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Credit Ratings: Hot Bond Markets, Amidst the Chill of Dodd-Frank
30 July 02:30
Corporate bond offerings are hot these days, despite Dodd-Frank’s confusing impact on bond activity. Issuers from Agilent to Target, lured by low long term rates, have recently...Reuters Coverage
M&A Terms: Reverse Takeovers Drive Forward
30 July 02:00
Reverse takeovers are on the uptick, as is the legal complexity that rides alongside them, sometimes stopping them in their tracks. Fueling this is an increase in UK cash shells, and both LSE and AIM companies benefit…Reuters Coverage
Hot Topic: SEC Thaws Market Frozen by Dodd-Frank
29 July 03:00
The legal side effects of financial reform legislation are already creeping into the market. While many of the changes envisioned under Dodd-Frank will take place years into the future, one of its immediate effects is…
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Citigroup to Pay $75 Million to Settle SEC Charges
29 July 15:26
Citigroup Inc will pay $75 million to settle charges that it failed to disclose to investors $40 billion in subprime exposure in 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission said...Legal Source
Panasonic Buying Sanyo and Other Unit for $9.4 Billion
29 July 08:44
Japan's Panasonic Corp said it would buy out subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works for up to $9.4 billion in cash and shares to accelerate its push into greener businesses...Legal Source
HealthGrades to Go Private in $294 Million Deal
28 July 12:30
HealthGrades Inc, which provides ratings and profiles on hospitals, nursing homes and physicians, agreed to be acquired by Vestar Capital Partners, a private equity firm...Legal Source
Conoco Selling Lukoil Stake, Profit Tops Street
28 July 10:02
ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, said it will sell its entire stake in Russian oil major Lukoil in a bid to boost shareholder returns and reported better-than-expected quarterly profit...Legal Source
Telefonica in Revived Deal to Buy Vivo
28 July 10:00
Spain's Telefonica has won its battle for a bigger share of the burgeoning Brazilian market, raising its offer for Portugal Telecom's stake in mobile operator Vivo to...Legal Source
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