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French media giant Vivendi is reportedly to focus on buying video games and advertising companies to address investor concerns about its strategy.
German drugmaker Stada agrees takeover
A lengthy takeover process ends with German generic drugmaker Stada agreeing to be bought by investment groups Bain Capital and Cinven.
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Tesla has not sold many cars and makes a fraction of the revenue of Ford, but it has just overtaken the 100-year-old automobile pioneer in terms of market capitalisation.
Intel drives ahead with Mobileye purchase
US microchip maker Intel is buying Israeli driverless technology firm Mobileye which could give it a dominant role in the autonomous-driving sector.
Kraft drops Unilever bid
US food giant Kraft has dropped its plan to buy the UK-based Unilever.
British American Tobacco to merge with Reynolds
British American Tobacco takeover of US firm Reynolds will create the world's biggest listed tobacco company, overtaking Philip Morris International.
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Frankfurt's Hahn airport gets Asian connection
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Inter Milan bought by China's Suning
Chinese electronics retailer Suning Commerce Group is taking a controlling interest in Italian football club Inter Milan.
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