Private equity firm KKR has entered into exclusive talks to buy a majority of French fashion brands Maje, Sandro and Claudie Pierlot, according to a source familiar with the transaction.
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Dell Would Walk Away if other Deals Accepted
Dell would walk away if he is not retained as CEO. Michael Dell, in a statement, would only consider a buyout plan with Blackstone Group if the private equity guarantees that he remains as its CEO.
Argentina Places Alternative Plan in U.S. to Settle Credit Litigation
Argentina is making an alternative payment plan to a U.S. appeals court in the U.S. for the settlement of a litigation with creditors that hold defaulted bonds and are demanding payment of $1.33 billion.
Blackberry Dismisses U.S. Shareholder Lawsuit
Blackberry received approval from U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan for the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that was accusing it was seeking fraudulent obscurity of its falling market position.
Eaton Vance Files with SEC to Offer ETMF
Eaton Vance Management has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to offer exchange traded managed futures (ETMF) in a bid to prevent front-running from making exploitation of the strategies.
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Pension funds, seeking returns for their holders, enter into riskier ventures that can make or break them.
Reuters, using data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commision, showed funds holding positions for the long term on commodities.
Reuters has reported that gold backed exchange traded products have declined in the past few months.
CalPERS changed its portfolio from Dec 2012 to Jan 2013, focusing on bonds instead of commodities. CalPERS or the California Public Employees' Retirement System has decreased its investments in commodities futures at the start of 2013.
The Chesapeake Energy Board picks COO Dixon as interim CEO. Chesapeake Energy Corp chose COO Steve Dixon to become its acting CEO after co-founder Aubrey K.
Through a proxy statement, Silver Lake and Michael Dell extolled the virtues of their bid as against the offers of Icahn and Blackstone.
Due to internal issues and weak market conditions, Toys R Us withdrew its IPO proposal. Toys R Us Inc formally withdrew its initial public offering proposal last Friday.
Glass Lewis, the second largest proxy firm in T-Mobile, has voiced its opposition to the standing merger with MetroPCS.
NEC Corp. says it is planning to sell its its troubled mobile phone unit to personal computer venture partner Lenovo Group Ltd.as it continues to faces challenge from larger firms Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Apple Inc.
