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Brazil Homebuilder Gafisa Said to Receive Offer From Investment Fund - Bloomberg
The person declined to be named because the talks are private. Gafisa jumped 6 percent to 4.77 reais at the close of trading in Sao Paulo, the biggest one-day advance since Jan. 2, after earlier rising as much as 9.8 percent. It was the best performer ...
Macquarie Group Is Said to Compete for Deutsche Bank Asset-Management Unit - Bloomberg
The deadline for second-round offers is next week, and the German lender aims to reach an agreement by mid-March, said the people, who declined to be identified as talks are private. Other bidders include JPMorgan Chase & Co., State Street Corp.
JC Flowers Ex-U.K. Chief Executive Avoids Police Probe Over FSA Fraud Fine - Bloomberg
... to assist an informal inquiry and told them there was no actual victim in light of its reimbursement of the company's losses, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because they weren't authorized to speak.
Obama Aides to Meet Egyptian Delegation Amid Rift Over Groups - Bloomberg
... is meeting at the White House tomorrow with members of President Barack Obama's national security team as the US presses the government in Cairo to ease restrictions on democracy and human- rights organizations, an administration official said.
Cequel Communications Sets Rate on $2.7 Billion in Loans - Bloomberg
The term loan is due in seven years and will pay 3.25 percentage points more than the London interbank offered rate, with a 1 percent minimum on the benchmark, said the person, who declined to be identified because the terms are private.
Deutsche Bank Said to Prepare $1 Billion CMBS Deal as Firms Resume Sales - Bloomberg
The offering will be the second deal of its kind in 2012, according to people familiar with the transaction, who declined to be identified because the issue hasn't been announced. The Frankfurt-based lender last sold similar debt in a $1.65 billion ...
Kaufman Bros. Closes as Bank Succumbs - Bloomberg
New York-based Kaufman had a staff of about 40, according to one of the people, who declined to be identified because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. Small firms came under pressure as dealmaking and trading slowed on concern that Europe's ...
Kuwaiti Social Security Fund Buys Luxury Apartment Building in Manhattan - Bloomberg
... of 2 Cooper Square, a 144-unit building that includes a rooftop pool, video-game center and private movie-screening room, said the people, who didn't disclose the price and asked not to be named because the transaction hasn't been made public.
Ford Plans Bonds After Company Reiterates Investment-Grade Goal - Bloomberg
Ford Motor Credit Co. plans to offer five-year senior notes in benchmark size, typically at least $500 million, as soon as today, said a person with knowledge of the offering, who declined to be identified because terms aren't set.
Petrobras to Sell Bonds Overseas Due Between Three and 29 Years - Bloomberg
The three-year debt may sell to yield about 290 basis points above similar maturity US Treasuries, while the yield on the five-year debt may be 300 basis points higher, said the person, who asked not to be identified because terms are not set.
Rosneft Said to Sell Urals Crude From Primorsk to Shell, BP - Bloomberg
Shell was awarded six cargoes and BP one, said the people, who declined to be identified because they aren't authorized to speak on the matter. Details of the sales are as follows: --------------------------------------------------------------- Crude: ...
Glaxo, Lilly, Pfizer Said to Be Interested in Turkey's MN Pharma - Bloomberg
The owners of Mustafa Nevzat, or MN Pharmaceuticals as the Istanbul-based company is known, have hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch to advise on the stake sale, said the people, who declined to be identified because the plans are confidential.
Dah Sing Bank Said to Market 10-Year Bond to Yield 4.875 Percent - Bloomberg
Dah Sing Bank Ltd. is marketing its 10-year bond denominated in Singapore dollars to yield 4.875 percent, said a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the details are private. To contact the reporter on this story: Rachel ...
Samsung Securities Said to Plan to Close Most of Its Hong Kong Operations - Bloomberg
The company will shut equity sales and research operations in Hong Kong, said the people, who declined to be identified because the plan hasn't been publicly announced. It wasn't immediately clear how many jobs will be eliminated, the people said.
Dah Sing Bank Said to Hire HSBC for Singapore Dollar Bond Sale - Bloomberg
The 10-year bonds can be called after five years, according to the person, who asked not to be identified as the details are private. To contact the reporter on this story: Rachel Evans in Hong Kong at revans43@bloomberg.net To contact the editor ...
Melco Crown Said to Seek Loan for Macau Project - Bloomberg
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (6883), the casino venture between Lawrence Ho and Australian billionaire James Packer, approached banks seeking a loan to fund the development of a new project, four people familiar with the matter said.
South Korea Appareal Retailer E-Land Joins Group to Bid for L.A. Dodgers - Bloomberg
Closely held E-Land is providing financial backing for Peter O'Malley's bid to buy back the Dodgers, the Los Angeles Times reported, quoting two people familiar with the team's sale process who requested anonymity. O'Malley, a former owner of the ...
China-Based Hackers Target Law Firms - Bloomberg
According to a person familiar with the case who asked not to be identified because of the criminal investigation, the hackers' victims included Toronto-based law firms Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, which represented BHP, a company with primary offices ...
Nomura Is Said to Appoint Simon Aird as Head of European Equity Syndicate - Bloomberg
Aird will start at the Japanese bank's London office in the beginning of February, said the person, who declined to be identified because the plans are private. He was with Credit Suisse for more than a decade. While there, he worked in London as a ...
UBS Said to Seek Brazilian Bank Acquisition as License Stalls - Bloomberg
UBS has sought a license for the past two years to open its own business trading stocks and bonds, investing proprietary funds, and offering derivatives and syndicated loans, according to the person, who asked not to be named because the firm's ...
YPF Tumbles Most in Six Months on Report of Takeover: Buenos Aires Mover - Bloomberg
A YPF official, who refused to be named because of corporate policy, declined to comment in an e-mail today. An official at the Planning Ministry wasn't immediately available when called by Bloomberg News. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is ...
CVC Said to Be in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Ahlsell From Cinven, Goldman - Bloomberg
The firm has been granted four weeks by Ahlsell's owners, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Cinven Ltd., to complete the financing of its bid, said one of the people, who declined to be identified because the talks are private.
HEI Said to Plan to Purchase Hotel Palomar Arlington for About $45 Million - Bloomberg
An agreement for the $292200-a-room purchase is likely to be completed soon, said the person, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. The hotel, located near Washington, is owned by JBG Cos., a Chevy Chase, Maryland-based ...
Spain's Banco Bilbao Closes 14-Person Commodities Team - Bloomberg
The team consisted of 14 people, and seven of these employees will be transferred to other units at the Bilbao-based bank, said the official, who declined to be identified, citing company policy. The bank is cutting 150 employees in its wholesale ...
Citigroup's Coutts Is Said to Depart as Co-Chief of French Investment Unit - Bloomberg
Pandit, who's seeking to cut as much as $3 billion from costs this year, may eliminate 5000 jobs and has reduced investment bank bonuses by an average 30 percent, a person briefed on the matter has said. Revenue at Citigroup, the third-biggest US bank, ...