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...Rolls-Royce is taking full control of one its key aerospace partners, paying €720m for the 53 per cent of Industria de Turbo Propulsores it does not already own....
...Rolls-Royce, the UK jet engine maker, plans to take control of Industria de Turbo Propulsores, a Spanish company that has been a partner on civil and defence aerospace projects....
...Coca-Cola Femsa, a joint-venture between the US drinks giant and Mexican bottler Femsa, sees synergies of $33m over the next 18 to 24 months from the purchase of Spaipa SA Industria Brasileira de Bebidas...
...(To be clear, what is being listed in Uruguay is UAG SA, the Uruguayan operating company; it has no foreign assets and its activity is concentrated in Uruguay.)...
...Gás de São Paulo [Comgás]”....
...To feed these plants, Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil, the nuclear energy group, is planning to double production of uranium at its Caetite mine in the north-eastern state of Bahia to 800 tonnes per year...
...“It’s great news for our commercial relations and we are already working on various ethanol initiatives within the government,” Mariângela Rebuá de Andrade Simões, director of energy at Brazil’s foreign...
...BP this month paid $680m to acquire majority control of a Brazilian bioethanol and sugar producer, Companhia Nacional de Acucar e Alcool, the largest deal so far for its alternative energy business....
Carnaval has come early to Brazil this year
...The Portuguese government, worried about foreigners acquiring PT and under European Union pressure to relinquish its golden share, may view Mr de Azevedo as the lesser of two evils....
...Only Caixa Geral de Depósitos, a state savings bank with a board seat and 5 per cent stake, abstained. That, may simply indicate that the government is trying to be neutral. Can Sonae raise its bid?...
...“The proposed acquisition could result in a significant increase in Portugal Telecom’s indebtedness, exposing bondholders to higher risks,” said Leandro de Torres Zabala, credit analyst at S&P....
...Sonae, controlled by Belmiro de Azevedo, one of Portugal’s leading entrepreneurs, is offering €9.50 a share, valuing Portugal Telecom’s share capital at €10.7bn....
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