UPDATE 2-Ahold sells Spanish assets in 685 mln euro deal
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Dutch retailer Ahold (AHLN.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) has sold its network of almost 600 Spanish retail stores to private equity group Permira in a deal valued
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MADRID, Spain Spain&#39;s second-largest bank says it has agreed to buy Texas-based Laredo National Bancshares for 850 (m) million dollars in cash.
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Retailer Ahold reached an 8 million euros (&#36;9.85 million) settlement with Dutch public prosecutors over charges of publishing false accounts.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Alcan Inc. said Thursday it has reached an agreement to sell its ferroalloy division to a Spanish company in a deal expected to be worth more than 100 million euros or about $165 million Cdn.
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British group Scottish Power accepted a takeover bid worth 11.6 billion pounds (17.15 billion euros, 22.55 billion dollars) from Spain's second-biggest power company Iberdrola, a move that is set to create Europe's third biggest utility group.
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The London Stock Exchange confirmed Saturday it was buying the Borsa Italiana for 1.6 billion euros (2.15 billion dollars) in shares, according to a joint statement.
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Supermarkets and food service group Ahold reported a third-quarter operating loss on Wednesday after making various exceptional charges on the value of some assets as it continues to battle price wars.
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Global grocery retailer Ahold NV has agreed to a settlement of civil fraud charges over an alleged $1 billion overstatement of earnings in a deal with U.S. regulators that does not fine the company.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Global food retailer Royal Ahold NV is selling grocery chains BI-LO and Bruno&#39;s to Dallas-based Lone Star Funds.
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British group Scottish Power has accepted a takeover bid worth 11.6 billion pounds (17.15 billion euros, 22.55 billion dollars) from Spain's second-biggest power company Iberdrola, a move that is set to create Europe's third biggest utility group.
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Italy will raise as much as 7.6 billion euros ($9.6 billion) selling shares of Enel SpA, Italy&#39;s biggest power company, making the offer the world&#39;s biggest stock sale this year.
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Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe&#39;s largest maker of televisions, raised 550 million euros ($729 million) by selling more than half of its stake in Atos Origin SA, France&#39;s No.
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted its largest sale to date in company history last week in Moerdijk, (Rotterdam), the Netherlands, earning over $68 million in gross auction sales.
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Ahold has agreed to sell its Bruno's  and BI-LO shop units in the United States to Lone Star Funds  for $660 million, the Dutch retailer said on Thursday.
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Dutch food group Ahold's  former U.S. unit chief has agreed to pay $8 million to Ahold in a settlement related to the food group's $1.43 billion accounting scandal in 2003, Ahold said on Tuesday.
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La quota acquistata dai francesi vale 68 mln di sterline
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Bids are being lined up for the US Foodservice division of Dutch retailer Ahold, with a decision on the sale expected later this month.