Tag: Mergers & Acquisitions M&A
The federal government prepares a possible entry into gas traders
Uniper The gas trader needs help from the state. (Photo: REUTERS) Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf According to financial circles, the federal government is preparing a possible entry into the gas trader…
Sluggish IPO hits investment banks hard
Financial district in Frankfurt Bank fee income from mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and bond issues in Germany has fallen by 38 percent since the beginning of the year. (Photo: Marc-Steffen…
KKR, GIP, Stonepeak jointly bid for telecom masts
radio mast Discussions on a possible sale are still ongoing, say those familiar with the matter. (Photo: imago/Jan Huebner) KKR & Co Inc., Global Infrastructure Partners and Stonepeak Partners have…
Avoid speculation tax when selling a house: This is how it works
property for sale A property in Brandenburg is for sale. Sellers then often have to pay speculation tax. However, there are exceptions. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt A decent profit usually beckons.…
Müller Milch buys Landliebe: mega deal in the dairy industry
Landliebe milk The Friesland Campina brand is taken over by Germany’s largest private dairy, the Theo Müller Group. (Photo: imago/Rüdiger Wölk) Dusseldorf The German milk market is being reshuffled. The…
Musk aims for 1 billion Twitter users – and hints at job cuts
Elon Musk Tech billionaire says Twitter needs to be financially healthy. (Photo: AP) san francisco Elon Musk is setting the bar high for Twitter. At the first question-and-answer session with…
Thyssenkrupp takes over Wismar site from MV Werften
Berlin The industrial group Thyssenkrupp takes over the site in Wismar from the insolvent MV shipyards. The subsidiary Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) was awarded the contract, the Handelsblatt learned on…
German tech investor helps Musk on Twitter
san francisco Elon Musk’s takeover bid for Twitter is supported by a bevy of well-known investors and well-known Silicon Valley giants. One of the less prominent comrades-in-arms is a German…
The hunters are in trouble
Dusseldorf The hottest bet in the start-up scene doesn’t seem to be paying off: just a year ago, so-called Amazon aggregators – investors who buy up dozens of Amazon brands…
Schaeffler founds hydrogen company with Faurecia and Michelin
Klaus Rosenfeld The Schaeffler boss sees a long-term investment in the joint venture with Michelin and Faurecia. (Photo: imago images/argum) Paris, Dusseldorf Schaeffler is increasing its commitment in the field…
Porsche is on the hunt for start-ups in the USA
Dusseldorf The sports car manufacturer Porsche is increasingly looking for new start-ups in the mobility sector. To this end, the Stuttgart Volkswagen subsidiary is cooperating with the start-up incubator UP.Labs…
Musk threatens to withdraw from Twitter takeover and insists on account data
Elon Musk The planned Twitter takeover of the Tesla boss is not progressing. (Photo: AP) san francisco Elon Musk has threatened to withdraw from his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.…
No IPO – plant manufacturer is looking for investors
chip factory Exyte built Infineon’s new semiconductor factory in Villach. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt According to financial circles, the Stuttgart plant manufacturer Exyte is looking for an investor. Austrian entrepreneur Georg…
Eon and RWE: Mega deal comes to court
RWE If successful, Eon and RWE face a reversal of the deal. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In autumn 2019, Eon and RWE sealed a deal worth billions. They exchanged a number…
Allianz sells majority stake in Russia
alliance Interholding takes over the majority of the Russian business. (Photo: ullstein bild/Getty Images) Berlin/Munich Allianz does not want to completely withdraw from Russia, but it does want to reduce…
Eon and RWE: Mega deal comes to court
RWE If successful, Eon and RWE face a reversal of the deal. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In autumn 2019, Eon and RWE sealed a deal worth billions. They exchanged a number…
Rheinmetall submits offer for Leonardo division Oto Melara
Leonardo’s tank Rheinmetall apparently wants to acquire up to 49 percent of a division of the Italians. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The armaments group Rheinmetall wants to expand its business in…
Glaxo-Smithkline buys Affinivax for up to $3.3 billion
Covid-19 vaccine The British pharmaceutical giant Glaxo-Smithkline relies on several partners for the corona vaccination. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt With the takeover of the US biotech company Affinivax for up to…
DSM and Firmenich decide on billion-dollar merger
perfume bottles Firmenich is one of the major European suppliers of flavors and fragrances. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf A new multi-billion merger is taking place in the European specialty chemicals industry.…
DSM and Firmenich decide on billion-dollar merger
perfume bottles Firmenich is one of the major European suppliers of flavors and fragrances. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf A new multi-billion merger is taking place in the European specialty chemicals industry.…