Although taking different approaches, investors Bill Ackman and Bruce Berkowitz were attempting to salvage securities acquired before the US housing crisis with a combined value of more than USD100 billion, said a Bloomberg report.
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Airwork to go public - prospectus
Proceeds to be received from the planned initial public offering of New Zealand aviation company Airwork would go towards a stock buyback program, repay debts to affiliates and inject working capital into the firm.
Chinese securities regulator says new IPO rules will bolster role of market forces
Xiao Gang, head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said the new reforms planned by the government on public share sales will increase the role of free market forces.
Blackstone's Greater China Chairman to step down from post to lead Nan Fung Group Holdings
Antony Leung, the Greater China Chairman of Blackstone Group, would be making an exit from the private equity company to become the Chief Executive Officer of Nan Fung Group Holdings Ltd.
Report reveals where Obama's first-term finance team have gone
A report from The New York Times's The Dealbook showed where some members of the finance team who served in the first term of President Barack Obama are now.
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An article published on tech news site VentureBeat raises the question on the staying power of social media giants and Silicon Valley darlings like Facebook and Twitter.
A trend in hiring former government officials in executive roles had been seen in investment firms, said a Bloomberg report. Recently, Warburg Pincus LLC appointed former US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner as its new president.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren said large international banks with broker-dealer units placed the financial system at risk, and as such, regulators should ensure that they have adequate capital.
According to a lawsuit filed by wireless communications firm LightSquared Inc, Dish Network Corp and its chairman, Charles Ergen had schemed to ensure that the latter would be able to obtain the former's broadband spectrum.
Dell president and chief commercial officer Steve Felice will be leaving the company barely a month after it was acquired by Dell CEO Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake.
Former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will be joining global private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC in March. Geithner became notable for his role during the US financial crisis.
Giorgio Olivato, vice chairman of a foundation that is Monte Paschi's largest shareholder, has resigned from office for unknown reasons. Sources, however, said that Olivato opposed the foundation's plan to sell its stake in the Italian bank.
Keith Teare, the founder of just.me, told TechCrunch that he is interested in purchasing the assets of the mobile messaging platform which would be selling its five assets separately.
Reporter Becky Pritchard tried living for one week without using products or services that were supported by the private equity industry-- and was surprised at how difficult the experience was.
