Barclays to pay $2bn in to Lehman trustee
Jun 07, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
A New York court late on Monday rejected a renewed attempt by Barclays PLC to attain $4bn in assets linked with the sale of brokerage business Lehman Brothers Holdings. The judge reportedly called for the full amount to go to the trustee overseeing the Lehman Brothers’ liquidation. As part of the ruling Barclays is required […]
Prada Hong Kong IPO may raise up to $2.6bn
Jun 06, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
Italian luxury fashion house Prada is looking to raise between $2bn- $2.6bn in a Hong Kong IPO, ahead of its June 24 listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The Milan –based company anticipates selling 423.28 million shares at an indicative cost range of between $4.69 and $6.17 each. Prada in a Hong Kong filing […]
Groupon files for $750m IPO
Jun 03, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
Chicago-based Groupon, the daily deal website which last year rejected a $6bn buyout offer from Google, has filed with the SEC to raise $750m in an initial public offering, the company said on Friday. The IPO will be managed jointly by Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, according to details of the filing. The filing specified […]
Brazil needs more time to decide IMF candidacy
Jun 02, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
Brazil has welcomed the candidacy of Agustin Carsten, Mexico’s central bank chief, in his pursuit to become the next head of the Washington-based IMF but said it required more time to decide which candidate to support. Brazil’s Finance Minister Guido Mantega however noted on Thursday: “Emerging economies are under-represented in the fund’s leadership, especially Latin […]
Schneider Electric bids 1.4bn euro for Telvent GIT
Jun 01, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
French power equipment specialist Schneider Electric has signed an agreement to acquire Spanish software firm Telvent GIT for €1.4bn ($2bn), the company said on Wednesday. Schneider, the world’s largest producer of low and medium voltage equipment, hopes to reinforce its solution capability for the smart grid electricity software according to a company statement. Telvent’s shareholders […]
German unemployment falls to 20 year low
May 31, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
Unemployment in Germany fell for a 23rd straight month in May the Federal Labour Agency in Nuremberg said on Tuesday. The decline in unemployment is said to be largely due to increased spending by consumers and businesses and export driven growth according to the agency. Numbers fell to 2.96 million or 7 percent from April’s […]
Japan’s April car production drops by half
May 27, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
Japanese car manufacturers Honda and Toyota reported on Friday a global production drop of around half for April compared to figures the same period last year. Toyota reported a 47.8 percent slump in April to 308.555 vehicles while Honda announced a 52.9 percent drop year-on-year. The car manufacturers said the production decrease was due to […]
Hunt for new IMF head; Foxtel expands
May 26, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
French finance minister Christine Lagarde late on Wednesday formerly launched her bid to lead the IMF as managing director. Lagarde, a former corporate lawyer, is the favourite to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn who resigned following sexual assault allegations. Augustine Carstens, the governor of the Mexican central bank, is another key contender for the position. The IMF executive directors […]
Greece debt crisis reaches stalemate
May 25, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
The head of Greece’s conservative party, Antonis Samaras, announced late on Tuesday that he would not back a further €6bn austerity measure to reduce the country’s deficit. The political stalemate over austerity measures is threatening to jeopardise the country’s next tranche of a €110bn bailout worth €12bn, which is due in June. Greece announced on Monday […]
Sony predicts $3.2bn loss
May 24, 2011Jeremy Parkinson0
Electronics giant Sony announced late on Monday a revised surprise $3.18bn net loss for the fiscal year that ended in March. It originally posted a profitable projection of $857m in February. The company said the loss was triggered by the production disruptions due to the March earthquake and tsunami and the cyber attack on its online […]