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The French train maker should benefit from infrastructure stimulus packages and green spending
German manufacturer Siemens to take legal action against decision
Creating a European rail champion was always going to burn cash
Acquisition of Bombardier’s rail unit is one of the largest transactions to be cleared by Brussels this year
Alstom will have its work cut out to get the Canadian group’s margins back on track, but greater scale would help it compete with industry leader CRRC
French high-speed rail maker looks to bulk up in face of Chinese competition
Business found guilty last year of paying a consultancy to secure €79.9m contract
Conglomerate Bouygues offloads 13% holding but remains largest shareholder
Aerospace group would face same EU hurdles that scuppered train company’s deal with Siemens
Pushback on UK supermarkets and Franco-German rail deals stands in contrast to US
Handing states the power to overrule decisions would destroy legal certainty
Brussels decided Siemens-Alstom deal was not needed to take on China
Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing
The EU decision to block a proposed tie up between French and German train companies…
French finance minister brands decision ‘an economic mistake’
US conglomerate to pay €50m after falling well short of 1000-job target
EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager to recommend veto despite late concessions
Two companies submit revised plans in attempt to secure approval ahead of deadline this week
Brussels has days to evaluate new offer, having previously prepared to block merger
Rival Hitachi says companies are winning contracts but as yet pose little threat in Europe
Competition from China is no excuse for weakening antitrust rules
Companies argue Brussels has set bar too high to allow competition with China’s CRRC
Concessions offered not enough to allay ‘serious doubts’, says competition authority
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