Euro Financial Review

SoftBank-backed Norwegian warehouse robotics group AutoStore announced it will seek to raise $315 million via an initial public offering (IPO) on the Oslo Bourse next…

Bank of Ireland’s chief executive Francesca McDonagh has blamed government restrictions on bankers’ pay and bonuses in Ireland for the announcement that chief financial officer Myles…

Swedish electric car maker Polestar announced it will go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by billionaire Alec Gores and…

Shares of Universal Music Group (UMG) soared as much as 36% on their first day of trading on Euronext Amsterdam in the biggest European listing…

Nine industry associations representing a broad group of financial market participants have written to European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness requesting an extension of the EC equivalence…

Global debt soared $4.8 trillion to a new record of $296 trillion in the second quarter of 2021, according to the The Institute of International…

Shares of Valneva SE fell about 40% on Monday after the French drugmaker said the UK government had ended a Covid-19 vaccine supply deal worth…

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced it will slow the pace of its emergency pandemic bond-buying program in the final quarter of 2021 —…

The European Commission announced it would start to sell up to €250 billion in green bonds this October as part of its plans to finance…

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Facebook’s WhatsApp a record €225 million after the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) instructed Dublin to raise the penalty…

The European Commission said on Tuesday that the EU has reached a “crucial milestone” with 70% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. In total,…

Alphabet’s online search giant Google said on Tuesday it would invest €1 billion in Germany through 2030 to expand its datacenter operations and secure renewable…

German media giant Axel Springer announced it signed an agreement to acquire Politico, including the remaining 50% share of its current joint venture Politico Europe,…

Goldman Sachs said on Thursday it will buy Dutch insurer NN Group’s asset management business NN Investment Partners (NNIP) for around €1.6 billion in cash. The…

Global debt rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the Government of Ireland’s long-term issuer rating of A2 and changed the outlook to positive from…

Munich-based Zooplus, one of Europe’s largest online pet supplies retailers, announced it received a €3 billion cash takeover offer from US private equity firm Hellman…

Germany’s Adidas has agreed to sell Boston-based Reebok to Authentic Brands Group (ABG) for up to €2.1 billion, with the majority paid in cash at…

German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer AG announced it acquired US-based biopharmaceuticals company Vividion Therapeutics for up to $2 billion. “Vividion’s platform is able to produce…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced its board of governors approved a $650 billion allocation of IMF Special Drawing Rights to boost global liquidity. IMF…

The European Commission announced it has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Kustomer by Facebook under the EU Merger Regulation. The…

Amazon.com Inc has been hit with a record €746 million European Union fine amid allegations that the company’s processing of personal data did not comply with the…