CHEMCHINA AND PIRELLI: WHO WANTS TO BE NEXT?

China National Chemical Corp, also known as ChemChina, agreed to buy Pirelli (PECI.MI), the world's fifth-largest tyre maker, in a € 7.1 billion ($7.7 billion) deal. This operation will put the 143-year-old Italian company in Chinese hands, and take it private again after 93 years of public listing. The offer is expected to be launched … Continue reading CHEMCHINA AND PIRELLI: WHO WANTS TO BE NEXT?

DIGITAL LUXURY SHOPPING: YOOX – NET-A-PORTER

On March 31 2015, Italian web-based clothier Yoox SpA agreed to purchase Net-a-Porter, the high-end fashion site controlled by Cie. Financière Richemont SA, in an all-stock deal representing an effort to strengthen their presence in the small-but-increasingly-competitive online market for luxury goods. Transaction drivers The new company will be called Yoox Net-a-Porter Group and it will be the world’s largest … Continue reading DIGITAL LUXURY SHOPPING: YOOX – NET-A-PORTER

AN EMERGING INTERNATIONAL BANK: SABADELL BUYS TSB FOR £1.7 BN

Spanish institution Banco Sabadell (SAB.MC) agrees to pay £1.7 bn for TSB (TSB.L), Britain's seventh biggest lender with 631 branches and 4.3% market share, in one of the biggest cross-border banking deals since the financial crisis. Formally announced on March 12, the deal was also welcomed by the UK Treasury as “a vote of confidence … Continue reading AN EMERGING INTERNATIONAL BANK: SABADELL BUYS TSB FOR £1.7 BN