LONDON (Reuters) - Associated British Foods ( ASBFF ) said the boss of its Primark clothing business, Paul Marchant, has resigned with immediate effect following an allegation made by an individual about his behaviour towards her in a social environment. The group said on Monday Marchant cooperated with an investigation it initiated, acknowledged his error of judgement and accepts that...

March 31 (Reuters) - Britain's Thames Water said on Monday that it has selected U.S.-based investment firm KKR as its preferred partner to enter the phase 2 due diligence stage of its equity process. ...

Aston Martin said on Monday Chairman Lawrence Stroll's Yew Tree Consortium would invest a further 52.5 million pounds ($67.98 million) in the luxury carmaker and increase its stake to about 33%. The fresh funding comes a month after the carmaker said it would cut 5% of its workforce as its losses and debt ballooned, and just four months after it...

BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - Beauty brand L'Oreal is aiming for around 5% growth in the China market this year, its North Asia Chief Executive Vincent Boinay said in Shanghai on Monday. ...