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UPDATE 1-Olympics-Boxing boss CK Wu to run for IOC president - Reuters
May 17 (Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International Olympic Committee as the race for one of the world's top sports jobs heats up, a source said. "Dr Wu ...
Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest - Reuters
Enterprise software company Marketo Inc priced its initial public offering of common stock at $13, the higher end of its expected price range, to raise $79.3 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. * Sweden's Recipharm has hired UBS AG ...
New York Attorney General probing fast-food pay practices - Reuters
The New York attorney general's office has issued subpoenas to one fast-food parent corporation and is investigating several franchisees operating in the state, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due ...
HgCapital pulls sale of Smurf maker Schleich - sources - Reuters
"Schleich has developed well and the question is when will buyers acknowledge that adequately," a person close to HgCapital said, adding no specific time had been set for a possible relaunch of the sale. HgCapital had appointed Goldman Sachs in October ...
RPT-Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest - Reuters
Dish Network Corp has lined up four banks to finance its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, escalating the bidding war against Japanese telecom company SoftBank Corp, according to two people familiar with the matter. * RP Martin Holdings Ltd ...
Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest - Reuters
Dish Network Corp has lined up four banks to finance its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, escalating the bidding war against Japanese telecom company SoftBank Corp, according to two people familiar with the matter. * RP Martin Holdings Ltd ...
Exclusive: Bain in the lead as Yankee Candle sale fizzles - sources - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC has emerged as the last party standing in the race for Yankee Candle Co Inc, three people familiar with the matter said, making it likely that the largest scented candle maker in the United States will stay in ...
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions - Reuters
Chinese automotive manufacturer Tri-Ring Group Corp will buy Polish bearings maker FLT Krasnik for some 300 million zlotys ($93 million) in the largest investment yet by a Chinese firm in Poland, a person close to the deal said. ** Severn Trent ...
UPDATE 1-EU oil price probe puts Platts in spotlight - Reuters
"Lehman showed Platts they were right to protect the sanctity of their window process and the counterparties who may not know better," said a senior oil executive at a major company who requested anonymity. "But what happens if they are wrong?" ...
Freeport Indonesia suspends mine operations after tunnel collapse: source - Reuters
Operations were suspended out of respect for the workers killed and those still trapped in the collapsed tunnel, the source said, adding that Rozik Soetjipto, chief executive of the Indonesian unit would fly to the mine on Wednesday evening. Rescue ...
UN General Assembly to vote on Syria resolution; Russia opposed - Reuters
"I'm convinced a lot of countries voted for this text because they believed they were voting for the winning side," a senior western U.N. diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said in reference to the August, 2012 resolution. "They are not so ...
Defense Department civilians to go on unpaid leave for 11 days - Reuters
Hagel will announce the decision at a town hall meeting with Defense Department employees scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT), U.S. defense officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. The furlough is shorter than the earlier ...
Blackstone's Brixmor names former Kimco exec as new CFO - Reuters
Blackstone also could sell the portfolio to another publicly traded company, said a real estate executive who was not authorized to speak on the record. Finding a strategic partner to buy the portfolio would eliminate investment banking underwriting fees.
Luxury apparel company Vince selects banks for fall IPO: sources - Reuters
(Reuters) - High-end sportswear brand Vince is close to filing for an initial public offering, according to two sources close to the situation. Vince, owned by St. Louis-based fashion company Kellwood Co, which is controlled by private equity firm Sun ...
CITIC, Temasek group to buy Chinese software firm Asiainfo - Reuters
The sources declined to be identified as the information was not public yet. Asiainfo was not subject to any accounting scandals, yet the company's shares lost half their value in two years to 2011, after which CITIC Capital made its original offer ...
New virus can probably pass person to person: WHO - Reuters
A public health expert, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter, said "close contact" in this context meant being in the same small, enclosed space with an infected person for a prolonged period of time. (Reporting by Angus ...
MIDEAST DEBT-IILM treads fine line in designing maiden sukuk - Reuters
Luxembourg, where the sukuk will be domiciled, has one confirmed primary dealer while another is still working on the paperwork, according to a banking source familiar with the discussions, who declined to be named because of the sensitive nature of ...
CORRECTED-Owner may refinance Hilding Anders as sale falters - sources - Reuters
One of the sources said five private equity firms had made bids in the second round of the auction process. CVC Capital Partners was one of the bidders and offered 800 million euros ($1.04 billion), which was lower than the level expected by Hilding ...
UPDATE 1-At least 5 European refineries cut runs-sources - Reuters
LONDON May 10 (Reuters) - At least five refineries in Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean have been reducing output since the second half of April due to weak margins, particularly for gasoline and naphtha, market sources said on Friday. Kalundborg ...
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions - Reuters
Investment firm Ares Management will acquire AREA Property Partners, gaining the New York-based real estate investor's $6 billion in assets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the matter. ** U.S. private equity firm Carlyle ...
China issues new rules targeting wealth management fund pools: sources - Reuters
The rules will go into effect Friday afternoon, the sources said. "Yesterday we could do it, today everybody has to undo it; it's new regulation after new regulation," said one of the traders. The CDC did not answer calls from Reuters requesting comment.
G7 to review impact of Japanese action on domestic demand: US - Reuters
"Strengthening European demand is the most important immediate imperative in reviving growth in advanced economies, and thereby global growth," the senior official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Washington will also keep pressure ...
UPDATE 1-US to focus on demand growth, Japan's actions at G7 - Reuters
"Strengthening European demand is the most important immediate imperative in reviving growth in advanced economies, and thereby global growth," the senior official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Washington will also keep pressure ...
UPDATE 1-Caracal plans UK listing to fund Chad oil exploration - Reuters
Caracal, previously named Griffiths Energy International after founder Bradley Griffiths, expects to be valued at around $1 billion in the initial public offering (IPO), a person familiar with the matter said. In 2011 the company signed three ...
UPDATE 1-Slovenia sees deficit surge; plans tax hikes, privatisation - Reuters
LJUBLJANA, May 8 (Reuters) - Slovenia's budget deficit will almost double to 7.8 percent of national output this year under a plan to help the euro zone country fend off a bailout, a government official said. The official, who spoke on condition of ...