Vodafone Share News (VOD)

UPDATE 4-Vodafone to merge New Zealand unit with Sky Network in $2.4 bln deal

* Agrees shares, cash deal with pay-TV firm Sky * Deal is biggest M&A transaction in New Zealand this year * Analysts see Vodafone pivoting toward higher-growth Asia * Move beefs up Sky, under pressure from likes of Netflix * Deal subject to regulatory clearance; Sky share

European shares retreat as profit warning hits Essentra

* Pan-European indexes down 0.7 percent * Essentra plunges after profit warning * Pullback in oil price hits commodities sector * Financials down on low rates prospects (Recasts, adds details and updates prices) By Kit Rees and Danilo Masoni MILAN, June 9 (Reuters)

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Commodity Sector Rout Weighs On Stocks

EXTRA: Vodafone Merges New Zealand Arm With Local Player Sky Network

European shares weighed down by financials; profit warning hits Essentra

(ADVISORY- Reuters plans to replace intra-day European and UK stock market reports with a Live Markets blog on Eikon - see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets for site in development. See the bottom of the report for more details) Adds details, updates prices) * Pan-European indexes d

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Weak China Inflation Offsets Higher Oil Price

Vodafone confirms NZ merger with TV operator

(ShareCast News) - Vodafone confirmed local rumours surrounding its New Zealand operation, announcing it was merging with subscription television provider Sky to create an integrated telecommunications and media group. The FTSE 100 firm said once combined with Sky - which is unrelated to the British

European shares lower; profit warning hits Essentra

(ADVISORY- Reuters plans to replace intra-day European and UK stock market reports with a Live Markets blog on Eikon - see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets for site in development. See the bottom of the report for more details) MILAN, June 9 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Thur

Sky Network Television And Vodafone New Zealand To Merge

Vodafone says Ghana needs to meet financial obligations for growth

ACCRA, June 8 (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone said on Wednesday that plans to return its Ghana operations to profit-making were hampered by the West African country's failure to fulfil its financial obligations as minority shareholder. The world's largest mobile group by revenue paid $900 mi

UPDATE 1-New Zealand's Sky Network and Vodafone announce merger deal

(Adds broker comment, share price reaction) WELLINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Sky Network Ltd and Vodafone Group Plc announced a deal on Thursday under which Sky and Vodafone's New Zealand unit would merge. Under terms of the deal outlined in a joint press release, Sky would acquire all

New Zealand's Sky Network and Vodafone announce merger deal

WELLINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Sky Network Ltd and Vodafone Group Plc have announced a deal under which Sky and Vodafone's New Zealand unit would merge. Under terms of the deal Sky would acquire all of the shares in Vodafone NZ for a total purchase price of NZ$3.437 billion through the issu

CORRECTED--Fast-growing German software start-up Celonis raises first outside funds

(Corrects name to Greylock Partners in second paragraph) By Eric Auchard BERLIN, June 8 (Reuters) - A start-up founded by three university students has become one of Germany's fastest growing tech firms without taking any outside investment, until now. On Wednesday, the company,

Fast-growing German software start-up Celonis raises first outside funds

By Eric Auchard BERLIN, June 8 (Reuters) - A start-up founded by three university students has become one of Germany's fastest growing tech firms without taking any outside investment, until now. On Wednesday, the company, Celonis, will announce it has taken $27.5 million in venture f

DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Vodafone Executive Sells For GBP1.5 Million