Many currency investors are negative on the pound, arguing that Britain's sluggish economy and loose monetary policy make it unattractive

UK group is to take near-full control of the French electricals website by paying €10m in cash to founding brothers and waiving €5m owed to it

An IPO is possible for the uranium enrichment group that is owned by the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, but any sale will be highly sensitive

German steel and engineering conglomerate made a third-quarter net profit of €238m but warned of the need to find a buyer for its lossmaking Americas unit

Russia's energy industry has been through two great rounds of changes since the collapse of communism. Now it is entering its third

Behind the headline figures from companies such as Richemont and LVMH, the picture is less rosy. Consumer demand in China is not what it was

Carlyle Group is to acquire Los Angeles-based asset manager TCW from French bank Société Générale for an undisclosed sum

Battle for the attractive asset of Tiger beer brewer APB has drawn a rival bid that is unlikely to leave the Dutch group's balance sheet unscarred

Regional airline forecasts lower than expected revenue growth due to the slump in European business travel, which accounts for 40% of the group's flights

Irish lender says its first half was the victim of an increase in bad loan charges as it reports that underlying losses have climbed 26% year on year