French company’s high-speed trains could increase capacity and lower fares between London and continental Europe
Private equity firm invests €1bn in start-up set to challenge SNCF on intercity routes
Before investors give the French group much more credit, they will want to see evidence that it can avoid nasty shocks
French group in talks with UK government over salvaging Derby factory says its free cash flow is set to improve
French manufacturer nears deal with British government that could prevent job losses at Derby factory
Factory does not have enough work to keep functioning normally in the coming years
Government decision heightens risk of significant lay-offs at Hitachi and Alstom’s UK plants
Chief executive of French train maker says company will also consider capital increase
Maker of high-speed TGV trains needs to convince investors it can make Bombardier acquisition work
Group’s shaky finances fuel talk of a fundraising which management denials cannot completely dispel
French maker of high-speed trains blames increase in inventory build-up and delivery delays
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
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