Spanish bank Caixabank could be selling its stake, which it paid for in 2008, in Grupo Finaciero Inbursa amid high provisions on bad loans.
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China's Premier Criticizes EU Move
China's Premier Li Keqiang has criticized the move of EU to investigate alleged anticompetitive activities of two Chinese firms in Europe.
Egypt Set To Return Tax Collected
Egypt set to return the taxes collected from the QNB acquisition of NSGB. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the Arabic logo of the Qatar National Bank. In an announcement, the Egyptian government has said it would be refunding taxes it has collected from the acquisition by Qatar National Bank of National Societe Generale Bank.
Canadian dollar falls further
Canadian dollar falls against US greenback due to current trends. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a Canadian dollar bill, a twenty to be exact. The Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level against the US greenback with concerns that the gains achieved from the risky assets have outpaced the current economic growth.
Ares Private Equity Group Welcomes Charles Steel
Charles Steel joins Ares Private Equity Group as its Managing Director. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the corporate logo of Ares Management LLC. The Ares Management LLC disclosed today the joining of Charles Steel with Ares Private Equity Group as its Managing Director.
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Bank of Ayudhya Pcl saw its shares increased after a local newspaper reported that a financial market source said that Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) proposed to buy General Electric's stake in the Thai bank for 40 baht per share.
Clearwire Corp. has agreed on the buyout offer from Sprint Nextel Corp. despite disappointed minority shareholders .
VL Automotive, a venture between Former General Motors Co. executive Bob Lutz, China's Wanxiang Group and industrialist Gilbert Villarreal, is bidding to acquire Fisker Automotive through a prepackaged bankruptcy deal.
VTB, Russia's second largest bank, decides to sell its 10 percent stake in Soceite Generale's Russian unit Rosbank
As confirmed by Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, the proposal put forth by Daniel Loeb of Third Point LLC would be reviewed on its merits.
Softbank is now undertaking a review of solar power plant projects on Hokkaido island. The Kyodo News agency reported that Softbank Corp is reviewing solar power projects that it is planning to build at the northernmost island of Japan.
Willis Group Insurance hires Michael Guo, a former investment banker. The world's third largest insurance broker, Willis Group Holdings Plc, has engaged the services of Michael Guo as its new head of Asia for capital markets operations.
STG's Consilio appoints new VP of Products and Director of Software. Consilio, disclosed today the appointment of Pete Feinberg as the Vice President of Products and Mark Roesler as the Director of Software Development.
Cohen receives subpoena to testify before grand jury. Steven A. Cohen, the embattled hedge fund manager, has received a subpoena requiring his testimony before a grand jury on the government's insider trading investigation into his private equity firm, SAC Capital Advisors.
