Belgo

To the north of this boundary the country was entirely in the hands of the invaders; to the south, the "Wala," as the Franks called the Belgo-Romans, succeeded in maintaining themselves and in preserving to a certain extent the Roman language and civilization.

Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day Emile Cammaerts 1915

His own ventures have yielded him a fortune estimated at £120m, much accumulated after owning and selling UK restaurant brands such as PizzaExpress, Strada and Belgo, as well as higher-end London eateries such as Le Caprice and The Ivy.

Luke Johnson: 'Capitalism is not a dirty, grubby pastime' 2011

Caring – whose interests include the Giraffe, Belgo and Strada chains as well as upmarket London restaurants Le Caprice, J Sheeky, the Ivy and Scott's – controls 12% of Carluccio's shares and has been seen for some time as a potential predator.

Carluccio's bosses ready to plate up £10m windfall from sale of restaurants 2010

At the end of 2009, Dexia SA, a Belgo-French bank, announced it would end its contract with Brink's, cutting total Brink's revenue in Belgium by 20%.

Brink's Retreat in Belgium Backfires John W. Miller 2010

Belgo-Dutch bank Fortis was broken up during the crisis after it bought peer ABN Amro in a doomed joint bid with Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC and Banco Santander SA.

Belgian Borrowing Costs Rise Along With Debt Levels Frances Robinson 2010

"People talk in the cafés with a lot of hope about Obama," says Chems Zemzemi, a Belgo-Tunisian community organizer in Brussels.

A world of reactions on a historic day 2009

The Belgo-Dutch bancassurer is now looking to raise €1.5 billion of equity capital, likely to cause a further 5% dilution, on top of €12 billion of shares issued last year in a rights issue to finance the ABN takeover.

Foreigners may have to fight off 2008

The din from shareholders of the Belgo-Dutch bank and insurer has been mounting since last month's U-turn on capital-raising.

Angry Fortis investors may hit 2008

In addition to considering a $55 billion bid for Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch, the Belgo-Brazilian beer maker has been sounding out a $45 billion bid for United Kingdom rival SABMiller, in case Bud proves frosty.

Villain Hunt in Bear's Cave 2008

But while Dollé and his board have been surprised that a discursive chat has turned into a hostile bid so quickly, there is also clearly little meeting of minds between the self-made Mittal and the European who runs the merged successor of three state-owned steel companies, France's Usinor, the Belgo-Luxemburgeois Arbed and Spain's Aceralia.

Mittal May Bend On Arcelor, But He Won't BreakMittal Sees Beyond Arcelor 2006