Emma-Victoria Farr

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is finalising due diligence for a takeover of Covestro in a deal that could reach 11.7 billion euros ($13 billion), two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

German academic research publisher Springer Nature is planning to file documents next week announcing its listing plans, kicking off the European initial public offering (IPO) market for autumn, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Germany will decide shortly how to sell down its Commerzbank stake, finance ministry sources said, as the lender on Wednesday hailed the plan as a sign its business was back to normal.

Springer Nature, publisher of science journal Nature and Scientific American, said on Thursday it plans an initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange that could be completed by the end of the year.

Private equity firm Astorg is nearing a sale of its U.S.-based intellectual property software firm Anaqua to Nordic Capital for around $2.5 billion, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Healthcare executives and investors expect an uptick in initial public offerings and corporate dealmaking in 2025, with geopolitical tensions overtaking funding challenges as the biggest risk to the sector, Jefferies' annual healthcare report showed on Tuesday.

Private equity firm EQT said on Thursday it is launching a new energy transition investment strategy with the acquisition of ju:niz Energy, a German battery storage business.

Private equity funds in Europe, even though flush with cash, are thinking twice about buying businesses that could be difficult to sell and carefully working through their exit plans before making more acquisitions, bankers and investors said.

Stada has lined up a new independent chairman and board of directors in a key step for the private equity-backed German drug manufacturer ahead of a listing this year that could be one of Europe's biggest, the company said on Thursday.

"It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything," Musk said.

Military defence system supplier KNDS is considering an initial public offering (IPO) as early as the end of the year, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Europe's bid to increase defence triggers a rally in the sector.

German pharma firm Stada plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) as soon as Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter said, in a test for Europe's equity markets.

German pharmaceuticals company Stada has postponed a planned initial public offering (IPO) in Frankfurt because of market volatility, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Hundreds of people protested in European cities on Saturday against U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk, following a bruising week for financial markets after Trump unveiled sweeping global tariffs.

Frankfurt-listed IT services provider Datagroup said on Tuesday that it had entered into an all-cash acquisition agreement with U.S.-based private equity firm KKR , valuing the company at about 450 million euros ($508.32 million).

Global dealmaking has reached $2.6 trillion, the highest for the first seven months of the year since the 2021 pandemic-era peak, as a quest for growth in corporate boardrooms and the impact of a surge in AI activity has overcome the uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that it seems clear there will be no meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during a statement alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.

London-based buyout firm CapVest Partners is to acquire a majority stake in Stada Arzneimittel, the German generic drugmaker said on Monday, in what is set to be one of the biggest takeover deals in Europe this year.

Online classifieds business Swiss Marketplace Group intends to float in the coming weeks on the Zurich SIX stock exchange, it said on Tuesday, marking the start of an expected wave of European initial public offerings.

Auto parts and components supplier Aumovio , spun off from German tyre maker Continental , listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Thursday with a total market value of about 3.5 billion euros ($4.14 billion).