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Bertelsmann to Acquire KKR's Share in Joint Venture BMG
German group Bertelsmann is set to purchase the stake of KKR in the music rights management firm BMG.
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Puerto Rico's Popular Inc to Sell $568 Million Non-Performing Loans Portfolio
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AIG is Private Again
AIG divests US government of shares over the company. American International Group Inc or AIG has recovered from the 2008 financial crisis after buying out the US government's last financial interest in the formerly beleaguered firm.
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Bertelsmann would completely own BMG when it buys out KKR. The largest media company in Europe, Bertelsmann is buying out the stake of private equity firm KKR from their joint venture music rights management company BMG.
