Searchlight Capital Partners, the investment company, agreed to acquire a 26% stake in France's aeronautics firm Latecoere in a deal valued at about $106.8M.
During the European trading hours on Wednesday stocks reached an eight month high level. The surge could be most likely attributed to the monetary stimulus of the ECB.
The stock price of Superdry plummeted by eleven percent on Wednesday. The decline was caused by recent inside politics at the company, as a founder has achieved his way back into the company.
Hitecvision, the private equity firm, agreed to take over 100% of shares of Solveig Gas, the No. 2 biggest owner of Norwegian offshore gas pipeline system.
German supermarkets chain Metro is still negotiating a potential sale of its Real hypermarkets with several investors, seeking for a deal worth about $1.0B.
The Norwegian Air CEO Bjoern Kjos stated on Wednesday he had held optimistic meetings with the US jet maker Boeing over its 737 MAX 8 planes grounding, following the fatal crash that involved Ethiopian Airlines last month.
On Wednesday, Dubai's Emirates NBD announced it would acquire Turkey's Denizbank in a revised deal with Russia's Sberbank worth $2.8B.
Japan Display Inc is set to supply OLED screens for Apple Watch starting this year, paving its way to the OLED display market on the back of cash issues in the company.
Roche Holding has decided to prolong its $4.3B offer for the US gene therapy company Spark Therapeutics until May 2, after the Swiss drugmaker got only 29.4% of specialist's shares in a deal originally due to complete on Wednesday.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc became the first oil and gas company to leave the US refining lobby, citing climate differences.
Global equity markets hit a six-month high on Tuesday, as investors and traders took a brief pause from three days run of gains.
The Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned from office after 20 years rule, amid pressure from the country's powerful military.
Crude oil prices reached 2019 high level on Tuesday. The surge was attributed to OPEC supply cuts and the US sanctions against Venezuela and Iran.
Major automakers reported weak sales in the US for the periods of March and the first quarter, pointing to a rough start to the year, though said a strong economic growth and labour market should support sales.
Toyota Motor announced plans to provide royalty-free access to the company's hybrid-vehicle technology patents this year, the Nikkei Asian Review stated.
Canada's auto sales dropped 2.5% percent in March from the prior period, marking 13 months of declines in succession, according to industry data.
Activity in the Chinese services sector jumped to a 14-month high last month amid improved demand, a private survey showed, suggesting that government stimulus measures were gradually kicking in.
The head of the Federal Reserve is expected to brief the Democrats of the House of Representatives about the economy next week. Meanwhile, the head of the Fed has been criticised by the President of the US.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announced on Tuesday that she will seek a further Brexit delay. Moreover, the PM intends to work out a deal with the opposition.
On Tuesday, it was announced by major automakers that during March all companies have experienced a decline in automobile sales. Meanwhile, the automakers announced that they expect a surge in auto sales during the rest of the year.
On Tuesday, the head of Daimler announced that the recent Boeing scandal is bound to hurt all autonomous tech development in the world. The announcement is revealing that Daimler has been creating new technology that has been affected.
Crude oil price benchmarks on Tuesday hit a new high level. The surge of the prices was caused by OPEC production cuts.
On Tuesday, the Foreign Minister of Ireland announced that there will be no countenance checks at the Irish EU ports in the case of a no-deal Brexit. Ireland intends to have a open border with Northern Ireland.
On Tuesday, representatives of Vodafone announced that the company is expecting an approval of its Liberty Global asset purchase by the middle of this year.