AgBank’s IPO to get $22bn July 6, 2010 AGRICULTURAL Bank of China priced its Hong Kong and Shanghai dual listing yesterday, a deal that would break all IPO records by raising more than $22bn when adding in over-allotment shares. The initial public offering (IPO), which is raising funds to replenish capital, still faces a tough aftermarket, with a debut planned for 15 July [...]
This is a square root shaped recovery July 6, 2010 HERE are some more weird and wonderfully expressive ways of describing the economy over the next few years. Yesterday, the Institute of Directors (IoD) warned of an “L of a recovery” – though the horizontal bit would actually boast a slight upward gradient, denoting weak rather than zero growth. But the IoD is also floating [...]
Huge pay for KKR chiefs July 6, 2010 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts were paid about $22m (£14.5m) last year in fee and other income, and own about a quarter of the private equity firm which is about to list on the NYSE, according to a regulatory filing. The firm is moving closer to gaining its long-sought New York [...]
Peers quit for non-dom status July 6, 2010 Four members of the House of Lords have quit in protest at new “non-dom” rules. The Conservative Lords quitting are Lord Laidlaw, based in Monaco, Lord McAlpine, a former party treasurer and Lord Bagri – former London Metal Exchange chair. Baroness Dunn, former deputy chair of HSBC bank, has also resigned her right to sit [...]
Booz & Co ends merger talks July 6, 2010 Management consulting firm Booz & Co said yesterday it ended discussions with rival A.T. Kearney for a possible merger, saying it decided “their future aspirations will be best realised as separate partnerships.” Booz, established in 1914, now has more than 3,300 people in 61 offices around the world. In 2008, private equity firm Carlyle Group [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 6, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES BARCELONA SEEKS LOAN TO HELP PAY PLAYERS Barcelona, the Spanish football giants whose players will make up the bulk of Spain’s team in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final against Germany, are seeking a €150m loan to help pay player and staff wages. The move was announced by new Barcelona president Sandro Rosell who took [...]
Ocado warns investors of Waitrose risks July 6, 2010 OCADO finally launched the hotly anticipated prospectus for its £1.1bn flotation, to a muted response from the City. The firm has set the price-range between 200p and 275p a share, giving it a value of between £800m and £1.1bn, despite never having turned a profit. The document contains 18 pages of risk factors associated with [...]
Toscafund boss feels the pinch as revenues and profits tumble July 6, 2010 MARTIN HUGHES, the hedge fund manager nicknamed “the rottweiler” for his aggressive trading tactics, saw his pay drop steeply for the second year in a row in 2009. Profits at Hughes’ asset management firm, Toscafund, fell by two thirds to £9.2m in the 12 months to December, with revenues halving to £15.4m. Toscafund was hit [...]
RBS instructs Lazard to aid with £3bn real estate debt sell off July 6, 2010 ROYAL Bank of Scotland (RBS) is gearing up to sell off £3bn of real estate loans made during the property boom, reports said yesterday. The move, according to a story in the Financial Times, is the largest property disposal from its non-core banking business to date and is part of a five-year project to shed [...]
Fresh exodus puts Osborne on the spot July 6, 2010 A FURTHER two members of the Office for Budget Responsibility are set to follow chairman Sir Alan Budd out the door, City A.M. has learned, leaving the chancellor’s newly-created economic forecasting body rudderless. George Osborne, who set up the independent body to lend credibility to the government’s economic forecasts, is now under pressure to appoint [...]
