The Criminal Prosecutions Bureau has been expanded by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to the Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau to focus on financial wrongdoing, Bloomberg reported.
Investment banks
Cascadia Capital Advises on the Sale of Zuke's to Nestle Purina Petcare
Cascadia Capital, a diversified, boutique investment bank today announced its Consumer Practice advised Zuke's, LLC (d/b/a Zuke's) on its sale to Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A. which closed in late 2013.
JPMorgan ceases work on Chinese IPO candidate as US regulators investigate hiring practices- sources
JPMorgan Chase & Co has stopped working on the planned initial public offering of Chinese firm Tianhe Chemicals as US regulators continue its probe of the bank's hiring practices in China, Reuters reported.
As private equity buyers exit investments, Goldman Sachs sees wave of South African listings
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is predicting a flood of initial public offerings to be held in South Africa as private equity buyers divest their investments, Bloomberg reported.
New York's RCS Capital agrees to purchase JP Turner
New York, US-based public holding company RCS Capital Corp entered a deal to buy Atlanta, Georgia-based investment banking firm JP Turner & Company for an undisclosed sum.
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Survey shows that there is little effort seen to improve the working conditions of junior investment bankers despite the death of an intern at Bank of America Merrill Lynch intern last summer, the Financial Times.
UBS AG is bolstering the annual bonus payments it provides to its investment bankers in Asia by about 10%, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
As far as investment banking fees go, Bank of America outperformed JPMorgan Chase & Co since it acquired Merrill Lynch & Co in 2008, Bloomberg reported.
Train manufacturer China CNR Corp has chosen China International Capital Corp, Macquarie Group Ltd and UBS AG for its share offering in Hong Kong, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
Centerview Partners is set to split fees reaching $90 million with two other banks involved in the transaction between Beam Inc and Suntory Holdings Ltd, Bloomberg reported.
Volusion was able to obtain a 35 million credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank, the first external funding the ecommerce firm received since it was established in 1999.
UBS AG Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti belied rumors that the biggest lender in Switzerland will be spinning off its investment banking business, Bloomberg reported.
Banks are growing more reliant on the growing market for equities as they get nearly half of their fourth quarter investment banking revenues from equity trading and underwriting, the Financial Times reported.
Investment bank Moelis & Co founded by Wall Street dealmaker Ken Moelis is planning an IPO together with Goldman Sachs Group Inc and others.
