Jun 28, 2013 | Africa, News, North America, South Africa, Western Europe
Financial Times 27 June 2013 Aspen Pharmacare has agreed to buy a manufacturing plant from Merck of the US as part of a $1bn deal, as the South African group builds up its global presence. Aspen said the transaction would involve it taking over a plant in the...
Jun 28, 2013 | China, East Asia, News, Western Europe
The Wall Street Journal 25 June 2013 Telefónica SA agreed to sell its Irish business to a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. for up to €850 million ($1.1 billion) as the Spanish company continued shedding assets. For the Hong Kong conglomerate, the...
Jun 27, 2013 | France, News, North America, Western Europe
Reuters 27 June 2013 Precision Castparts Corp said it would buy France’s Permaswage SAS for $600 million to expand its product range of airplane components, a deal that comes just months after a major acquisition of a titanium alloy maker. The deal, which is...
Jun 26, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) – Russian niche coal miner Siberian Anthracite plans to list its shares in London and could raise up to $200 million, two market sources said, but it may struggle to attract investors at a challenging time for coal producers. * Plans to...
Jun 26, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
(Reuters) – Russian IT firm IBS Group’s software development unit Luxoft Holding has received good reaction from investors on the roadshow for its upcoming New York Stock Exchange offering, the CEO of IBS said on Saturday. Switzerland-based Luxoft filed...
Jun 26, 2013 | France, News, North America, Western Europe
Bloomberg 24 June 2013 Lafarge SA (LG), the world’s biggest cement maker, agreed to sell its North American Gypsum business with an enterprise value of $700 million to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. The business, which manufactures gypsum wallboards and joint...
