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Catalent CEO to remain in charge of contract drugmaker after Novo Holdings’ buyout

(Reuters) – Catalent CEO Alessandro Maselli said on Monday he will remain at the helm of the U.S.-based contract drugmaker after it is acquired by Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of weight-loss drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk. Maselli’s open letter comes on the back of criticism over Novo Holding’s $16.5-billion acquisition of Catalent, which U.S. consumer …

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STOXX 600 finishes lower ahead of key earnings reports

By Paolo Laudani, Ankika Biswas and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European shares ended Monday’s choppy session in the red ahead of a series of marquee corporate earnings, although stabilising oil prices buoyed the energy sector. The continent-wide STOXX 600 slipped 0.6%, with the real estate sector leading with a near 2% drop, while energy stocks …

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Tod’s chairman does not rule out eventual return to the stock exchange

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian luxury group Tod’s, which was delisted earlier this year, does not rule out a return to the stock exchange in the future, its Chairman Diego Della Valle said on Monday. Della Valle, who founded the company and previously also served as CEO, was replaced last month in that role by former …

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UK’s debt-ridden Thames Water to raise $4.3 billion in equity, Bloomberg News says

(Reuters) – Britain’s Thames Water has initiated a process to raise at least 3.3 billion pounds ($4.29 billion) in equity to stay afloat, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The heavily indebted company is at the centre of a crisis over relentless sewage dumping and crumbling pipe networks. It …

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Ocean Wilsons sells stake in Brazilian unit to MSC in $765 million deal

SAO PAULO/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Investment holding company Ocean Wilsons has agreed to sell its 56.47% stake in Brazilian unit Wilson Sons to shipping services provider SAS for 4.35 billion reais ($764.9 million), it said on Monday. London-listed Ocean Wilsons, which is the controlling shareholder of shipping firm Wilson Sons, said in a statement it was a …

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Portugal could boost productivity if third of workforce trained in AI, study shows

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal must retrain 1.3 million workers, or around 30% of its employed population, to work with generative artificial intelligence in order to close the productivity gap with the European Union’s average by 2030, a study showed on Monday. Low productivity has long been Portugal’s Achilles’ heel, with productivity gains …

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Dolce & Gabbana CEO could look at IPO in future, priority now is a stronger business

MILAN (Reuters) – Dolce & Gabbana is not ready for an initial public offering but is prepared to consider it in the future, the Italian luxury group’s chief executive said on Monday. “We are open to looking at (a listing) but before that we want to consolidate our business,” CEO Alfonso Dolce said, answering a …

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Honeywell partners with Google to integrate data with generative AI

(Reuters) – Honeywell has signed a deal with Google to connect artificial intelligence technology with its industrial data, both companies said on Monday, with a view to offer streamlined autonomous operations for its customers. The partnership will bring together Alphabet-owned Google’s Gemini – its most advanced AI technology – and Honeywell’s industrial data collected through …

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