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Tokyo banks are alive, well ... and hunting
Just a few years ago, Japan's big banks teetered on the brink of collapse and came to symbolize the moribund state of the world's No. 2 economy. Now, those same financial firms are helping reshape the global banking landscape. Full Article
AIG CEO expects "for sale" list next week
The New York-based financial titan, which was once the world's most valuable insurer, needs to raise cash quickly to repay an $85 billion Federal Reserve loan that allowed it to avoid bankruptcy. Full Article
Investec sees potential in small UK pharmas
Investec's UK Smaller Companies Fund is beginning to look at pharmaceutical stocks because some products are finally getting through to the market after years of longer drug-development times than expected. Full Article
Good for Microsoft, bad for VC
Microsoft's $40 billion buyback might be great news for shareholders, writes PE Hub's Laurence Aragon, but it's yet another kick in the shins for venture capitalists who are looking for a sugar daddy to buy their portfolio companies. Full Article
Short sale bans seen a risky game
The world may be about to find out if short sellers really are the scoundrels they are accused of being for exacerbating the current financial crisis. Full Article
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Sprayregen sees more quick sales ahead
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Companies that binged on cheap credit in recent years will create new challenges as they stumble into bankruptcy, Goldman Sachs Group Inc restructuring adviser James Sprayregen said on Tuesday. Full Article
Reuters Conferences
Event | Date | Location |
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North American Buyouts | 1 Oct | Toronto |
PFI's Australia Infrastructure Partnerships | 7-8 Oct | Sydney |
PFI's North America West Coast Infrastructure Partnerships | 14-15 Oct | Los Angeles |
IFR's Leveraged Finance Asia | 15-16 Oct | Hong Kong |
PFI's Financing Energy Projects in Asia | 21-22 Oct | Singapore |
IFR's Cashing in on Carbon | 22 Oct | London |
IFR's Where next for European LBO's? | 28-29 Oct | London |
IFR's Subordinated Financial Institution Capital | 4 Nov | London |
IFR's Islamic Capital Markets | 4-5 Nov | London |
IFR's Sub-Saharan Debt Markets | 12-13 Nov | London |
IFR's Latin American Debt Markets | 19-20 Nov | New York |
IFR's Mediterranean Covered Bonds | 27 Nov | Madrid |
EVCJ's Venture Capital Fundraising Forum | 3 Dec | London |