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

While eurozone officials moved quickly and with financial clout, it remains uncertain whether the speed and totals will be enough for Spain

Buyout fund €1.82bn deal for German bandages maker which will result in vendor Montagu tripling its original 2005 stake of €1bn, including dividends

Competition watchdog to serve formal complaint against planned $1.9bn record labels purchase after rejecting music group's draft concessions

Analysts have cautioned that the underlying weakness of the Spanish economy will be a drag even on banks deemed the strongest by the IMF

Dutch navigation group's shares rise 12% after it announces deal to replace Google as the provider of maps for the iOS operating system

Move comes as premiums from traditional life assurance products fell an average 10% in 2011 while premiums from unit-linked life insurance rose 3%

A French court has approved the €65m bid for the three ferries belonging to the operator that collapsed into administration last November

Cash-strapped country's predicament said to be exceptionally urgent because of bank capitalisation rules due to come into effect on June 30

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Russian group mired in shareholder squabbling and the outcome holds risks for both AAR investors and the UK oil major

Group says regulators need a common international framework to manage future banking problems, but the rules should be built around banks' needs