Apr 19, 2011
Barclays PE buys stake in visual effects company The Mill.
Apr 18, 2011
Citigroup Inc, the U.S’s third-largest bank has beaten analyst’s expectations, reporting a 32% drop in first-quarter earnings, as it reduced reserves for future losses and consumer-banking profit rose.
Apr 18, 2011
Halliburton, the world’s second largest oilfield services provider has announced first-quarter profits almost doubled as climbing oil prices increased efforts to find oil and natural gas in North America.
Apr 14, 2011
Vanguard Health Systems Inc, the Blackstone Group controlled hospital operator is understood to be planning an IPO, say sources close to the matter.
Apr 14, 2011
The impact of carbon tax on steel and aluminum producers has been downplayed by the Australian government who say the planned tax will only add a fraction to the cost of their goods.
Apr 14, 2011
Black Swan has reached agreements with three leading private equity funds to invest up to $365 million in the exploration and production firm, with CPPIB to invest up to $104 million (C$100 mln.)
Apr 13, 2011
Foxconn Technology Group has said it is considering investment opportunities in Brazil in line with its strategy of ‘being where the market is,” a plane designed to increase its presence in a rapidly expanding market for electronic devices.
Apr 12, 2011
Glencore International AG plan to raise as much as $11 million from an international public offering in London and Hong Kong.
Apr 12, 2011
Chevron Inc. has announced the completion of more than a fifth of the construction at the $37 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project off of northwest Australia, and says it aims to approve an expansion in late 2013.
Apr 12, 2011
The U.S.’s largest aluminum producer, Alcoa Inc, has posted first-quarter profit, beating estimates but its revenue missed Wall Street expectations.