David Verey makes the trip back home to Lazard July 11, 2010 THE man once touted as a potential chief executive of the international investment bank Lazard is to return to the company he worked at for almost three decades. David Verey, who enjoyed a 29-year career at the bank before quitting nine years ago, will slot back in as a senior advisor to its UK business. [...]
KKR switches to NYSE July 11, 2010 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co’s long-awaited listing on the Big Board brings a wide investor audience to the iconic private equity firm and could be a bellwether for rivals looking to follow suit. The buyout firm will switch from Amsterdam-based Euronext on July 15 to the New York Stock Exchange, joining rival Blackstone Group, which [...]
Wall Street up for third day as retail sales cheer July 8, 2010 WALL STREET rose for a third straight day yesterday as investors were encouraged to see jobless claims fall and a handful of large retailers report solid sales. Stocks have regained their footing after a slew of poor data had raised fears of a double-dip recession. But low market volume suggested investors are still skeptical, and [...]
BP “ahead of schedule” in oil clean-up July 8, 2010 BP is aiming to plug its leaking Gulf of Mexico well by 27 July, weeks sooner than forecast, it has been reported, The oil giant was also preparing a series of backup plans in case its current operations fail, including connecting the leaking well to existing pipelines in two adjacent gas and oil fields, the [...]
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 [...]
Banks boost US as Dow ends 5-day losing streak July 6, 2010 WALL Street rebounded yesterday, but strong buying interest evaporated in the afternoon as bearish sentiment reasserted itself. Ending a five-day string of losses, the major indexes bounced back after the S&P 500 closed at a 10-month low on Friday, but investors used the morning’s gains as an opportunity to sell rather than establish new long [...]
KKR set to float on the New York Stock Exchange in a $9bn debut July 5, 2010 KKR is hoping to buck the trend with an ambitious flotation on the New York Stock Exchange, expected to value the buy-out fund at $9bn (£5.9bn). The firm, best known for its £11bn takeover of Alliance Boots in 2007, has planned to float for three years, but market volatility has thwarted them, reports the Daily [...]
Wall St lit up by tobacco but energy stocks darken June 28, 2010 US stocks ended slightly lower yesterday as gains in consumer-related stocks, including tobacco shares, were offset by losses in the energy sector. Shares of Coca Cola and Procter & Gamble were two of the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s best performers. – up 1.6 per cent to $51.08 and 1.4 per cent to $60.62 respectively. Consumer [...]
Fears over strict financial reform weigh on Wall St June 24, 2010 THE S&P 500 fell for the fourth straight day yesterday as fresh signs of consumer weakness and worries about stringent financial regulation provoked investors to unload positions. The S&P 500 has lost 3.8 per cent in four days, with retailers among the biggest decliners. Banks were pressured by fears Congress would pass stringent rules in [...]
Australian bank investors lose US court case June 24, 2010 FOREIGN investors who bought shares of National Australia Bank on an overseas stock exchange cannot sue in a New York court over large writedowns related to the bank’s onetime US mortgage unit, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday. The justices upheld a ruling by a US appeals court that dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that [...]