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Las Vegas Sands hopes for IPO jackpot

The Las Vegas Sands plans an initial public offering of the company's Macau casinos on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.


GM China plan exposes conflict with UAW

Reports about GM's plans to sell Chinese-made cars in the U.S. show the UAW, which largely went along with the restructuring of Chrysler, is gearing up for a fight when it comes to GM.


Tyson Foods wants to fatten up

Tyson Foods Inc. decided it's going to take advantage of low market valuations and make some acquisitions. The company said it's going to use $1.5 billion in cash to acquire poultry farms and processing plants in Brazil, China, India and the U.S. ...


BP learns a hard Russian lesson

It seems BP plc is learning the hard way an eventuality Rupert Murdoch warned about last month. ...


Credit Suisse expands in India

Credit Suisse Group brought in Sughosh Moharikar and Samita Shah as managing directors of its investment banking department, based in Mumbai. In addition, Ashim Ahuja will join as a director of the investment banking team. ...


GM in talks with Mahindra, others, about a Hummer deal

General Motors Corp. is reportedly in talks with India's Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. as well as Russian and Chinese automakers as it looks to divest its gas-guzzling Hummer brand and focus on building smaller vehicles....


Ranbaxy still in play?

Japanese drug firm Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. made waves two days ago with its intent to buy a majority of Indian generics firm Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. for as much as $4.6 billion. But now, the Indian press suggests others might step in with offers. ...


Indians interested in GM's Hummer

With Land Rover already in its garage, could Tata Motors Ltd. have room for the Hummer too? If Indian press reports have it right, the answer is yes. ...


For telecoms, Huawei auction represents retro strategy

The list of suitors for a more-than-50% stake in Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.'s handset business could include AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group plc, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. The story said that PE firms such as Blackstone Group LP, TPG Capital and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. could also have an interest. Combining a stake in the Chinese telecom equipment company's mobile phone business with a large U.S. carrier would revisit an earlier time in telecom history, when the phone company controlled both the network and the actual phones....


Baring raises oversubscribed Asia PE fund

Baring Private Equity Asia said Tuesday it had raised $1.52 billion for its fourth fund. The buyout firm said the fund exceeds its target of $1 billion and creates the largest growth equity fund ever raised for Asia. ...


Ron Burkle's labor problems

In news that may disconcert anti-Wall Street labor activists, Ron Burkle, self-proclaimed friend of labor, may be caught up in a labor scandal in Brazil via his investment in ethanol producer Brazil Renewable Energy Co, or Brenco....


China's interest in Dresdner could lead to Deutsche buy

The word Wednesday was that an unnamed Chinese bank was taking a look at Dresdner Kleinwort, the investment banking unit of Dresdner Bank. Now, German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said that the bidder is the sovereign wealth fund Chinese Investment Corp. Ltd. and is in fact interested in all of Dresdner. Allianz AG recently restructured its banking operations leading to speculation that Dresdner Kleinwort would go on the auction block. ...



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