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Haniel has accepted EP Global Commerce's takeover bid on its remaining Metro shares. The question is now what the other shareholders will do.

Beer brewery AB InBev has acquired the remaining shares of Babe Wine, a company that sells wine in cans. The beer corporation's innovation branch had already invested in the trendy American wine brand earlier on.

Metro is disappointed in a takeover bid by shareholder group EP Global Commerce, which is offering 5.8 billion euros for the holding behind Makro and Real.

Waterstones owner and private investment company Elliott Management has acquired American bookstore chain Barnes & Noble. As a result, the chain will be taken off the stock market.

The owner of Lacoste, Swiss holding Maus Frères International, has acquired French fashion brand The Kooples. The new owner immediately appointed its own trusted Romain Guinier as The Kooples' new CEO.

Investment company 3i, which owns Action, does not want to give up its interest in the non-food discounter. On the contrary, 3i even wants to expand its interest, but without paying for it itself.

Italian supermarket chain Conad strengthens its position in Northern Italy through the acquisition of 1600 stores, including 46 hypermarkets, from Auchan. The French chain needs this transaction, pending the approval of the Italian competition authorities, to go through after a billion euro loss last year.