Barclays and Burdale arrange £447m financing transaction for Palmer and Harvey (Holdings) Plc
Barclays Commercial Bank announced that it is providing majority finance to support a Management Buy Out (MBO) for Palmer and Harvey (Holdings) Plc.
DIFC to showcase opportunities for UAE Nationals
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced its plans to be an eminent participant at this year’s Careers UAE 2008.
Swiss Re’s Emission Desk Purchases Carbon Credits from Hebei Construction Investment New Energy Company
Swiss Re, a leading and highly diversified global reinsurer, announced it has entered into an emissions reduction purchase agreement with Hebei Construction Investment New Energy Co., Limited.
CSDs start joint venture to improve post-trade efficiency in Europe
Seven leading Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) signed an agreement to establish Link Up Markets, a joint venture to improve efficiency and reduce costs of post-trade processing of cross-border securities transactions in Europe.
Wall Street Journal Appoints Publisher of WSJ its New High-End Lifestyle Magazine
The Wall Street Journal named Ellen Asmodeo-Giglio, vice president/publisher of the Journal’s new high-end lifestyle magazine, WSJ., which is scheduled to launch Sept. 6, 2008.
Deutsche Bank announces three appointments to strengthen the central eastern European equity research franchise
Deutsche Bank announced the appointment of three senior analysts, Marcin Jablczynski, Tomasz Krukowski and Lukasz Wachelko.
Lehman Brothers prices $4.0 billion offering of convertible preferred stock
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. announced that it had priced a $4.0 billion offering of 4,000,000 shares.
BNP Paribas Investment Partners acquires IMS in the UK, and strengthens its European leadership in multi-management
BNP Paribas Investment Partners, a leading European asset manager, and major London-based multi-manager IMS Group, announce that BNPP IP* has acquired IMS.
Electronic Order Book Trading Grows 33 Per Cent During March
The number of electronic equity trades carried out on the London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana during March 2008 averaged 1.1 million per day, an increase of 33 per cent on March 2007.
Interest in Online MBA Programs Grows in Face of a Possible Recession
Although most economists say the United States is not in a recession, the pocketbooks of many Americans would say otherwise. In fact, a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll found that the majority of people in the U.S. believe we are now in a recession and inflation is their top concern.
