D Bahn set to take over Arriva

After weeks of negotiations, German rail company Deutsche Bahn agreed to the United Kingdom's Arriva on the 22 April 2010 to improve its 'strategic positioning' in Europe's liberalised transport markets.

BBC News, 22.4.10: Arriva agrees to takeover by Deutsche Bahn http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8636503.stm

ESO: Background information: Arriva up 17% after Deutsche Bahn move http://www.europeansources.info/record/arriva-up-17-after-deutsche-bahn-move/

BBC News, 19.4.10: Arriva on brink of £1.5bn sale to Deutsche Bahn http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8629466.stm

Deutsche Welle, 23.4.10: Deutsche Bahn to buy Arriva for 1.8 billion euros http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5492071,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 26.6.10: EU confronts Deutsche Bahn on competition http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5732103,00.html

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