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Media exec Sloan eyes Australia's Nine Entertainment: source
U.S. media executive Harry Sloan has approached private equity firm CVC Capital Partners CVC.UL to buy a controlling stake in Nine Entertainment.
Equity market still challenging, says Raymond James
Regional brokerage and investment bank Raymond James Financial on Wednesday said equity capital markets business in April continued to lag 2011 levels, and that markets in May so far remain challenging and volatile.
Lloyds prepares sale of UK property loan portfolio
Bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group is preparing to sell a second and smaller portfolio of loans backed by UK commercial property.
US industrial groups eye Germany's Bartec -sources
Leading U.S. industrial groups and buyout firms are circling Bartec. Leading U. S. industrial groups and buyout firms are circling Bartec, a German maker of safety systems designed to prevent explosions in hazardous areas of oil and gas production, people familiar with the situation said.
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Growth capital and buyout funds from the wealthy Gulf Arab region are being drawn towards Turkey's stable and growing economy.
Private equity firms Silver Lake Partners and Partners Group are set to buy tax-free shopping business Global Blue.
Euro Zone officials told members to prepare contingency plans in case that Greece exit euro zone, according to Reuters.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Ellen Pao is suing the venture capital firm alleging sexual harassment and discrimination.
Some investment funds have paid a price for their friendship with Facebook since the social networking giant went public last week.
Australia's Brambles Ltd on Wednesday announced a further delay to the sale of its Recall information management business, which it values at around $2 billion.
Japanese-themed restaurant chain Benihana Inc plans to go private in a $296 million deal with investment adviser Angelo Gordon & Co
China faces "invisible impediments" to investing in some parts of Europe, with Europeans nervous about allowing it to move into sectors such as nuclear power, a senior official at China's sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday.
China is rolling out sweeping brokerage reforms to nurture future global investment banks that officials hope could eventually compete with the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, a regulatory document showed.
