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Fitch expects negative impact on Lafarge credit profile if Holcim merger fails

A failure of the proposed merger between Lafarge and Swiss Holcim would have negative effect on the credit profile of the French company, Fitch said. According to the rating agency, a collapse o...
News - 18 March 2015

Holcim Board seek exchange ratio renegotiation for Lafarge-Holcim merger

Holcim has issued a statement on its Annual General Meeting and the Board of Directors' decision to renegotiate the exchange ratio for the Lafarge-Holcim tie-up. The Board of Directors of Holcim...
News - 16 March 2015

Holcim

Holcim's turnover declined by 3.1 per cent in 2014 to CHF19,110m and in euro terms there was a 1.8 per cent reduction to EUR15,734m, while in US$ terms there was a 1.9 per cent decline. The operat...
Corporate - 05 March 2015

CRH

CRH's turnover increased by 4.9 per cent in 2014 to EUR18,912m while EBITDA advanced by 11.3 per cent to EUR1641m. The trading profit before charging EUR49m of impairments rose by 28.8 per cent to...
Corporate - 05 March 2015

CRH earnings up 11%

CRH’s turnover increased by 4.9 per cent in 2014 to EUR18,912m while the EBITDA advanced by 11.3 per cent to EUR1641m. The trading profit before charging EUR49m of impairments rose by 28.8 per ce...
News - 26 February 2015

CRH announces non-executive board appointment

CRH announced the co-option to the Board, with effect from 1 March 2015, of Ms. Lucinda Riches as a non-executive Director. Ms Riches (53), a British citizen, is a non-executive director of UK Fi...
News - 19 February 2015

CRH: climbing the building materials ladder

News that CRH has beaten off competition to acquire a package of assets from Lafarge and Holcim ahead of their planned merger has been welcomed by the market, but not everyone is convinced by t...
News - 06 February 2015

CRH

CRH spent around EUR190m on 21 acquisitions during 2014 and raised some EUR350m from 16 disposals during the course of 2014. The biggest deal was the divestment in November of the 50 per cent i...
Corporate - 02 February 2015

Lafarge

Lafarge is negotiating with CRH to sell of its assets in Germany and certain assets in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Brazil and Réunion.
Corporate - 02 February 2015

CRH strikes deal to acquire €6.5bn Holcim and Lafarge assets

CRH has reached a deal to acquire €6.5bn in the assets of Lafarge and Holcim who are restructuring to win regulatory approval for their planned merger. The deal will significantly expand CRH’s glo...
News - 02 February 2015