Nov 18, 2013 | China, East Asia, France, News, Western Europe
LONDON/SHANGHAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) – French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is preparing for a possible sale of its Faurecia components division to accompany a tie-up with China’s Dongfeng Motor Group, several sources with knowledge of the situation said. The...
Nov 18, 2013 | Africa, France, News, Western Europe
NAIROBI, Nov 18 (Reuters) – DEG, a subsidiary of German development bank KfW, has bought an unspecified amount of shares worth $10 million in Chase Bank, one of Kenya’s fastest-growing lenders, the Kenyan bank said. Kenyan banks have caught the eye of...
Oct 30, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
NEW YORK/PARIS, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Shares in French online advertising firm Criteo rose more than 30 percent in its stock market debut on Nasdaq on Wednesday, showing investor appetite for technology start-ups and delivering a payday to its venture capital...
Oct 20, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
FRANKFURT | Oct 21 (Reuters) – German books to cosmetics retailer Douglas said on Monday it is in exclusive talks to buy French perfumery chain Nocibe, in a deal that would leapfrog it to the number two spot in France. The transaction is part of plans by Douglas...
Aug 31, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
Reuters Aug 29 The private equity owners of French cable company Numericable and French telecoms group Completel are seeking to merge the two businesses ahead of a possible listing of the combined operation later this year, banking sources said. Numericable was...
Aug 20, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, France, News, Russia, Western Europe
The Moscow Times The government has changed tack in its efforts to save the Russian civil aviation industry. Plans to tap the expertise of multinational European defense and aerospace heavy-hitter EADS have been abandoned as state-owned Vneshekonombank sells its $2.3...
