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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.
Greenland Holding co-develops New York project with Forest City Ratner
China-based property developer Greenland Holding Group would be co-developing the Atlantic Yards Apartment Project in New York with Forest City Ratners Cos.
Brockovich claims preemption status of Essure reason for fight
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.
NY City Opera open for merger - company lawyer
New York City Opera Kenneth Rosen had indicated in a court hearing that the American opera company would be open to a merger.