Martyn Phillips had left his position as the head of Kingfisher's B&Q chain in the UK as part of moves to restructure the company.
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Congo government intends to increase free stake of new mining projects to 15%
The government of Congo had plans to implement changes to its equity agreements with mining firms, which includes increasing its free stake in all new mining projects from 5% to 15%.
Sanlam unit in discussions with Nico Holdings over buyout offer - report
An African news outlet said in its report that Sanlam Emerging Markets (SEM) had started its negotiations with Nico Holdings over buying a 49% in its short-term insurance business unit Nico Life Insurance.
Flurry of retail buyouts, mergers seen amid hedge fund closures
Retail buyouts and mergers lead by foreign exchange market broker FXCM Inc had been seen proliferating in the midst of closures of some of the biggest hedge funds in the US and European Union.
Itochu and Oman enter their 41st year of partnership
Leading Japanese trading firm Itochu formalizes latest contract with the Sultanate of Oman for oil imports.
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Shunfeng Photovoltaic International planned to raise USD 144 million in a share sale, a regulatory filing revealed.
China-based property developer Greenland Holding Group would be co-developing the Atlantic Yards Apartment Project in New York with Forest City Ratners Cos.
Press release provider Cision AB said it had been investigating why it released an incorrect report about Samsung's purchase of Fingerprint Cards.
Erin Brockovich pointed to preemption laws in her campaign to take Essure off the market. Erin Brockovich, the consumer advocate who filed a multimillion case against Pacific Gas and Electric Co for groundwater contamination, had blamed preemption laws in her fight against birth control implant Essure.
New York City Opera Kenneth Rosen had indicated in a court hearing that the American opera company would be open to a merger.
Billionaire investor John Malone had said he would not consider Cablevision Systems Corp as a potential company that he would include in his planned merger of US cable companies.
Erin Brockovich said she wanted Essure, a birth control procedure by Bayer Corporation, taken off the market.
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited recently purchased a 6.87 megawatt peak plant for GBP9.35 million from Parabel AG.
Twitter Inc would reportedly pay 3.25% from its upcoming public listing as fee to its bankers, sources told Bloomberg.
