Purchases by the Latin American provider raise the pressure on KPN which is resisting the buy-in effort by America Movil and its owner Carlos Slim

Insurer's board must ignore the distracting corporate cacophony in what is a rare example of a competitive Italian takeover

Buyout groups buy software provider for the oil and gas industry, in a further indication of private equity's interest in energy-related assets

Figures up 22 per cent year on year in May, with market expected to strengthen further, driven by continuing urbanisation and a growing middle class

Sara Lee Sara Lee spin-off will test the appetite of investors for the unit, which is attempting to go upmarket

Spanish telecoms group sells a 4.6% holding in China's second largest mobile operator to improve ‘financial flexibility'

Appointment extends the influence of Nomura executives into the agency brokerage as the parent company prepares to close Instinet's Japanese unit

Dutch telecoms company is still looking to spin off its E-Plus business in response to the unwanted buy-in by the Latin American mobile group

The company turns its focus to Europe as pressure builds on businesses and governments on the continent to sell assets in an effort to pay down debt

Slow build-up to Spain's banking crisis means numerous analyses are on offer – but the real steps needed are still to be taken

Triton Partners attempts to oust existing owner Lion Capital with a £230m offer, leading Lion to increase its proposed capital injection to £150m plus £70m in bridge financing

Another example of the cherry-picking of prize assets of distressed European banks by buyers with balance sheets unscathed by the crisis