LED developer is one of the brightest prospects in Ireland's buoyant technology sector

Changes aim to focus on China sales and improve integration of the group's truck divisions in push to become world's biggest carmaker by 2018

Central banks in emerging markets have been dumping euros – which lost nearly 7% against the US dollar in May – to shore up their own currencies

European parliament refuses to enter talks to finalise growth-friendly initiative because of objections to states backing softer companies' disclosure rules

The US state of Virginia is taking “very seriously” a plan that would privatise control of some of the country's most important port facilities

Abertis and Atlantia report 9% falls in traffic in the first half, and sharp falls in commercial traffic are expected in France, Spain and Italy

US food group Sara Lee is to spin off coffee company which is expected to have a market capitalisation of €4bn-€6bn and will begin trading on July 9

Bids are expected within two months to explore the Skifska and Foroska offshore fields as the country aims to reduce its reliance on Russian gas

Hanergy agrees deal with insolvent German solar-panel maker to acquire Solibro, giving it a key technological foothold in specialist thin-film market

While in many respects the corporate environment favours M&A, neither share prices nor economic outlook suggest a surge in deal-making just round the corner