Dia

Deal Hopes

DIA hopes to go ahead with plans to sell its Clarel perfumery business.

Last December, the supermarket chain announced a deal with private equity fund, C2 Private Capital, transferring 1,015 Clarel shops and three distribution centres in return for €60 million, including €10 million of net debt.

from a UK Chancellor in more than three years and McGuinness said Brussels and London had “turned a page” in their relationship.

Both sides will share information, work together towards meeting joint challenges and coordinate posi­ tions, where appropriate, on issues ahead of G7, G20 and other international meetings, the Treasury explained.

The memorandum adds to the UK’s growing number of regulatory cooperation arrangements with ma­

“The UK’s financial services sector is a true British success story,” the Chancellor added.

“Together with the related professional services sector it was worth £275 billion (€318.8 billion) last year, making up an estimated 12 per cent of the British economy.”