German electronics group in talks over Russian business
Increased competition in the Russian market could see the German consumer electronics group MediaMarktSaturn offload its retail operations…
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Archer Daniels mixes up M&A ingredients
US grains merchant Archer Daniels Midland Co, which is being linked with a US$34bn merger with rival Bunge, …
Russian lawmaker to buy Vozrozhdenie bank
Russian businessman and lawmaker Suleiman Kerimov has reached an agreement to buy Vozrozhdenie bank from its majority owners,…
Schlumberger files new bid for Eurasia Drilling
US oilfield services firm Schlumberger has filed a new bid for Russia’s oil services provider Eurasia Drilling (EDC).…
Russian lender looks at rescued mid-market bank
The sale of the mid-sized Russian bank Vozrozhdenie bank has taken a potentially important twist with comments by…
Petropavlovsk shareholder seeks M&A resumption
A leading shareholder in Petropavlovsk, the London-listed gold company with operations in Russia, wants to resume an M&A…
VTB shrinks for new reality
Russian banking group VTB has launched a review of its international businesses as it looks to refocus on…
Megafon calls time on joint venture
Russian mobile operator Megafon has ended its joint venture with rival Veon after it acquired 50% of Euroset,…
Swedes ponder Russian telecom stake sale
The opportunity to take a strategic stake in one of Russia’s leading telecoms operators is understood to be…
Immofinanz readies Moscow sale
The Austrian property group Immofinanz looks set to kick off the sale of its portfolio of Moscow-based shopping…