$4.3b for maple leaf Multiplex
CANADIAN private equity player Brookfield Asset Management today launched a $4.3 billion cash bid for... [read more]
$4.2b for maple leaf Multiplex
CANADIAN private equity player Brookfield Asset Management is today expected to launch a $4.2 billion... [read more]
Banks
Manufacturers call on Bank to halt rate rises
The Bank of England should resist the temptation to raise interest rates again this week because inflation... [read more]
ShoreBank thrives despite early predictions
Opening a bank aimed at improving the quality of life in poor urban areas was supposed to be a grand... [read more]
Energy
UK oil output shortfall raises fears of dependence on Russia
The energy industry warned today that government targets of keeping Britain's oil and gas production... [read more]
BP in oilseed tree project
Company sets up a venture with biodiesel firm to increase planting of jatropha, a tree that produces... [read more]