The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an award of nearly $200 million to a whistleblower whose information “significantly contributed to an already open investigation…

Sweden’s financial regulator Finansinspektionen (FI) said Danske Bank “has not sufficiently assessed the risk of how the bank’s products and services in Sweden may be used…

The European Commission has sold the first NextGenerationEU green bond, raising €12 billion to be used exclusively for green and sustainable investments across the EU….

Ireland has finally dropped its opposition to the OECD overhaul of global corporate tax rules and has agreed to give up its low 12.5% tax…

The government of Ireland has outlined its €165 billion National Development Plan 2021-2030, the largest such capital plan ever delivered in the history of the…

Chipmaker Qualcomm and SSW Partners, a recently formed New York private equity firm, announced they have agreed to acquire Swedish automotive technology group Veoneer for…

Volvo Cars has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm, with some…

Dutch investment manager Robeco, which manages €200 billion of assets, has appointed Karin van Baardwijk as chief executive from January 1, 2022. She will succeed…

New data from Savills Ireland shows that Dublin office take-up “responded strongly” in the third quarter of 2021 after a cautious first half of the…

SoftBank-backed Norwegian warehouse robotics group AutoStore announced it will seek to raise $315 million via an initial public offering (IPO) on the Oslo Bourse next…

Bank of Ireland’s chief executive Francesca McDonagh has blamed government restrictions on bankers’ pay and bonuses in Ireland for the announcement that chief financial officer Myles…

Swedish electric car maker Polestar announced it will go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by billionaire Alec Gores and…

Shares of Universal Music Group (UMG) soared as much as 36% on their first day of trading on Euronext Amsterdam in the biggest European listing…

Nine industry associations representing a broad group of financial market participants have written to European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness requesting an extension of the EC equivalence…

Global debt soared $4.8 trillion to a new record of $296 trillion in the second quarter of 2021, according to the The Institute of International…

Shares of Valneva SE fell about 40% on Monday after the French drugmaker said the UK government had ended a Covid-19 vaccine supply deal worth…

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced it will slow the pace of its emergency pandemic bond-buying program in the final quarter of 2021 —…

By Mark McSherry The European Commission announced it would start to sell up to €250 billion in green bonds this October as part of its…

By Mark McSherry Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Facebook’s WhatsApp a record €225 million after the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) instructed Dublin to…

The European Commission said on Tuesday that the EU has reached a “crucial milestone” with 70% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. In total,…

Alphabet’s online search giant Google said on Tuesday it would invest €1 billion in Germany through 2030 to expand its datacenter operations and secure renewable…

German media giant Axel Springer announced it signed an agreement to acquire Politico, including the remaining 50% share of its current joint venture Politico Europe,…

Goldman Sachs said on Thursday it will buy Dutch insurer NN Group’s asset management business NN Investment Partners (NNIP) for around €1.6 billion in cash. The…

Global debt rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the Government of Ireland’s long-term issuer rating of A2 and changed the outlook to positive from…

Munich-based Zooplus, one of Europe’s largest online pet supplies retailers, announced it received a €3 billion cash takeover offer from US private equity firm Hellman…

Germany’s Adidas has agreed to sell Boston-based Reebok to Authentic Brands Group (ABG) for up to €2.1 billion, with the majority paid in cash at…

German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer AG announced it acquired US-based biopharmaceuticals company Vividion Therapeutics for up to $2 billion. “Vividion’s platform is able to produce…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced its board of governors approved a $650 billion allocation of IMF Special Drawing Rights to boost global liquidity. IMF…

The European Commission announced it has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Kustomer by Facebook under the EU Merger Regulation. The…

By Mark McSherry Amazon.com Inc has been hit with a record €746 million European Union fine amid allegations that the company’s processing of personal data did not…

Stellantis, the Netherlands based carmaker formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Peugeot maker PSA, announced it has signed a new syndicated revolving credit…

Bank of Ireland said on Thursday it has agreed to buy most of stockbrokers J&E Davy for an enterprise value of €440 million. The deal comes…

French luxury group LVMH said on Tuesday it agreed to buy a 60% stake in Off-White LLC, the trademark owner of designer Virgil Abloh’s Off-White…

Italian luxury house Ermenegildo Zegna Group and Investindustrial Acquisition Corp. (IIAC), a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), announced an agreement that is expected to make…

The European Commission said on Tuesday it sold a further €10 billion of bonds to support Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis in a third…

By Mark McSherry France’s competition regulator the Autorité de la concurrence has fined Google €500 million for failing to negotiate in good faith with French publishers…

Ryanair has announced a recruitment drive for 2,000 new pilots to crew aircraft deliveries over the next three years as it recovers and rebuilds from the…

The European Commission has fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of €875 million for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning technology…

Siemens Mobility said it has been awarded $3.4 billion of contracts in the United States to design, manufacture and technically support 73 multi-powered trains for…

Volkswagen’s luxury sportscar unit Porsche AG and Croatian electric supercar maker Rimac Automobili have agreed to set up a joint venture that incorporates Bugatti. The new hypercar…