Pitfalls in privatization in Greece – Sale is expected to bring 50 billion EUR

by ORF
50 Milliarden Euro soll Griechenland durch Privatisierungen von Staatsunternehmen bis 2015 einnehmen. Anteile an der staatlichen Telefongesellschaft OTE, der Postbank und Häfen in Thessaloniki und Piräus sollen „sofort“ verkauft werden, hieß es vonseiten der Regierung. […] Read more

Why successful M&A now depends on getting your ducks in a row as early as possible.

by CFO Magazine
By the time Cisco Systems announced its acquisition of Norwegian videoconferencing company Tandberg last April, company executives had spent the better part of a year traveling to, working in, and thinking very hard about the Oslo-based technology firm it was about to buy for $3 billion.[…] Read more

The appetite for acquisitions in Austria increases

by Wirtschaftsblatt
Nach den mageren Jahren im Markt für Fusionen und Übernahmen (M&A) belebt sich das Geschäft langsam wieder. Bereits im Vorjahr hat sich der Markt in Österreich stabilisiert, aber es war noch ein Übergangsjahr für ein deutlich aktiveres 2011. Dafür sprechen gut gefüllte Kriegskassen der Unternehmen und günstige Bewertungen. […] Read more

Madoff Pushes Medici To The Brink

by Forbes
Bank Medici upset Austria’s financial system last month when news emerged that it was one of many banks around the world that were exposed to Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme. Now it seems that in spite of the best efforts of its board and its majority shareholder, Sonja Kohn, the bank is on the brink of collapse. […] Read more

L’heure est à la recomposition dans le secteur aérien européen

by Reuters
Pour les compagnies aériennes européennes, l’heure est aux grandes manoeuvres et le monde du transport aérien s’est une nouvelle fois agité mercredi lorsqu’Air France-KLM a laissé passer la date limite pour le dépôt d’une offre sur Austrian Airlines, tandis que Lufthansa s’est retirée des discussions sur le rachat de TUIfly.[…] Read more

Porsche Files Lawsuit in Battle for Control of VW

Lawsuit Porsche against VW

By Chris Reiter May 27 (Bloomberg) — Porsche SE, Volkswagen AG’s largest shareholder, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a vote by VW investors that upheld the German state of Lower Saxony’s ability to block decisions. The Porsche lawsuit is the latest move in a wrangle for control of Europe’s largest carmaker. At Volkswagen’s annual … Read more

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