Irish biotech business plans to quote experimental medicines arm by end of the year could make it more attractive to potential buyers

British subsidiary that supplies communications and surveillance equipment now subject of a criminal probe by the UK's SFO

German utility warns it will look at closing plants as profits from power generation suffer, but earnings are boosted by cheaper Gazprom gas deal

Oil group remains exposed to Gulf of Mexico liabilities, while TNK-BP stake sale is a reminder of how badly its Arctic ambitions have come unstuck

Converting aspirations into hard, profitable sales is the challenge, particularly at a time when global economic uncertainty is putting budgets under strain

Iraq has told oil company it must sell minority stake in Halfaya oilfield unless it cancels acquisition of stakes in Kurdish-controlled licences

Europe's steelmakers, like their iron ore suppliers, have been hit hard by the crisis. ThyssenKrupp is fighting back.

Chief executive says deal marks a career-defining opportunity to push ahead in a market where scale is becoming the name of the game

Completion of deal makes the Thai group F&N's biggest shareholder, adding to pressure on Heineken in bid battle for APB

Electrical retailer, formerly called Kesa, to work with activist investor on strategy, with its chairman leaving early to appease fund