Tag: Mergers & Acquisitions M&A
That is Miguel Ángel López Borrego’s agenda
Dusseldorf For Miguel Ángel López Borrego, a wish will come true this Thursday. Three German companies are known all over the world, Mercedes, Siemens and Thyssen-Krupp, he once said in…
Deutsches Einhorn takes over US competitor Elevate Brands
Dusseldorf Philipp Triebel has an ambitious goal. “We want to build a new generation of global consumer goods group,” says the co-founder of SellerX to Handelsblatt. In the evaluation, the…
Medium-sized company from Freudenstadt goes public on the New York Stock Exchange via Spac
New York Stock Exchange After the boom in shell companies, the market has become sober. In the first quarter of 2023, only eight new shell companies were launched in the…
What is behind the bidding war for Software AG
Dusseldorf Imagine: You belong to a large financial investor that already holds two-fifths of the shares in a software company and has two seats on the supervisory board. Then you…
Why Deutsche Wohnen is threatened with a defeat in the vote
German living The facade of the headquarters of the listed housing company Deutsche Wohnen SE in Berlin. The hedge fund Elliott calls for a special audit at the Vonovia subsidiary.…
Founding family secures control at Messer
Dusseldorf The largest private industrial gases manufacturer Messer gets a new shareholder in the Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and restructures the group. This was announced by the family-run Messer…
Daimler Truck and Toyota want to merge truck business in Asia
Daimler truck boss Martin Daum in Tokyo Vienna, Tokyo A new heavyweight is emerging in the truck industry under the pressure to use more climate-friendly drives: The world’s largest truck…
Dax group Brenntag threatens defeat in the supervisory board election in June
burning day The chemical trader wants to reorganize its supervisory board. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf A conflict broke out between the shareholders over the election of the new supervisory board of…
Talanx buys Liberty Mutual subsidiaries in Latin America
Talanx The German insurer is expanding into Latin America. (Photo: dpa) Munich The insurance group Talanx is taking over the Latin American business of the US insurer Liberty Mutual Insurance…
Dax group Brenntag threatens defeat in the supervisory board election in June
burning day The chemical trader wants to reorganize its supervisory board. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf The chemicals dealer Brenntag is coming under increasing pressure from its shareholders. At the upcoming general…
Shareholders eye Simcorp’s record acquisition critically
Deutsche Börse headquarters in Eschborn near Frankfurt The stock exchange operator’s share has lost around twelve percent since its high for the year on April 25. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Deutsche…
Lufthansa joins airline ITA
Airbus 350 from ITA Lufthansa is joining Alitalia’s successor airline. Complete takeover is planned for a later date. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt Lufthansa has reached an agreement with the Italian government…
Express delivery service prepares withdrawal from France
Flink bikes The fast delivery service is considering withdrawing from France. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Berlin Just one year after taking over the French competitor Cajoo, the Berlin fast…
Klaus Hommels: Lakestar investors had no disadvantage
Klaus Hommels The start-up investor is fighting for its reputation. (Photo: Hometogo, Revolut, Lakestar, Getty Images [M]) Dusseldorf Klaus Hommels found himself in need of explanation. Over the years, the…
Flink is only valued at one billion euros – new layoffs
Fast drivers in Berlin Existing investors provide the fast delivery service with fresh money. At the same time, the company is laying off more employees. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin. Frankfurt, Dusseldorf…
Apple closes billion-euro chip production deal in the US
Apple iphone 14 Apple plans to invest $430 billion in the United States within five years. (Photo: AP) Cupertino Apple will have parts for communications chips designed and manufactured in…
Elliott demands special examination at Deutscher Wohnen
German living The financial investor Elliott now wants to enforce a special audit. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The US financial investor Elliott is looking for a showdown with the management of…
Why the majority of Deutsche Telekom is at risk
T-Mobile store in Richmond If T-Mobile quotes above $150 for 45 days, it’s payday for Softbank. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) For Deutsche Telekom and its CEO Timotheus Höttges, it…
Sovereign wealth funds are becoming more cautious when it comes to investing
Skyline Frankfurt The most important sovereign wealth fund managers look at the broad lines, not the details, in the portfolios. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Frankfurt The sovereign wealth funds of this world…
What Viessmann’s heat pump deal reveals about the energy transition
Dusseldorf Is it the beginning of the sell-out of German medium-sized companies or the rescue of the heat pump business in Germany? A political debate on this question began after…