New prevalence data confirms three‑type split for adult ADHD and its impact on employers
ADHD Test’s latest breakdown shows 33% inattentive, 7% hyperactive‑impulsive and 60% combined adult cases, mirroring NHS and NIMH categories.
5 September 2026
Rachel Bennett
Deals and Capital Markets Writer
Rachel Bennett covers M&A, private equity, take-privates and capital-markets transactions for Business Magazine 24. She spent eight years on the deals desk of a European wire service before joining the magazine, and holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. Her weekly Deals Brief tracks European mid-market activity and the private-capital sponsors behind it. Rachel also files for our network partner EuroTelegraph on cross-border transactions.
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Volkswagen’s €135 bn plan translates to €2.7 m per job cut – what it means for the auto industry
Volkswagen’s supervisory board has approved a €135 bn investment programme alongside the elimination of roughly 50,000 jobs, a ratio of about €2.7 million of capital spending per position cut. An analysis shows how this compares with peers and what it could signal for Germany’s car sector.
5 September 2026
Philips prices €650M healthcare‑first EU green bond, 2.7× oversubscribed
Royal Philips priced a €650 million fixed‑rate bond on 24 August 2026, the first healthcare‑industry issuance certified under the European Green Bond Standard, and saw demand exceed supply by 2.7 times.
26 August 2026
VW CEO’s assemblies expose doubts over 100,000‑job cut plan
At employee meetings in Wolfsburg and Braunschweig on 25 August 2026, Oliver Blume could not give concrete answers on a 100,000‑job restructuring, prompting sharp criticism from works‑council chair Daniela Cavallo.
26 August 2026
Fresenius trims Fresenius Medical Care stake to 25% in €300m share sale
The German health group sold 7.8 million shares of its dialysis subsidiary to institutional investors, using the proceeds to cut debt and fund its Kabi and Helios growth platforms.
7 August 2026
DZ Bank raises full-year profit guidance to €3.5-4.0bn after insurance and asset management drive record half
Germany's second-largest bank lifted its 2026 pre-tax profit target to €3.5-4.0bn from around €3bn after R+V and Union Investment delivered 35% and 55% profit jumps respectively. The guidance implies a strong second half despite a weak domestic economy.
26 July 2026