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GM, Opel and Germany's political calendar (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Over on Automotive News Europe columnist Luca Ciferri has a good piece headlined "Seven reasons why GM is considering keeping Opel."Some of the reasons have been mentioned in previous coverage of the long-running auction--for example, the desirability for General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) of keeping control of Opel in Russia, rather...

Posted on August 31, 2009 1:22 PM

Vattenfall buys Nuon as German power grid sale stalls (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Swedish utility giant Vattenfall AB will pay €8.5 billion ($10.9 billion) in cash for Dutch energy firm Nuon NV's production and supply company. Nuon's grid company, Alliander, is not included in the deal. State-owned Vattenfall said the transaction will boost the transition toward a climate neutral operation by 2050...

Posted on February 23, 2009 10:02 AM

Germany moves to limit investment by sovereign wealth funds (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Since they started bailing out U.S. banks last year, sovereign wealth funds have gained traction in the media and instilled a bit of fear in some people about their intentions. On Wednesday, the German government approved a law that would allow it to block foreign investors from taking a 25% or more stake in German companies, if it deems said investments a danger to ...

Posted on August 20, 2008 9:17 AM