GDF, Suez propose anti-trust defence for their planned merger
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French energy groups Gaz de France and Suez said they have proposed five measures including asset transfers in reply to the EU Commission about anti-trust concerns raised by their controversial tie-up.
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Norwegian energy giants Statoil and Norsk Hydro unveil plans to merge their offshore oil and natural gas operations.
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General Motors Corp.&#039;s   management plans to air arguments against a proposed three-way  alliance with Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T) and Renault SA   at a meeting with its board on Friday, The Wall  Street Journal reported.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Belgian counterpart sought Thursday to hammer out their differences over a new EU treaty, in the run-up to a crunch summit next month.
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Coca Cola is to allow rivals' drinks in its branded coolers as part of a deal with EU anti-trust watchdogs.
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Gdf-Suez, dopo Ue pronti per asset interessanti
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The plan to create a giant French energy group with Suez and GDF was stuck in embarrassment and uncertainty after two days of setbacks made a merger this year unlikely.
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French utility group Suez, partner in a controversial merger plan with state-run Gaz de France, posted record annual net profits of 3.6 billion euros (4.7 billion dollars) Thursday and announced plans for massive investments in the coming years.
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German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse is offering to manage its derivatives business Eurex from London as a sweetener to convince the London Stock Exchange of the advantages of a merger, according to a report in the Financial Times (FT).
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The European Commission said today it would begin legal action against the German government in a bid to dismantle the 'golden share' arrangement that gives the state of Lower Saxony a controlling stake in ...
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Utility giant Suez SA and state-owned Gaz de France agreed to new terms for a long-stalled merger that would create a global energy giant minority-owned by the French state, an official said.
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The French state-owned company Gaz de France announced that it would merge with the utility Suez to create one of the worldâs largest energy groups.
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PARIS, Sep 15 (IPS) - Following nearly two years of squabbling, this  month Franceâs national gas utility, Gaz de France, finally  agreed to team up with the Franco-Belgian utility Suez, to create  an energy behemoth with some 72 billion euros in revenue.
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The head of private French energy group Suez has written to President Nicolas Sarkozy in an attempt to unblock its stalled merger with state-controlled Gaz de France, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
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EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson suggested on Monday that so-called &quot;golden shares&quot; could be used to protect strategically important European companies against foreign takeovers.
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French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France announced their merger Monday, creating the world&#39;s fourth biggest energy company by market capitalisation.
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Media giant News Corp is planning a defence to block anyone from challenging the Murdoch family's control of the firm.