BUREAU VERITAS
French certification company Bureau Veritas agreed to buy UK commodities testing and inspection firm Inspectorate for 450 million pounds ($667 million) in a deal it said would boost earnings from this year.
CREDIT AGRICOLE
The French bank will hold a meeting at 0830 GMT to update analysts on the situation of its Greek unit Emporiki.
IPSEN
French biotech group Ipsen unveils 'encouraging results' of guidage trial in the prevention of Alzheimer's dementia.
AREVA
French nuclear power plant reactor maker Areva said on Monday that it had installed a pressure vessel in the troubled Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) EPR reactor in Finland.
SANOFI-AVENTIS
French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has struck a strategic alliance potentially worth up to $750 million with Regulus Therapeutics, taking it into the emerging field of microRNA.
TECHNIP
The oil services group said on Tuesday it has been awarded a four-year term ontract by BG Group for the provision of pre-FEED, FEED, full EPIC and IRM services in both the United Kingdom and Norwegian Continental Shelves.
The agreement contains a provision to extend the contract with a further three one-year options.
EADS
Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) would consider other aircraft makers should its expansion plans continue to be affected by further delays in the delivery of Airbus' A380 aircraft, MAS managing director Tengku Azmil Zahruddin said, the Malaysian Reserve reports.
BNP PARIBAS
Fitch Ratings on Monday cut its rating on French bank BNP Paribas by one notch, citing reliance on capital markets for a large part of its profits and a deterioration of asset quality in 2009.
ZODIAC
The French aerospace equipment manufacturer said it would buy Canadian company Cantell Cullen & Co for an undisclosed sum. The transaction should close in June, pending regulatory approval.
LE MONDE
Two rival groups put in firm bids for French newspaper Le Monde on Monday, pitting a band of wealthy tycoons against a partnership including France Telecom and Spanish media company Prisa.
CASINO
French retailer Casino has raised its stake in Brazil's GPA from 33.4 percent to 33.7 percent, following a reserved capital increase.
EDF
Japanese carmaker Toyota UK and the French utility are starting a three-year trial of the Plug-In hybrid Prius car in Britain.
KBC
The Belgian financial services group has agreed to sell its Dublin-based asset management operations to Belgian holding company RHJ International
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