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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:22:50 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:31:57 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/europe(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/21454032-cd24-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21454032-cd24-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlPrivate equity groups triumphed over several industrial groups – including Alliance Boots – in the $858m auction of Sweden's state-owned pharmacy chainMon, 9 Nov 2009 21:22:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c15885a-cd60-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c15885a-cd60-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlHelmut Kiener, founder of the K1 hedge fund group accused of defrauding investors, claims Barclays and other investors have started 'a witch hunt' against him to deflect attention from their own mistakesMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:58:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8b11992-cd24-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8b11992-cd24-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlDanone wins a partial victory in its commercial dispute with Wahaha in a decision that was handed down the same day the French group agreed to settle the matter with its Chinese partnerMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:52:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/99c4a178-ccd0-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/99c4a178-ccd0-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlAxa Asia Pacific rejects an unsolicited takeover bid from Australia's AMP and French insurer Axa, calling it inadequateMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:18:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae442c20-cd04-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae442c20-cd04-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlNet income more than doubled in the third quarter at Allianz, Europe's largest insurance group, but said its property and casualty business continues to operate below normal levelsMon, 9 Nov 2009 18:51:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bb05942-cd00-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bb05942-cd00-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlAer Lingus's decision to cut its long-haul network has helped stem the fall in fare revenue, the Irish airline said as it continues negotiations with staff over cost reductions and job losses Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:14:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/01faf554-cd25-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01faf554-cd25-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlThe French food group has obtained a pyrrhic victory at a Swedish arbitration tribunal in the dispute with Zong Qinghou, its Chinese joint venture partner since 1996 and founder of beverage maker Wahaha GroupMon, 9 Nov 2009 12:51:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/310b29a4-cd11-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/310b29a4-cd11-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Swiss hearing aid manufacturer has made an agreed $489m cash offer for Advanced Bionics of the US, in a renewed push for global sales dominance Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:35:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/847df5f8-cca3-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/847df5f8-cca3-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html Oleg Deripaska is in the final stages of agreeing a restructuring deal with foreign creditors on $7.3bn in debts, a vital precondition for the initial public offering Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:49:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1c3e182-cca9-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1c3e182-cca9-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlEurope's largest pharmacy group is among the bidders poised to learn whether it has been successful in an auction for part of Sweden's monopoly pharmaceutical retailerSun, 8 Nov 2009 22:46:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/837be3e8-cc8c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/837be3e8-cc8c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlEurope's biggest defence contractor has invested about £80m in the Samlesbury site in Lancashire, and plans to invest 10 times that amount as it works its way to the full production rate of one F-35 Joint Strike Fighter a day by 2016Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:33:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0552c4e2-c7db-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0552c4e2-c7db-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlBwin, the internet gambling group, has come a long way since its directors were arrested under France's anti-gambling laws, and investors are taking noticeSun, 8 Nov 2009 18:22:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/4b89db42-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/4b89db42-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlIt seems to be a case of tortoise versus hare, and investors appear to favour France's Axa, whose shares have delivered a roughly 145% returnMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:16:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/c50a0b0e-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c50a0b0e-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlFive years ago Axa's chief failed in a bid to buy out minorities in Axa Asia Pacific Holdings... now he's back, and he's mob-handedMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:36:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8bd83716-cc9c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Feuropehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8bd83716-cc9c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlUK insurers are set for boost today when the supervisory club influential in setting capital rules will allow more time for talks Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:32:27 +0000