Gerresheimer's stock plummeted last Friday in response to KKR's withdrawal from the consortium of bidders for the pharmaceutical packaging company.

Stefan Oelrich, Member of Bayer's Board of Management and Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division, is confident about the development pipeline. As one important patent expires, he points to a range of new products that will generate big sales.

Auto industry supplier ZF is in the midst of a large programme of layoffs. CEO Holger Klein is not only battling difficult market conditions, but also a high level of debt from previous acquisitions.

With the help of private equity investor EQT, Munich based WTS wants to become the leading tax advisory firm in Europe. Turnover is to be multiplied over the next few years, including via acquisitions.

Of the 40 Dax stocks, 23 are increasing their dividends, and many companies have provided a positive surprise with their increases. The Deutsche Telekom AGM on 9 April marks the beginning of the busy payout season.

Trustly is growing as an open-banking fintech offering account-to-account payments in both Europe and the US. In Germany, the company increased its transaction volume by 140% in 2024, CRO Jussi Lindberg tells Börsen-Zeitung.