France’s Danone appoints new board members, boosts COVID crisis oversight

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Cecile Cabanis, Chief Financial Officer of French food group Danone, arrives to attend a news conference to present the company’s 2015 annual results in Paris, France, February…

Activist investor Acacia buys stake in UK-listed Sensyne Health

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – New York-based Acacia Research Corporation said on Tuesday it had acquired an 11.8% stake in UK-listed artificial intelligence healthcare company Sensyne Health SENSS.L. Acacia which earlier…

EU auditors warn over 5 billion euro emergency Brexit spending

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: 20 Euro banknotes are displayed is this picture illustration taken November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union lacks tight oversight of 5…

REFILE-FACTBOX-How state-backed lender CDP stepped up role in Italy Inc

[ad_1] (Adds extra context on role at Telecom Italia) Nov 2 (Reuters) – What do a bid for Italy’s biggest highway operator involving Macquarie and Blackstone and a hedge fund’s…

Italy not ruling out stake in new automaker Stellantis – report

[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Italy could take a stake in newly-created automaker Stellantis but any such investment would be made in a consensual way, Italy’s deputy Economy Minister Antonio Misiani…

Investment funds turn up heat on Danone to name new CEO

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. investor Artisan Partners on Friday joined activist firm BlueBell Capital Partners in urging French food group Danone <DANO.PA to find a new CEO to improve…

Sustainability-linked bond market to swell up to $150 billion: JPMorgan ESG DCM head

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The market for bonds that are linked to companies meeting certain environmental goals could grow 20-fold this year to between $120 billion and $150 billion, a…

Top FCA, PSA investors tighten grip as merger approaches

[ad_1] MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Top shareholders in merging carmakers Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Peugeot maker PSA have moved to tighten their grip on the combined business and head off any…

Chinese President Xi pledges to import more as pandemic shakes global economy

[ad_1] By Brenda Goh, Winni Zhou SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will import over $22 trillion worth of goods over the next decade, and the country is accelerating its opening up…

Richemont shareholders back share warrant plan

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Festive lights decorate the Cartier store on New Bond Street as shoppers do Christmas shopping in central London, Britain, December 16, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls ZURICH (Reuters) –…