French consortium could bid for Sacyr stake in Eiffage: report
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A French consortium grouping the Credit Agricole bank and insurance groups Axa and Groupama could acquire the 33.2-percent stake held by the Spanish construction company Saycr in the French group Eiffage, a website reported Monday.
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Video-game software giant Electronic Arts (ERTS:Nasdaq - news - research) plans to take a 19.9% stake in French rival Ubisoft. The investment will come through a block purchase of Ubisoft shares from Talpa Beheer BV.
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A European consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland bid almost 100 billion dollars for Dutch banking group ABN Amro on Tuesday, casting doubt over ABN&#39;s agreed tie-up with British rival Barclays.
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Shares in French video games publisher Ubisoft Entertainment SA surged Wednesday on a report that it discussed a 'white knight' deal with Vivendi Universal SA to fight a possible takeover bid from U.S. rival Electronic Arts Inc.
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Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the owner of the Dubai stock exchange, is mulling a rival bid to Nasdaq's  agreed $3.7 billion takeover of Nordic markets owner OMX , the Sunday Times reported.
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BNP Paribas confirmed on Thursday that it was studying a possible bid for Societe Generale, as its fellow French bank reeled from rogue trading losses and France warned off would-be foreign bidders.
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Credit Agricole, France&#039;s biggest bank, could reportedly buy British bank Alliance and Leicester within weeks.
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French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France will announce Monday a decision on whether to merge into what would be one of Europe&#39;s biggest power companies, the French presidency said Saturday.
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A takeover bid which would create the world's biggest gold company, with assets of $10bn, is reportedly being considered in South Africa.
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The French government is considering a linkup of European Aeronautic Defence &amp; Space Co. with Thales SA to create an aerospace giant, the financial daily Les Echos reported Friday.
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The trader accused of costing French bank Societe Generale $7.2 billion (3.7 billion pound) may yet carve out a new career for himself, judging by Thursday's bidding war for interviews with Nick Leeson, who brought down Barings.
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Private equity suitors are close to arranging a deal to buy casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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The report claims that a consortium associated with Brand Synergy (which has close links with Nigel Mansell) has lodged interest with HSBC which is handling the sale of the F1 team and engine manufacturer Cosworth.
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Reported plans for a tie-up linking the European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Company (EADS) and French electronics group Thales, currently a point of contention between France and Germany, would enable the ...
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A European banking consortium, led by the Royal Bank of Scotland, said on Friday that it would reveal next Tuesday whether it would launch a formal takeover bid for Dutch giant ABN Amro.
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Carlyle Group , a U.S. private equity firm, is considering a stock market listing similar to last week's initial public offering by rival Blackstone , Dow Jones Newswires reported on Wednesday.
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The long-delayed merger of French energy groups Suez and state-owned Gaz de France could be announced next week, creating one of Europe&#39;s biggest power companies after 18 months of delays, a source told AFP on Friday.