKKY Partners. (Photo: AFP) Frankfurt As expected, the large hall called Potsdam I at the Superreturn in Berlin…
British Telegraph Media Group is foreclosed on
Daily Telegraph issue of 14/07/2014 Front page, The Daily Telegraph, 14/07/2014 London The newspaper group Telegraph Media Group (TMG) is for sale. After the previous owner family Barclay could not…
Financial investors in difficult waters
Berlin skyline The Super Return Conference will be held in the capital this week. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Frankfurt When the top managers of billionaire private equity funds gather in…
UBS heralds the end of Credit Suisse
CreditSuisse The takeover should be completed in the next few days. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Zurich The major Swiss bank UBS wants to complete the integration of Credit Suisse within seven…
Financial investors in difficult waters
Berlin skyline The Super Return Conference will be held in the capital this week. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Frankfurt When the top managers of billionaire private equity funds gather in…
The savings banks can’t do it without a dispute over state banks
savings bank The savings banks have come through the low-interest phase well. They are solid and a bit boring. When it comes to state banks, however, disputes quickly arise. (Photo:…
Kika/Leiner: René Benko sells furniture chain
Rene Benko His Signa Group took over the furniture chain Kika/Leiner from the Steinhoff Group in 2018 and, according to its own statements, thus prevented insolvency. (Photo: Getty Images for…
Savings Bank President Schleweis emphasizes the proximity of Savings Banks and Landesbanken
Helmut Schleweis The head of the German Savings Banks and Giro Association emphasizes that close cooperation with savings banks is crucial for state banks. (Photo: dpa) Hanover Against the background…
How the new boss wants to stir up the Bayer group
Bill Anderson The American stands for a new management style at Bayer. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf At the start Bill Anderson stays true to his style. This Thursday, the American will…