In September 2010, Dürr AG issued a corporate bond without the use of underwriters or rating agencies via a new bond issuance platform developed by Boerse Stuttgart. This reflected a growing trend among European corporations to tap capital markets instead of bank debt to secure debt financing.

In 2003, in response to pressures from environmental NGOs, scientists and perceived public opinion, the European Commission proposed a regulation requiring chemicals producers to prove the safety of some 30,000 substances that had come on to the market before 1981.

In early 1994, senior managers and major shareholders of Sté Lambert, a medium sized privately held French company distributing automotive components, decided to put their company up for sale. Two of its major suppliers (Compagnie d'Equipments Electroniques and Société MCE) were interested in buying it to increase their own market shares.

In early 1994, senior managers and major shareholders of Sté Lambert, a medium sized privately held French company distributing automotive components, decided to put their company up for sale. Two of its major suppliers (Compagnie d’Equipments Electroniques and Société MCE) were interested in buying it to increase their own market shares.

In early 1994, senior managers and major shareholders of Sté Lambert, a medium sized privately held French company distributing automotive components, decided to put their company up for sale. Two of its major suppliers (Compagnie d'Equipments Electroniques and Société MCE) were interested in buying it to increase their own market shares.