As Etihad steps in as a possible buyer for a stake in Aer Lingus, could Ryanair's third takeover bid for the Irish flag carrier enter yet more turbulence?

The alleged investment would be further proof that that MENA remains interesting to private equity buyers

When the blow out of the BP Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico occurred, the world’s media became aware of it and reported it around the globe pretty much instantaneously.

It’s really no surprise that BP has found itself the centre of many takeover stories and the resulting share movement has been influenced not only by the disaster but I would suspect by share speculators as well.