Coup against Giovanni Perissinotto is reminiscent of a bygone era when shareholders discover the fate of their investment on the morning newspaper

Limitations on disclosure could make it hard for prospective buyer to complete due diligence on stake, effectively giving AAR a veto

European banks and insurers sell holdings to meet capital requirements, with Länsförsäkringar the latest group to seek buyers for its $1.5bn portfolio

The former trader will set foot in a Paris courtroom again two years after he was sentenced to three years behind bars and ordered to pay €4.9bn

Coup against Giovanni Perissinotto is reminiscent of a bygone era when shareholders discover the fate of their investment on the morning newspaper

Agency lowers the company's long-term credit rating and warns of a further cut depending on the financing of the deal with OHL in Brazil and Chile

Spain's Treasury plans to auction sovereign bonds this week, even though analysts say the country may soon need an international bailout

Strong companies look to take advantage of depressed stock markets and pounce on vulnerable targets, pushing deals to highest level since 2008

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

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

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

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