Owners hold talks on higher offers for Mercator
17 May 2013 - The owners of Slovenian food retailer Mercator are in discussions with the bidders for their joint 53% stake in the firm, in a move to persuade them to make higher offers, Jernej Smisel, a spokesman for Mercator's largest sharehold...

Lloyds shares reach value seen to trigger state stake offload
17 May 2013 – Lloyds Banking Group Plc's (LON:LLOY) trading price broke through the GBP0.612 (USD0.930/EUR0.726) threshold today, which is considered the level that would prompt the UK government to sell its 39% interest in the bank.A...

Budco reveals buy of South Shore Venture Enterprises
17 May 2013 - US marketing solutions provider Budco said today that it had taken over domestic sector player South Shore Venture Enterprises LLC, strengthening its presence in the healthcare and insurance vertical markets.Financial details were not d...

Symrise may pursue takeovers, tie-ups to enhance cosmetic ingredients pipeline
17 May 2013 – German fragrances and flavours maker Symrise AG (ETR:SY1) may embark on acquisitions or tie-ups as a means to plug a gap in its cosmetic ingredients portfolio, CEO Heinz-Juergen Bertram said, as quoted by Bloomberg.Bertram told th...

Cox Media Group invests more in Skyword
17 May 2013 – US marketing content producer Skyword Inc announced on Friday it had raised USD6.7m (EUR5.2m) from a group led by its existing investor Cox Media Group Inc, thus securing a total funding of USD21.1m since its 2010 inception.The Bo...