Italian airline Alitalia said on Thursday that it was able to raise EUR173 million of EUR300 million it needed in its cash call from investors with help from Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit.
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ADM 'disappointed' by rejection of Graincorp takeover
Archer Daniels Midland Company notes today's announcement by the Australian Federal Treasurer that he has made an order prohibiting ADM's proposed acquisition of GrainCorp Limited.
AUSTRALIAN TREASURER REJECTS ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND TAKEOVER OF GRAINCORP
Australia rejected the A$2.8 billion takeover of GrainCorp by U.S. agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) on Friday, saying the deal was contrary to the national interests.
Europe's biggest activist investor sees burst of M&A deals in 2014
Christer Gardell, who co-founded Europe's biggest activist investor Cevian Capital, expects a burst of activity in mergers and acquisitions next year as corporate confidence returns.
Thanksgiving Day marked with travel, parades, shopping; watch Thanksgiving Day Parade 2013 Live Stream
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.
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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.
UK Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA) Chair Julia Groves called out Christine Farnish of the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association regarding the latter's insistence that the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) definition of online crowdfunding was misleading.
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.
The Corporate Advisory Group of Swiss lender UBS, said three unnamed sources, will be scaling back its team in charge of providing corporate advisory and investment banking services to the ultra-rich in emerging markets including Asia and the Middle East.
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.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Shapoorji Pallonji Group today announced the formation of a strategic alliance to acquire FDI-compliant, stabilized office buildings in the major metropolitan areas of India.
