With no strapping U.S. Marine in sight to protect him from the rain, President Obama looked skyward to check for dro…

The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: _0&qu…

Commerzbank is in intensive talks to divest the bulk of its 5.7 billion euros ($7.4 billion) in British property loan…

The banks arranging the 3.3 billion euro loan backing the German investor Joh A Benckiser's (JAB) 7.5 billion eur…

The collapse of the bid by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take Betfair private highlights how it has bec…

Lenders to French plumbing group Frans Bonhomme are bracing for losses in an expected restructuring of its debt as th…

State-rescued German bank Hypo Real Estate is preparing to sell its public finance specialist Depfa, with Citi appoi…

Brazilian securities regulator CVM is considering changes to the rules governing investment funds in hopes of boostin…

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday: ** Private equity fir…

H.I.G. - * H.I.G. completes first investment in Nordics: Freedom Finance * Hig - terms of the transaction were not …

Alliance Boots, owner of Europe's biggest pharmacy chain, posted a 6.1 percent rise in year trading profit and sa…

General Lighting Co, a Saudi Arabian company part-owned by Carlyle Group, plans to sell its shares on the Saudi stock…

Pamplona: * Coinmach Service Corp and Air-Serv acquired by Pamplona Capital Management _0"> for $1.4 billi…

Pamplona Capital Management said it acquired two U.S.-based companies -- Coinmach Service Corp, a provider of laundr…

Private equity firm AnaCap said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell British consumer debt collector Cabot Credit Manag…

Lawyers for Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone reiterated on Wednesday he had not bribed a German banker d…

Private equity funds have struggled to offload investments made before the financial crisis and are taking longer to …

Actavis Inc received and rejected a takeover offer from Mylan Inc last week that valued the generic drugmaker at more…

New bosses at two of the world's largest mining companies, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto , wooed investors on Tuesda…

Itaú Unibanco Holding SA will take over Citigroup Inc's Brazilian consumer finance units for 2.77 billion reais …

The following corporate finance -related stories were reported by media on Wednesday: _0"> * Actavis Inc r…

German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has written down the book value of its Steel Americas business, which it has been try…

Liberty Global Inc : * Robert Dunn named chief financial officer ("CFO") of virgin media upon the closing …

German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp took another writedown on the value its Steel Americas business, driving it to an une…

H.I.G. - * H.I.G. completes first investment in Nordics: Freedom Finance * Hig - terms of the transaction were not …

Time Warner Inc. has sought European Commission approval to exercise voting rights in proportion to its 49.9 percent …

Warner Music won EU regulatory approval on Wednesday to buy the Parlophone Label Group from Vivendi's Universal M…

EU antitrust regulators will investigate whether a 25.2 million euros ($32.71 million) grant given by Spanish authori…

General Motors' loss-making European brand Opel will move production of the multi-purpose vehicle Zafira to Rues…

Chemical maker Ashland Inc raised its quarterly dividend by more than 50 percent and nearly doubled its share buyback…

General Lighting Co, a Saudi Arabian company part-owned by Carlyle Group, plans to sell its shares on the Saudi stock…

MegaFon has overtaken its main competitor in Russia's cut-throat mobile phone market, posting bumper earnings o…

Pamplona: * Coinmach Service Corp and Air-Serv acquired by Pamplona Capital Management _0"> for $1.4 billi…

Kaynye 'New Slaves': In true Kanye West form, the rapper debuts his new song in the most over-the-top way. On …