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Low offers could see Citigroup could abandon EMI sale

17.10.11
Citigroup may abandon its attempt to sell EMI if the U.S. bank cannot squeeze higher offers from bidders, according to reports... more

EMI being eyed up by potential takeover suitors

22.07.11
Katy Perry's record label EMI is being eyed up for a takeover by billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, Sony Music Entertainment and Vivendi's Universal Music Group... more

European drag and Swiss move can't stop Boots' sales soaring

16.05.11
Alliance Boots shrugs off a sluggish European economy and irritation from tax campaigners about the move of its headquarters from Nottingham to Zug in Switzerland by recording soaring sales... more

Chrysalis sold to German publisher BMG

26.11.10
Chris Wright, the man behind music business Chrysalis, collects £30 million by selling it to German publisher BMG... more

Bankers pave way for return to riskier financing

25.10.10
Riskier forms of financing are expected to make a comeback with a resurgence of private-equity deals and a more relaxed lending environment, Goldman Sachs claims... more

Private equity bidders line up wine offer for Foster's

20.09.10
Private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and TPG have held talks about teaming up to bid for the wine unit of Foster’s, reports say... more

Pets at Home profits jump 36%

02.07.10
British pet products retailer Pets at Home reported a 36 per cent increase in annual profit, driven by new store openings and an 8.8 per cent rise in sales from existing shops... more

Shell seals $4.7bn deal for East Resources natural gas firm

07.06.10
Royal Dutch Shell buys natural gas firm East Resources in a deal worth close to $5 billion... more

Toys R Us ready for flotation in New York

28.05.10
Toys R Us is likely to float on the New York Stock Exchange imminently, sources say... more

Shell makes major inroads into US gas fields

28.05.10
While BP struggles to contain its oil well disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, rival Royal Dutch Shell makes two major gas acquisitions in America... more

BT leading the way as it moves from IT to entertainment

11.05.10
Market Round-up: BT tops the Footsie winners’ board as analysts give the telecoms group the thumbs-up ahead of its investors’ day on Thursday... more

Mothercare and Boots to make children's clothes brand

09.02.10
Mothercare and Boots will produce a new children’s clothing and accessories brand to be sold in Boots stores in the UK and Ireland... more

Boots axes final salary pension for 15,000 workers

29.01.10
Alliance Boots becomes the latest major British company to say that it will close its final salary pension scheme... more

3i slashes back debt as private equity rallies

28.01.10
Listed private-equity group 3i reports a dramatic fall in debt as the industry bounces back from the recession... more

Private equity dinosaurs find their feet and evolve

28.01.10
City Comment: The financial crisis was a meteorite and private equity was the Earth; when it hit all the dinosaurs on planet private equity became extinct... more

Sky's 3D football clash adds new dimension to big earning

28.01.10
City Comment: It was Manchester United versus Arsenal in 1999 that Sky used to launch “pressing the red button”. By the end of this decade we'll all be watching in 3D. ... more

KKR buys Pets at Home for knockout £955 million

27.01.10
Private equity roars back into the buyout market today as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts splashes out £955 million on Pets at Home... more

Footsie edges upwards as results arrive thick and fast

10.11.09
Leading shares continued to make headway in another day of thin trading as City investors tackled a clutch of trading updates ... more

Now Sir Fred enters hall of shame in US

25.02.09
Well done, Fred the Shred. Even the Americans are holding you responsible for the credit crunch.... more

Sovereign funds bid for AIG aircraft unit

27.01.09
Aviation: Embattled insurer American International Group is understood to have found potential buyers for its aircraft leasing unit ... more

KKR firm holds crisis loan talks

18.11.08
Credit Crunch: Masonite International, a building materials firm taken over by buyout giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts may file for bankruptcy unless it can renegotiate loans with its banks.... more

Bleak forecast by Carlyle boss

05.11.08
Private-equity firm Carlyle has warned a group of its investors they are unlikely to see returns on their money in the short-term... more

Insurance giant AIG seeks £22 billion lifeline from Fed

15.09.08
Insurance: Insurance giant American International Group is looking for a bridging loan of $40 billion (£22 billion) from the US Federal Reserve as it tries to sell assets to rebuild its balance sheet... more

Kohlberg to list on NY Exchange

28.07.08
New listing for private equity powerhouse, which could see it valued at $15 billion, will provide a more solid capital base in a difficult time for the sector... more

Cashback of £460m as De La Rue break-up goes ahead

16.06.08
World's largest banknote printer has seen its shares surge 15% over the last month ... more

Buy spree of billions as Boots thinks big

10.06.08
Chemist ready to spend billions on acquisitions to turn it into a European healthcare giant... more

Boots' man on a mission may just be the real deal

10.06.08
Private-equity billionaire Stefano Pessina talks about need to 'nurture' the high street chemist... more

Icahn, the predator stalking Yahoo, is usually the winner in boardroom fight

16.05.08
ANALYSIS Jerry Yang, chief executive of Yahoo, will be feeling hot under the collar now that Carl Icahn has set his sights on the internet company... more

KKR dives after sealing a deal on mortgages exit

01.04.08
Shares in buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's Financial division plunged 6.2% after the company announced a deal to exit its mortgage-related business.... more


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