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Talkback: Is Gandhi beer offensive or just canny branding?

By RJ Whitehead

Talkback is a new weekly feature which looks at a polarising issue and gauges your response to it from an industry perspective. This week, we invite you to look at a beer from the United States that carries the name of a notable teetotaller and let us...

Borealis to appeal against €281.7m tax bill

By Jenny Eagle

Borealis has received a re-assessment decision from the Finnish tax authority for its Finnish subsidiary Borealis Technology Oy for the year 2008, for an additional payment of €281.7m comprising of taxes, late payment interest and penalties.

Wendel to acquire Constantia Flexibles for €2.3bn

‘Most significant deal in flexible packaging since Amcor’s Alcan bid’

By Jenny Eagle

The acquisition of Constantia by Wendel for €2.3bn is ‘the most significant deal in the flexible packaging industry since Amcor’s acquisition of Alcan assets in 2009 ($2.8bn)’, according to Moorgate Capital, a corporate finance and Mergers and...