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Mannesmann Six walk free
News Former Mannesmann chief Klaus Esser and five other board members, including the Deutsche Bank head Josef Ackermann, walked free today after a six-month criminal trial for breach of fiduciary duty. The case centred on €57m worth of bonus and pension... [22 Jul 2004]
Gent clears Esser over bonus
News Chris Gent testified today that he had never discussed bonuses with Mannesmann boss Klaus Esser during Germany's first criminal trial over executive pay. Mannesmann shareholders won a minor bonanza when the $180bn deal went through. [25 Mar 2004]
Mannesmann-Vodafone Six trial unravels
News The case against former Mannesmann chief Klaus Esser and five other board members over bonus pay-offs was crippled yesterday by weak testimony from auditors KPMG. But other witnesses have told the court that the bonus had no bearing on the decision. [18 Mar 2004]
BT loses 3G high court action
News The payment was deferred after Vodafone bought German rival Mannesmann, which owned Orange at the time. BT and One2One have lost a high court lawsuit that alleged that the British government treated them unfairly over 3G licence payments. [17 Oct 2001]
Gent confirmed as target in fraud inquiry
News The prosecutors allege that the Vodafone chief will be investigated for financial irregularities that occurred during the mobile giant's takeover of German rival Mannesmann last year. Gent is accused of sweetening the deal for then Mannesmann CEO... [21 Aug 2001]
Gent faces bribery probe
News Chris Gent finds himself under legal scrutity as a German regional court extends its investigation of Vodafone's takeover of German mobile phone operator Mannesmann. The Dusseldorf public prosecutor is investigating Gent's role in the decision to... [17 Aug 2001]
BT and One2One take 3G complaints to court
News According to the auction rules Vodafone had to split from Orange following Vodafone's takeover of German group Mannesmann, which at the time included Orange, because no single operator was allowed more than one licence. [19 Jun 2001]
German telco chiefs face criminal prosecution
News Klaus Esser, former CEO of Mannesmann, is being investigated over claims he gave the green light to Vodafone's £113bn takeover last year after the board was offered a massive £32m redundancy payout. Esser had vehemently opposed the takeover... [13 Mar 2001]
The Bloor Perspective: WAP and the next Net revolution; Microsoft's mounting legal worries; and Bluetooth's new-found bite
Comment The takeover battle between Vodafone Airtouch and Mannesmann, which owns Orange, masks the real conflict that is about to take place in mobile phone market (see http://www.silicon.com/a34173 and http://www.silicon.com/a34248 ). [28 Nov 1999]
Vodafone Airtouch launches £79bn Mannesmann takeover bid
News A UK High Court judge threw out an injunction application from the German company, which claimed Vodafone should not be allowed to use Goldman Sachs as its advisor, because the investment bank has been privy to sensitive Mannesmann information. [19 Nov 1999]
Olivetti and Mannesmann face court battle over mobile bid
News Troubled Italian computer company, Olivetti and German conglomerate, Mannesmann are facing a lawsuit from a minority shareholder of Cellular Communications International (CCIL) together with the New York-based carrier's management. [06 Jan 1999]
