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Analysis-L'Oreal's $4.7 billion Kering beauty buy offers decades of potential

By Dominique Patton PARIS (Reuters) -L'Oreal's $4.7 billion deal to buy cosmetic and fragrance brand...

21st October, 2025

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Coca-Cola HBC buys control of Africa bottling business for $2.6 billion in expansion drive

(Reuters) -Swiss-based bottler Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to buy a 75% stake in its African counterpar...

21st October, 2025

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Biotech firm Galapagos to wind down cell therapy business

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Biotechnology firm Galapagos said on Tuesday it would wind down its cell therap...

21st October, 2025

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Holcim CEO says company working on bigger acquisitions

ZURICH (Reuters) -Holcim could make other larger acquisitions after the building materials company o...

20th October, 2025

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How fast-moving de Meo secured L’Oreal deal to ease Kering’s strain

By Mathieu Rosemain, Andres Gonzalez and Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -Kering's new CEO Luca de Me...

20th October, 2025

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Air France CEO: avoiding Russia airspace compounds China rivalry

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The CEO of Air France-KLM said on Monday that western Europe-based airlines nee...

20th October, 2025

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Explainer-Why Gucci-owner Kering is selling its beauty business to L'Oreal

By Linda Pasquini and Leo Marchandon (Reuters) -Gucci-owner Kering has agreed to sell its beauty bus...

20th October, 2025

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Thyssenkrupp in 'intensive' talks with Jindal over sale of steel unit

By Christoph Steitz and Tilman Blasshofer FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Thyssenkrupp is in intensive talks wi...

20th October, 2025

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Gucci-owner Kering sells beauty unit to L'Oreal for $4.7 billion as de Meo targets debt pile

PARIS(Reuters) -Gucci owner Kering has agreed to sell its beauty business to L'Oreal for 4 billion e...

19th October, 2025

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Germany's BayWa discusses Dutch unit Cefetra with potential investors after failed sale

(Reuters) -German trading group BayWa said on Sunday it is discussing the possible sale of its grain...

19th October, 2025

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Kering nears sale of beauty unit to L'Oreal, sources say

(Reuters) -French luxury group Kering is in advanced talks to sell its beauty division to beauty gro...

18th October, 2025

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Porsche brings back SUV boss Leiters to assume 'poisoned chalice'

By Rachel More and Nick Carey BERLIN (Reuters) -Porsche's moves to bring in ex-McLaren boss Michael...

17th October, 2025