Mar 28, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
MOSCOW/STOCKHOLM, March 28 (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman is ready to trump state bank VTB’s deal to buy Tele2’s Russian division and is considering an offer for the whole of the Nordic telecoms group. Fridman’s A1 says sale to...
Mar 25, 2013 | News, North America
NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) – CBS Corp is nearing an agreement to purchase about half of TV Guide Network, according to various media reports on Friday. The New York-based mass-media company is expected to pay about $100 million to buy out the TV Guide Network...
Mar 17, 2013 | News, Western Europe
STOCKHOLM, March 18 (Reuters) – Private equity firm Ratos and publisher Bonnier said on Monday they had agreed to merge their cinema chains Finnkino and SF Bio to create the largest player in the field in the Nordic region. To merge SF Bio, Finnkino cinema...
Mar 11, 2013 | France, News, Western Europe
PARIS, March 11 (Reuters) – Investment group Blackstone has increased its holdings of Gecina’s debt, French newspaper Les Echos reported, potentially paving the way to taking an equity stake in the French real estate group. Acquires 160 mln euros with...
Feb 25, 2013 | News, Western Europe
Feb 25 (Reuters) – ISS is in talks over a refinancing or an extension of its 32 billion Danish crown ($5.7 billion) debt banking sources said, adding the Danish outsourcing firm may list its shares this year. ISS has to address around 8 billion crowns debt,...
