June 29, 2006 - Hamburg-based DIFA Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG has sold four DIFA-Fonds Nr. 1 properties in recent weeks for a total of 371 million euros.

March 30 2006 - Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, is selling its Water Chemicals business to Ashland Inc.

March 27, 2006 - The Japanese Sumitomo Group is to take over Volkswagen Bordnetze GmbH, a joint venture of Volkswagen AG and Siemens VDO Automotive.

February 1, 2006 - Data Room Services, an international service provider specialised in the execution of physical and digital data rooms in M&A transactions, real estate and nonperforming loan portfolios sales, has very successfully supported Dresdner Bank in the sale of its real estate portfolio.