The chairman of Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio, it set to offer bid for the bookstore business of the firm.
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Financial Times Not For Sale
Pearson denies plans to sell Financial Times. (Photo : Reuters) Pearson, the British education and media group, through its new CEO reiterated that the Financial Times is not for sale.
Absa Group Supports Barclays Plan for Africa
Barclays increases stake in Absa. Absa Group's minority shareholders openly supported a plan to purchase the African operations of Barclays Plc. The purchase would amount to US$2.
Israel Chemicals to Purchase German Phosphorus Business
ICL purchases Thermphos. Israel Chemicals, the fertilizer and specialty chemicals maker has entered into an agreement to acquire Thermphos International BV.
Villar Mir Reviews Offer for Colonial
Villar Mir to make an offer for real estate firm Colonial. Spanish business mogul Juan Miguel Villar Mir is reviewing its position as to the debt saddled real estate company Colonial.
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CVC is seeking 44% for Mahatari after Aeon terminated its offer for the retailer. CVC Capital Partners is expected to ask equity investors to invest more for PT Matahari Department Store than a tentative bid for the retailer by Aeon Co.
The top market marker in the U.S. is expected to sell its credit-brokerage business unit to Stifel Financial Corp.
French media group Vivendi SA is likely to close a deal in the coming weeks to sell a stake in Brazilian telecoms unit GVT
Wolfberg and Landry to join forces in new hedge fund firm. Adam Wolfberg, a veteran of SAC Capital Advisors, Diamondback Capital Management and the Galleon Group is teaming up with Steven Landry of East Bay Asset Management would launch a new hedge fund.
Former Soros CIO Anderson now raising funds for own financial firm. Learning from the best now he is striking it out on his own. Keith Anderson, former Chief Investment Officer at Soros Fund Management is now raising funds for his own hedge fund named Anderson Global Macro according to recent report from Reuters.
Private equity defined in simple terms. Private equity is simply a class of assets that include equity securities in operating companies that are not bought and sold in the stock exchange.
Italian oil major Eni and Russia's Rosneft have both agreed to develop trading and logistics opportunities.
RBS is expected make sale of a portion of stake in Citizens Financial Group The Royal Bank of Scotland is set to announce its plan to sell a stake portion in Citizens Financial Group Inc.
Sharp Corp., the electronics giant, is set to terminate its planned capital merger with Taiwanese business partner Hon Hai to focus on a new deal with another company.
