Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. A Wall Street Journal report from Shasha Dai shared what private equity professionals were most thankful for this year.
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Beleaguered OGX seeks USD150 million in fresh capital from bondholders
Brazilian oil company OGX is reportedly in talks with bondholders about a USD150 million capital infusion in the struggling firm. OGX previously reported a loss of BRL2.1 billion and filed for bankruptcy with USD4 billion in debt.
Canadian mining firm Trevali completes USD46-million financing
Canada-based base metals mining firm Trevali Mining Corp announced the closing of a USD46-million financing through the offering of 55.4 million of its shares priced at USD0.83 apiece.
Lodha Group buys prime property near Buckingham Palace for INR3,120 crore
Mumbai-based realty major Lodha Group has bought a 0.67-acre property near the Buckingham Palace in London for over INR3,120 crore. The property will be converted into super-luxury residential flats.
Canadian firm Pacific Rubiales completes Petrominerales acquisition
Canadian gas and oil producer Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp (PREC) announced that it has closed the acquisition of light oil and pipeline firm Petrominerales Ltd.
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Crowds braved the cold for the 87th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday, cheering on marching bands, cheerleaders and their favorite balloons including Snoopy, Spiderman and Spongebob Sqaurepants.
Here are the online shopping trends for Thursday, November 28 at 12:00 p.m. EST, from the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. Our next update will follow today at 3 p.m. EST.
SwissRe's recent report titled "Global insurance review 2013 and outlook 2014/15" provided an otherwise positive global economic outlook, which was a good sign in the non-life business as more people will seek financial protection for their properties.
New data released by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reflected the increasing activity in structured products purchases by US banks to offset effects of low interest rates.
A report on the Financial Times recounted the similarities of the rise, and possible downfall of the popular Bitcoin to early virtual currency favorite e-gold.
The partnership of US software company and QuickBooks maker Intuit's partnership with banks Capital One and Wells Fargo for a loan facilitator program was a clear indication of companies turning into cloud computing and data analytics to improve their services, said an article published on the Financial Times.
Shore Capital Partners Managing Partner Justin Ishbia disclosed to Reuters' Private Equity (PE) Hub its plans to launch and institution-focused private equity fund next year.
Private equity firms T. Rowe Price Group Inc, Magnetar Capital LLC and over 100 shareholders of Dell Inc invoked their rights for an appraisal of their collective 2.7% interest in the company through the Delaware court system in contest of the USD24.9 billion buyout of Dell.
An article on The Washington Post gave a list of seven apps that would reportedly help users get good deals and breeze through Black Friday shopping.
