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With leading products such as the monthly print publication, Financier Worldwide Magazine, the organisation has become recognised as a leading source of intelligence to the corporate dealmaking community. en-uk http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7155Selected Bankruptcy news for Thursday 29 July … American Safety Razor files for Chapter...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7154Selected M&A news for Thursday 29 July … Panasonic to acquire Sanyo for up to...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7153Selected Private Equity news for Thursday 29 July… Health Grades privatised in $294m...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7152Selected Bankruptcy news for Wednesday 28 July … JAL hopes to waiver over 400bn yen of debt in...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7151Selected M&A news for Wednesday 28 July … Hess Corp to buy Amercian Oil & Gas in $445m...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7150Selected Private Equity news for Wednesday 28 July… PE Consortium acquire HGI Holdings for...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7149Selected Bankruptcy news for Tuesday 27 July … New problems for Tribunes bankruptcy exit Wall Street...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7147Selected M&A news for Tuesday 27 July … JFE Holdings to buy stake in JSW Steel for...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7146Selected Private Equity news for Tuesday 27 July… Harrington holdings to be sold in secondary...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7145Selected Private Equity news for Monday 26 July… Virgin Active in talks with PE firms over $1bn...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7143Selected M&A news for Monday 26 July… Carlyle sells Kybo for $1.1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7139Selected Bankruptcy news for Monday 26 July… Connaught shares decline after debt...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7136(23 July 2010) To fund its $1.2bn acquisition of American Italian Pasta Co (AIPC), food manufacturer Ralcorp Holdings will sell $450m in notes on the New York Stock Exchange in an underwritten public offering, according to media reports. In a filing...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7135(23 July 2010) US private equity firm the Carlyle Group is considering selling skin-care company Philosophy Inc for around $1bn, according to media reports. Carlyle bought Philosophy in March 2007 in a $475m deal. Three people with knowledge of the...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7134(23 July 2010) Within the next two to three years, ownership of Royal Mail is likely to be transferred to the private equity industry, reports the Financial Times (FT). City analysts believe the sale of Royal Mail could be worth around £4bn.1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7133(23 July 2010) General Motors announced on Thursday that it has agreed to buy automobile finance company for $3.5bn, as a way of boosting sales to non-prime car and truck buyers. “Our dealers have been telling us that not having an in-house finance arm hurt our...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7132(23 July 2010) Ericsson AB, the world’s biggest maker of wireless networks, posted a rise in second quarter net profit but missed analysts’ estimates, as phone companies spent less on telecommunications infrastructure, explains Bloomberg. “The...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7131(23 July 2010) A Reno casino facing suspension of its gambling licence has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing came the day before the Nevada Gaming Commission planned to consider the fate of the company, which employs about 300 people in Reno.1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7130(23 July 2010) Market commentary from Nick Hood, executive chairman of Begbies Global Network The newspaper hoarding said it all: ‘Lending Falls as Fears of a Double Dip Grow’. Hong Kong is feeling the chill as China’s headlong growth rate threatens to fall...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7125(22 July 2010) Today, BskyB confirmed it is to sell the business-to-business division of its telecommunications operations, EasyNet Global Services, transferring ownership of the business to a consortium of private investors lead by Lloyds Development Capital (LDC).1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7124(22 July 2010) Yesterday, TPG Capital revealed it invested $300m in natural gas company Copano Energy, in order to fund gas production developments in the Eagle Ford Shale. TPG is funding the investment by purchasing convertible preferred equity...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7123(22 July 2010) The private equity owners of United Biscuits have put the business up for sale, according to media reports. United Biscuits owns some of Britain's most popular snack brands, including Hula Hoops, Penguin, McVitie's and Twiglets. It was bought by the...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7122(22 July 2010) SAP AG, a German software maker, announced on Tuesday that it won unconditional European Commission regulatory approval for its $5.8bn acquisition of Sybase, the world’s largest maker of business software. The approval was the last...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7121(22 July 2010) Applied Materials, a semiconductor gear maker, announced it plans to restructure its solar energy unit by cutting as much as 500 jobs and shutting down unprofitable thin-film solar panel production lines, as the company seeks to bring the segment...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7120(22 July 2010) Dubai World, the struggling holding company, is meeting smaller creditors to present a $23.5bn debt restructuring plan agreed to in May by a consortium of large banks. But a final resolution will take “some months”, a person close to the negotiations...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7116(21 July 2010) With $1.1bn of funds raised from new investors, Navis Capital Partners is weeks away from closing its $1.2bn and sixth fund, reports Dow Jones. The Malaysian firm had initially hoped to raise $1.75bn for the fund, but cut the target in...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7115(21 July 2010) Keen to invest in Brazil’s healthcare sector, the Carlyle Group confirmed earlier this week that it agreed to buy health services provider Grupo Qualicorp. When Carlyle made the announcement on Monday, it did not reveal the purchase...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7114(21 July 2010) Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to the purchase of SSL International as part of a £2.54bn deal that will give it ownership of brands such as personal health companies Durex and Scholl. The recommended cash offer, which was announced on...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7113(21 July 2010) UK refiner BP has announced plans to raise close to $8.7bn from asset sales, bringing the disgraced oil major closer to its initial target of $10bn in sales needed to counter the cost of its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the income will be...1 Jul 10 12:00http://www.financierworldwide.com/article.php?id=7112(21 July 2010) A bankruptcy judge granted a request by Washington Mutual (WaMu) shareholders to appoint an independent examiner to investigate potential legal claims and assets of WaMu stemming from its collapse in 2008. Shareholders notably want the...1 Jul 10 12:00