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Bayer acquires Merck’s consumer care business for an eye-catching price

Bayer AG Market Cap (09/05/2014): $115.17bn Merck & Co., Inc. Market Cap (09/05/2014): $161.23bn On May 6th, Bayer announced the acquisition of Merck’s consumer care business for a hefty $14.2bn, surpassing competing offers from Boehringer-Ingelheim and Reckitt Benckiser and, thus becoming the second largest company in over-the-counter (OTC) products worldwide. Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years10 May 2014 ago

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Mondelez International and Master Blenders to form the world’s leading pure-play coffee company

Mondelez International, Inc. Market Cap (as of 08/05/14) $64.28bn D.E Master Blenders 1753 Market Cap (as of 08/05/14) N/A Mondelez International Inc and its competitor D.E Master Blenders 1753 have agreed to merge their coffee businesses, forming a new company aimed at taking on the market leader Nestle SA and Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years10 May 2014 ago

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Draghi’s next move: Running out of choices?

Two days ago, during its regular policy meeting, the ECB left interest rates unchanged and Mario Draghi said the “council was comfortable acting next time.” He signaled that there was a unanimous belief that the current inflation rate of 0.7% is unacceptable. He also stated that the strength of the Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years10 May 2014 ago

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What is happening to Pandora – and why it is not enough

It has been a tough month for the NASDAQ, with tech stocks dropping and in particular for Pandora Media (P:US). For the first time since our first article, when we suggested to short sell the stock, our position is now profitable (+9,52%). The downturn in techies is deepening and the Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years10 May 2014 ago

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A harmonic price pattern for trading YOOX

YOOX reported its quarterly results on Wednesday 7th May after market closure. Most items experienced a significant growth (it is not something new for the e-commerce player): revenues were up 14.6% y-o-y, EBITDA resulted +33.9%, but net profit was down 13.4% in the same period. Moreover, the management confirmed the Read more…

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MARKET RECAP BRIEF 10|05|14

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BSIC Spring Recruitment 2014

Recruitment is Now open! Please apply in our Join Us section Deadline: April, 15th

By BSIC, 10 years29 March 2014 ago

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Facebook buys cheap in the next big thing. Google’s warned.

Facebook Inc. Market Cap (28/03/2014): $153.01bn One month ago one social-media user reported on Reddit that he had just seen Mark Zuckerberg on the elevators of a building at 19800 MacArthur Blvd, Irvin (CA), getting off at Oculus VR’s floor. Was the 30 years old billionaire just dropping by, or Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years29 March 2014 ago

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Candy Crushed: King Digital Entertainment pursues public listing

King Digital Entertainment plc. Market Cap (as of 28/03/14): $5.82bn On March 26th, 2014 the London-based King Digital Entertainment, a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world known mostly for its popular smart-phone game Candy Crush Saga, listed 22.2 million of ordinary shares on NYSE under the symbol “KING”. Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years29 March 2014 ago

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Babcock to buy Avincis for £920 million

Babcock International plc. Market Cap (as of 28/03/14): £4.61bn Avincis Group Market Cap (as of 28/03/14): N/A On March 27, 2014 Babcock International, leading engineering support services, announced its acquisition of 100% of Avincis Group shares, a worldwide aerial services provider, for £920mm (about €1.1bn), funded through a £1.1bn rights Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years29 March 2014 ago

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Shadow Banking in China: wounds are yet to come

The Emerging Markets sell-off of late January highlighted the importance of the Chinese economy in the global markets and the instability of its financial sector. China has pulled global growth in the last decade, attracting investments, exporting goods all over the world and financing businesses and governments, especially the US. Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years29 March 2014 ago

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MARKET RECAP 29|03|14

[edmc id=1641][/edmc] US This week has been full of economic data. The most relevant are the following: – Final GDP growth for 4th 2013 quarter q/q is 2,6%, still mainly driven by inventories. – Flash manufacturing PMI is at 55.5, a bit lower than expectations. However, this suggests a manufacturing Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years29 March 2014 ago

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MARKET RECAP 22|03|14

[edmc id=1589] [/edmc] US Another volatile week for the markets and for the U.S. ended on Friday amid concerns over Russia. As was expected, Crimea voted for annexation to Russia on Sunday 16th and this led to further sanctions to a group of Russian wealthy individuals that rattled Russia’s economy Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years22 March 2014 ago

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Tyres will drift again

Pirelli has been under the spotlight since the beginning of the past week. The company, which is among the main players in the global tyre industry and leader in the high-end segment of the sector, has been characterised by a reorganisation of the shareholders structure. Rosneft, the biggest oil producer Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years22 March 2014 ago

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Vodafone acquires Ono in a €7.2bn deal to strengthen its quad-play capabilities

Vodafone Group Plc. Market Cap (as of 21/03/14): £59.96bn Ono Market Cap (as of 21/03/14): N/A After having submitted several non-binding offers under €7bn, world’s second-largest wireless carrier Vodafone Group Plc. has confirmed the acquisition of Ono, a private-equity owned Spanish cable TV and internet provider, in a transaction worth Read more…

By BSIC, 10 years22 March 2014 ago