Euro Financial Review

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…

Stellantis, the Netherlands based carmaker formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Peugeot maker PSA, announced it has signed a new syndicated revolving credit…

Bank of Ireland said on Thursday it has agreed to buy most of stockbrokers J&E Davy for an enterprise value of €440 million. The deal comes…

French luxury group LVMH said on Tuesday it agreed to buy a 60% stake in Off-White LLC, the trademark owner of designer Virgil Abloh’s Off-White…

Italian luxury house Ermenegildo Zegna Group and Investindustrial Acquisition Corp. (IIAC), a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), announced an agreement that is expected to make…

The European Commission said on Tuesday it sold a further €10 billion of bonds to support Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis in a third…

France’s competition regulator the Autorité de la concurrence has fined Google €500 million for failing to negotiate in good faith with French publishers in a dispute…

Ryanair has announced a recruitment drive for 2,000 new pilots to crew aircraft deliveries over the next three years as it recovers and rebuilds from the…

The European Commission has fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of €875 million for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning technology…

Siemens Mobility said it has been awarded $3.4 billion of contracts in the United States to design, manufacture and technically support 73 multi-powered trains for…

Volkswagen’s luxury sportscar unit Porsche AG and Croatian electric supercar maker Rimac Automobili have agreed to set up a joint venture that incorporates Bugatti. The new hypercar…

Three major European truck manufacturers — Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and the Traton Group — have signed a non-binding €500 million agreement to install and operate…

The European Union on Thursday launched it free Digital Covid Certificate system designed to help EU citizens travel more freely across the 27-nation bloc and…