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Sotheby appoints Domenico De Sole as lead independent director amid pressure from activist investor

Auction house Sotheby's named Tom Ford International Chairman and former Gucci head Domenico De Sole as its lead independent director amid criticism from activist investor Daniel Loeb.


Japan to invest $2M to revive Iran's Anzali lagoon

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will pour in $2 million in three projects aimed at reviving the degraded Anzali lagoon in Iran, according to an environment official cited by IRNA new agency.

Private equity investors to sell remaining 19.7 pct BPost stake

Belgian postal group BPost said on Tuesday that its private equity backers, which still owned a 19.7 percent stake in the group after it was floated in June, would sell their shares in an accelerated bookbuild.

Aurora Capital Group completes acquisition of National Technical Systems

Aurora Capital Group has completed its previously-announced acquisition of National Technical Systems. The cash acquisition priced at USD 23 per share was at a 39% premium to the closing price of NTS on August 15.


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