Chipmaker Broadcom in talks to buy VMware for up to €47bn
Takeover by chip industry’s arch-consolidator would mean a windfall for Michael Dell
GSK beats forecasts on back of Covid and shingles treatments
British drugmaker confirms guidance for year in which it will spin-off its consumer goods division
GlaxoSmithKline workers in UK vote to strike over pay rise
Strike backed by 86% of those balloted on below inflation pay offer would be first for top drugmaker
Life at top gets tougher for chief executives
Shifting metrics for corporate performance put CEOs on less certain ground
Bread-maker Aryzta’s rebel shareholder whipped it out of the oven too soon
Joe Brennan: Another pressing issue is €950 million of outstanding subordinated debt
GSK moves to make up ground in vaccine race
Company is talking to governments about creating vaccine manufacturing facilities
European shares hit record high after commodities rally
S&P 500 and Dow Jones also reach new heights on Wall Street after upbeat data
Shot in the arm for stocks as Boris Johnson sets out Covid exit plan
Iseq in positive territory, with British prime minister’s plan lifting Dalata and Ryanair
Hedge fund Elliott pulls out of Hong Kong
Activist fund becomes one of the first financial institutions to withdraw from the territory
Aryzta to sell Americas units as €734m takeover bid rejected
Boardroom coup at Swiss-Irish group completed this week
Aryzta activists complete boardroom reshuffle at annual meeting
Swiss-Irish food group held its agm behind closed doors in Switzerland
Elliott makes firm offer for Aryzta and has financing - report
US hedge fund steps up pressure on Aryzta board to accept €734m offer for company
Second large Aryzta shareholder voices opposition to proposed takeover
Lodbrook Capital says €735m Elliott offer ‘grossly undervalues’ group
Aryzta’s largest shareholder urges board not to assist Elliott in bid
Cobas says US hedge fund’s bid for group significantly undervalues
Aryzta chief executive Kevin Toland steps down
Shareholders have been agitating for an overhaul of Swiss-Irish baked goods firm
Embattled Aryzta hires advisers to help it offload unwanted assets
Baked goods group’s troubled North American unit likely to be high on list for disposal
Aryzta to pursue asset sales as takeover talks fail
Company says discussions with Elliott Advisors have concluded without binding offer
Aryzta board divided as Elliott takeover talks drag
Baking company has been approached by almost 20 parties interested in business
European shares sink on lockdown concerns as virus cases surge
Run of negative news drags European bourses into red
Aryzta’s new chairman has five weeks to come up with a plan
Centre of power of beseiged Swiss-Irish bread-maker shifted from Dublin to Zurich
Bidders eye parts of Aryzta as ‘all strategic options’ on table after €1.1bn loss
CEO Kevin Toland’s pay package falls more than 50% to €2 million
Aryzta sale to Elliott looks dead in the water
Newly-installed chairman opposes selling group at this point
Slide in bank shares puts an end to market winning streak
UK financial institutions struggle after Bank of England’s negative rates talk
Has Aryzta’s new chairman got the appetite for the job ahead?
Shareholders’ choice of Urs Jordi leaves the food giant’s sale to Elliott up in the air
European equities rise led by Spanish stocks
Markets report: Mixed fortunes for airlines, while US tech giants fall again
Aryzta’s choice for chairman withdraws his candidacy
Andreas Schmid’s appointment was set to be challenged by dissident shareholders at egm
Markets gain as investors weigh economic threats from Brexit
Iseq all-share index closed 0.42% higher on the day
European shares fall as ECB leaves policy unchanged
Markets report: Most European sectors end in negative territory
Aryzta in advanced takeover talks with activist hedge fund
‘No certainty’ that discussions will result in offer for embattled baked goods group
Twitter skirmishes heading for boardroom as hedge fund circles
Trump backer triggers queasy reaction as his vehicle warms up for social media showdown
Private equity arm Evergreen to buy LogMeIn in $4.3bn deal
Deal expected to close in mid-2020 when LogMeIn becomes a privately held company
Viagogo wants ‘clarity’ on Irish touting law before expanding Limerick HQ
Concert ticket reseller has agreed a $4 billion buyout of US rival StubHub from eBay
Mixed bag for global equity markets as traders await economic stimulus
German Dax rises to six-week high as Iseq falls by almost a third of 1% on thin trading volumes
Barnes & Noble to be bought by owners of Waterstones
US listed book retailer will be taken private by hedge fund Elliott for €420m
Juventus to test ‘Ronaldo effect’ in international bond market
Italian football club seeks to raise €150m after paying €100m for Portuguese striker
CRH shares jump as Europe’s largest activist investor reveals stake
Cevian reveals stake as AllianceBernstein analysts say materials giant has ‘lost its way’
Reviled Anglo bondholders snatch up to 566% return by sitting tight
Little chance of State recouping even a small part of the €34.7bn it pumped into banks
Activist shareholder targets owner of Jameson, seeks restructuring
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management wants Pernod Ricard to save €500m a year
Dell tracking stock deal paves way for return to stock market
Firm wins support from investors after making changes to original $21bn offer in July
Hedge fund Elliott says Hyundai has too much capital
Activist investor is seeking return of excess capital to shareholders
Carl Icahn boosts stake in Dell IPO standoff
Activist investor looks to block a proposed plan by the computer maker to return to the public market without an IPO
Claire’s considers raft of UK shop closures as high street declines
Accessories business could join a growing number of big names to scale back on stores
It was ‘year zero’ for Italian football – and then came Ronaldo
Serie A has not witnessed a transfer coup of Ronaldo’s magnitude since the arrival of the Brazilian Ronaldo at Inter in 2002
Dell gives investors a look at its post-private future
Dell is trying to convince investors to back a deal that would take the company public
Hammerson poised to announce asset sales this week
UK shopping centre landlord part owns the Dundrum Towncentre and has other Irish assets
Waterstones heads into its critical next chapter
Cantillon: Bookseller plots expansion under new owners – and in Amazon’s shadow
European shares dip ahead of new US sanctions on Russia
Trading remains cautious as tensions between western powers and Russia persist
BHP to quit US shale business as annual profit surges
Miner’s decision to exit underperforming business likely to please shareholders
Billionaire Paul Singer warns of a growing and menacing threat: passive investing
Passive investing, whereby fund managers simply track indices, ‘ is unsustainable and brittle’ Singer says
US stocks on track to bounce back from losing streak
S&P 500 companies’ profits estimated to have risen 10.4% in first quarter of 2017
Akzo Nobel to sell or spin off chemicals division
Payout to investors for this year will include a €1 bn special dividend
European shares rise on positive earnings
In Dublin, Bank of Ireland remained weak in line with other financials
Samsung considers structural split as investor pressure builds
South Korean tech giant said it will increase dividends as it contemplates restructuring
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