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INDIA PRESS-Vodafone tax dispute: Govt might waive interest, penalty-Business Standard

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Vodafone gains approval for Cobra acquisition

Vodafone has taken a step further with its offer for Cobra Automotives after the company received approval from Consob, the Italian regulator. The group, which announced its intention to acquire Cobra in mid-June, made a voluntary tender offer of €1.49 per share in cash, which valued the company a

EU mergers and takeovers (July 3)

BRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- British telecoms operator Vodafone to acquire Spanish cables company Ono (approved July 2) NEW LISTINGS -

Thursday newspaper round-up: Manipulation, Bank of England, Gold

Regulators are under pressure to open an investigation into the suspected manipulation of the closing prices of ordinary shares traded in London after it was claimed in Parliament yesterday that attempted market abuse was rife. Andrew Tyrie, the Chairman of the Treasury select committee, said all co

UPDATE 1-EU approves Vodafone's acquisition of Spain's Ono

(Adds quotes, background) BRUSSELS, July 2 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved Vodafone's 7.2 billion euro ($9.79 billion) acquisition of Spain's largest cable operator Ono without conditions. Reuters, quoting people familiar with the matter, reported

EU approves Vodafone's acquisition of Spain's Ono

BRUSSELS, July 2 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved Vodafone's 7.2-billion-euro ($9.79 billion) acquisition of Spain's largest cable operator Ono without conditions. "The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns, as th

UPDATE 3-EU clears Telefonica Deutschland's takeover of E-Plus

* German market to have three instead of four mobile network operators * Telefonica must sell spectrum, rent out network capacity * Approval seen encouraging further mobile consolidation in European telecom markets (Adds details, company comment, background) By Robert-Jan Bart

UPDATE 3-EU clears Telefonica Deutschland's takeover of E-Plus

* German market to have three instead of four mobile network operators * Telefonica must sell spectrum, rent out network capacity * Approval seen encouraging further mobile consolidation in European telecom markets (Adds details, company comment, background) By Robert-Jan Bart

Vodafone and ESB to create €450m fibre network across Ireland

Vodafone and Irish energy company ESB are to invest €450m in a 100% fibre optic network across Ireland in an effort to make the nation one of the world's fastest broadband countries. The 50:50 joint venture between the two groups, subject to approval from the European Commission, will start rolling

Vodafone to use electricity poles to roll out Irish fibre network

LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Vodafone is to build a fibre broadband network across Ireland, using the overhead and underground infrastructure of the country's Electricity Supply Board to connect 500,000 premises in 50 towns. The British group, the world's second largest mobile operator, said

Vodafone Enters EUR450 Million Deal To Build Irish Broadband Network

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DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Vodafone Executives Awards Vest, Sell Shares

Huge BNP Paribas fine is putting currency markets on edge

By Anirban Nag and Patrick Graham LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - The almost-$9 billion fine slapped on BNP Paribas this week has got foreign exchange markets buzzing about how and when the French bank will process the payment and whether it will lead to sharp price swings. So far, little

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