Iconic Petronas Towers to be a REIT. A restructuring deal struck by KLCC Property Holdings Bhd would transform Malaysia's Petronas Towers into the country's largest real estate investment trust.
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Wynn Faces Suit over Breach of Fiduciary Duties
Wynn faces another suit for the cash donation to University. The Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd and its owner, billionaire hotelier Steve Wynn is now facing another shareholder lawsuit alleging that US$135 million donation to the University of Macau had wasted company assets and was in breach of its fiduciary duties.
Fund Owners Million Dollar Payouts
Blackstone, Apollo and KKR lead payouts to chief executives after banner 2012 year. Co-founder and CEO of the Blackstone Group Steven Shwarzman, according to filed papers by the equity firm, received pay and cash dividends amounting to US$213.
Groupon Hard Pressed to Turn Company Around
Groupon searches for new CEO and expands to ecommerce. After last week's unceremonious termination of Groupon founder Andrew Mason as CEO, Chairman Eric Lefkofsky is now under pressure to turn the fortunes around of the beleaguered company.
Best Buy Moves from Sale to Turnaround
Best Buy closes chapter on Schulze takeover bid. With the clock passing on the deadline for the Richard Schulze offer to be filed, Best Buy is now going with the turnaround plan proposed by current CEO Hubert Joly.
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Piraeus is now the shipping hub for HP through Cosco Shipping. A deal was inked between Hewlett-Packard and Cosco to make Piraeus, Greece a key hub for supply and distribution.
Blackstone Group says its co-founder and chief executive officer Stephen Schwarzman obtained 2013.3 million in pay and cash dividends in 2013.
Foxconn to dissolve JV with Metro AG. Foxconn Technology Group, after its failed joint venture with Metro AG, a German retailer has said it will turn to China for expansion of its retail business.
Jaguar and Land Rover exploring deal with Tata Motors to manufacture vehicles in India. Jaguar Land Rover, one of Britain's most exclusive car brands, is said to be doing its due diligence as to the possibility of manufacturing its luxury cars in India.
Warburg has been looking forward for the sale of eye care company Bausch & Lomb as it selected JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch to the IPO.
A, the venture capital unit of Russia's Alfa Group, has expressed interest in forming a group to restructure troubled Central European Distribution Corp.
ABRY has been raising its stake in data center provider Datapipe as it makes investments out of its private equity fund.
Twilio has been creating a fund similar to what Facebook created to increase world presence. Internet telephony company Twilio has been following what internet giant Facebook did to create pathways for success.
Both News Corp. and Walt Disney have been discussions how to settle issuing badly affecting its jointly controlled online video site Hulu LLC.
