Deutsche Bank faces one of the many trading day cases in court. Back in October 2008, Alexander Vik went to the London office of Deutsche Bank AG to meet with account managers regarding his Sebastian Holdings Inc investment fund.
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Eniro AB improves value through renegotiated loan
Eniro AB share values increased significantly after it was able to renegotiate its three billion kronor deal.
Coop Group Pulls Out of Lloyd's Banking deal
Coop Group cancels deal with Lloyds on the sale of the Verde Network. The Lloyd's Banking Group planned the sale of over 600 bank branches of the Cooperative Group, which has fell apart after the Cooperative Group decided not to proceed with the GBP750 million deal.
VTB IPO Preparations Underway
VTB, Russia's second largest bank is undertaking an IPO worth nearly 100 billion roubles. Russia's second largest financial institution, VTB, is now undertaking plans to meet potential investors from all over the world in preparation for the issuance of new shares.
Sura and Bank of Nova Scotia partner to purchase BBVA Horizonte
Sura and Bank of Nova Scotia shelled out US$258 million each to acquire BBVA Horizonte of Peru. The financial conglomerate Sura of Colombia together with the Bank of Nova Scotia had announced the purchase of BBVA Horizonte, the Peruvian pension fund.
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Ameriprise is set to bid for Scottish Widows. American financial service provider Ameriprise Financial is preparing a GBP800 million or US$1. 22 billion bid for Scottish Widows, the asset management arm of Lloyd's Banking Group.
HSBC is reviewing presence in Iraq and expanding in Egypt. HSBC Holdings is currently undertaking its strategic review of operations in Iraq. At the same time, it is continuing to expand its investments in Egypt despite the current situation in the country.
Lloyds Bank has engaged the services of Deutsche Bank to provide services for the possible sale of Scottish Widows.
Lone Star and Wells Fargo would divvy up the assets of Commerzbank. Lone Star, the private equity firm, and Wells Fargo are in talks to purchase a GBP4 billion or US$6.
SolarWorld is seeking to find a compromise agreement with its creditors to avoid insolvency. SolarWorld is discussing with its creditors to finalize an agreement as to the restructuring of the company in the next two to three weeks.
Despite assurances by the Egyptian PM, there is still no approval as to the EFG-QInvest merger. The Middle East's largest investment bank, EFG-Hermes has been awaiting notice from Egypt's financial regulator for the approval of its merger with QInvest of Qatar.
Dysis Medical closes latest funding round at US$11 million. DySiS Medical Ltd was able to complete GBP7. 4 Million or US$11 million on a round of capital infusion.
Lehman bankruptcy administrators PWC announced payment of dividends to European creditors. US investment bank Lehman Brother's investors in its European unit would be repaid in full according to the firm's administrators.
Greek Prime Minister categorically says that the recapitalization has protected the Greek banks from a Cyprus like crash.
