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...Big airlines and the Irish prime minister have warned that maintaining the cap could hit an economy where multinationals such as Microsoft, Apple, Google and Pfizer pay billions of euros in corporation tax...
...When the French industrial company Air Liquide put its Schülke unit up for sale in the autumn, it was a fairly standard M&A story — a corporation selling off a unit in order to focus on its core business...
...These record an increase in Stobart’s stake in niche airline Aer Arann to 45 per cent. According to Stobart, the shares were sold by Invesco, which owns a 36 per cent stake in Stobart itself. Cosy....
...Ryanair expects to benefit from consolidation in the airline industry, which should reduce the number of flights further, and is attempting to take part in the drive by buying Irish rival Aer Lingus....
...improve its offer for a package of Lloyds Banking Group’s branches as it launches a last-ditch attempt to fend off a rival bid from the Co-operative Group - Ryanair has changed tack in its battle with Aer...
...This rise was bolstered by landmark transactions in the US, including the $3.7bn purchase of Continental Airlines by United Airlines Corporation, and the £36.7bn acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa...
...In London, shares in BSkyB rocketed 18.1 per cent after its largest stakeholder News Corporation made an offer for the remaining capital....
...The talk in the market was that S&N could be a target for US rivals Stryker Corporation or Biomet....
...Aer Lingus makes 61 US flights a week....
...Only TAP Air Portugal had a worse record – although several carriers, including Virgin Atlantic, BMI British Midland and Aer Lingus do not disclose baggage figures....
...A week ago it was prepared to sell shares in Aer Lingus for €2.20 in a float; yesterday it said ‘No’ to €2.80 from Ryanair....
...Of course, Mr Dell is bound to be intimately associated with the future success of the corporation....
...is to return to his native Australia and will hold several non-executive board positions including his present role as the senior independent non-executive director on the board of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation...
...Large US corporations have cut down the number of hotels they use in some cities in order to concentrate their business and secure bigger discounts....
...The big question is whether he might go back if the government ever gets round to privatising Aer Lingus: as buyer....
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