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Ducati's current CEO frontrunner to be Alitalia's new CEO

Andrea Ragnetti may have to leave Ducati as CEO when asked to become Alitalia's new CEO. The chief executive officer of renowned Italian motorcycle builder Ducati, Gabriele Del Torchio is the top choice to take over the helm of ailing airline Alitalia.


Wyeth Investors Sues SAC Capital for Insider Trading

Public pension fund Birmingham Retirement & Relief System has sued SAC Capital Advisors LP over allegations of insider trading.

Harvard's Private Equity Head Resigns

Harvard Management Company's director for private equity and venture capital, Peter Dolan, has resigned from his post on April 10.

Private Equity Firm Carlyle Group Set to Sign Investment Deals in Africa

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is set to sign investment deals in Africa to tap the increasing customer spending in the continent.


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Investors continue to rush into U.S. stocks, pouring in more than $60 billion into mutual funds and ETFs.
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's chief executive Robert Greifeld's 2012 annual bonus has been slashed over the mishandling of Facebook's Inc. initial public offering last year.
Kenneth Coleman joins Andreessen Horrowitz roster of advisers. Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm has engaged the veteran expertise of Kenneth Coleman as one of its adviser on roster.
Yahoo!, the U.S. biggest Web portal, has engaged the services of private equity veteran Jacqueline Reses as it struggles to reinvent itself and stay relevant.
HG Data's new President is Tim Baskerville. In a press release, HG Data Company announced the appointment of Tim Baskerville as President. Since 2011, Baskerville had been on the Board of Directors of HG Data.
Private equity firm, Advent International, has opened an office in China, just like other big private equity firms The Carlyle Group CVC and Bain Capital.
Indian private equity investments decreased by a quarter in Q1 2013, according to the latest Quarterly Deal Report of VCCEdge.
KKR appoints Hirofumi Hirano as CEO and MD while former CEO and MD Shusaku Minoda becomes chairman.
Jay-Z is divesting ownership with NBA team Brooklyn Nets to become a sports agent. Rap icon and producer Jay-Z has now offered his shareholdings in the National Basketball Association's Brooklyn Nets for sale in order to focus on the growth and development of his sports representation business.
Ackman's handpicked executive has been replaced by the board of JC Penney. William Ackman has bet the ranch that he would be able to overhaul the financial condition of retail giant JC Penney.