The UK group is to pay at least £146m for Toctino, an oral medication developed by Basilea, as it seeks to diversify its dermatology division

Ettore Gotti Tedeschi is depicted as an ‘erratic' manager, pathologically disturbed, or the victim of an internal power struggle

The company plans to make direct loans to European commercial property developers, taking advantage of a slowdown in lending by European banks

Purchases by the Latin American provider raise the pressure on KPN which is resisting the buy-in effort by America Movil and its owner Carlos Slim

Prices for waterfront homes in Hamburg, the Bavarian Alps and other beach resorts have risen up to 60 per cent in the past three years

Insurer's board must ignore the distracting corporate cacophony in what is a rare example of a competitive Italian takeover

The French spirits group is to pay a special dividend after robust sales of its premium cognac in the region increased full-year net profits by 57%

Buyout groups buy software provider for the oil and gas industry, in a further indication of private equity's interest in energy-related assets

The German group is the latest carmaker to expand in the UK and will make the high-tech engine for its i8 hybrid car at its plant near Birmingham

Figures up 22 per cent year on year in May, with market expected to strengthen further, driven by continuing urbanisation and a growing middle class