Blackstone eyes $1bn Shell gas stake deal

Blackstone eyes $1bn Shell gas stake deal

Private equity group is set to acquire Shell's stake in the Haynesville Shale formation as the energy company retreats from souring US investments

JSW close to buying Lucchini steel assets

JSW close to buying Lucchini steel assets

Indian steelmaker JSW Steel is close to buying the bankrupt Italian producer, in a sign of renewed interest in Europe's recovering steel market

Brevan Howard battles co-founder's plans

Brevan Howard battles co-founder's plans

Christopher Rokos, a founding partner of the publicity-shy hedge fund, seeks to overturn a five-year, non-compete clause before launching his own hedge fund

Wheat more at risk from tanks than tractors

Wheat more at risk from tanks than tractors

Russia and Ukraine may be responsible for almost 20% of global wheat exports in 2014, so the grain price has been beholden more to tanks than tractors

Liberty Global has hunger for more deals

Liberty Global has hunger for more deals

John Malone's cable group has already agreed $40bn in acquisitions since last February, but the company's balance sheet can still support more

Rocket Internet's success comes with detractors

Rocket Internet's success comes with detractors

The start-up accelerator has had to fight back against a perception that it is a ‘clone factory' that copies and skilfully exploits other people's innovations

Blackstone buys Alliance Automotive

Blackstone buys Alliance Automotive

The private equity group buys the French and UK focused automotive parts distributor amid signs of an upturn in the European car market

Bulgaria's president attacks oligarchs

Bulgaria's president attacks oligarchs

Bulgaria's president has criticised oligarchs and politicians for misappropriating public funds and vowed to clean up the procurement process
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