March 2017


Volkswagen agrees to pay another $157m

Volkswagen said on Thursday it reached an agreement with the attorneys general of 10 US states to pay $157.45 million to resolve environmental claims related to its…


EU blocks Deutsche Börse-London merger

The European Commission said it has prohibited the proposed merger of Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group after concluding the merger would have created “a…


AkzoNobel to outline new strategy on April 19

Dutch paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel, which rejected a proposal from Pittsburgh-based rival PPG Industries to buy it for about $24.2 billion, said on Tuesday it would hold an update…




EU approves $130bn Dow-DuPont merger

The European Commission approved the proposed $130 billion merger of US-based chemical companies Dow and DuPont “conditional in particular on the divestiture of major parts of…


AkzoNobel rejects $24.2bn bid from PPG

Dutch paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel said it rejected “a second unsolicited, non-binding and conditional proposal” from Pittsburgh-based rival PPG Industries to buy AkzoNobel for about $24.2 billion. “The…