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UPDATE 3-Neiman Marcus posts profit as sales start improving

Mar 10, 2010

* Adj. oper. profit $67.1 mln vs $32.6 mln loss year ago

Glaxo signs second Cellzome drug discovery deal

Mar 10, 2010

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has strengthened its ties with Anglo-German biotech company Cellzome by signing a second drug discovery deal worth up to 508 million euros ($690 million).

Carlyle hires advisers to sell Arinc - source

Mar 10, 2010

NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Carlyle [CYL.UL] has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc to sell aerospace and defense company Arinc, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Pvt equity firm Apollo to buy Citi Property Investors -Bloomberg

Mar 10, 2010

March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Apollo Management LP [APOLO.UL] has agreed to buy Citigroup's real estate investment division, Bloomberg said, citing a person with knowledge of the deal.

Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest

Mar 10, 2010

BANGALORE, March 10 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday:

UPDATE 1-KEB says Lone Star to resume $3.9 bln KEB stake sale

Mar 10, 2010

* Lone Star to select lead managers soon (Adds details)

KEB says Lone Star to resume $3.9 bln KEB stake sale

Mar 10, 2010

SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity fund Lone Star [LS.UL] plans to resume selling its 51 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank , worth 4.4 trillion won ($3.89 billion) at current market prices, the South Korean bank said on Wednesday.

Citigroup sells Japan ski resort to Malaysia's YTL

Mar 10, 2010

TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has sold one of Japan's most famous ski resorts, Niseko Village, to Malaysia's YTL Corp , with the property and power conglomerate seeking to develop it into a world class summer and winter destination.

UPDATE 1-Kabel Deutschland cuts IPO issue size

Mar 10, 2010

FRANKFURT, March 10 (Reuters) - German cable TV operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) reduced the number of shares it will offer and set a price range for the shares for an initial public offering that could raise up to about 800 million euros.

Goldman China partner Hu retires to plan fund -sources

Mar 10, 2010

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, March 10 (Reuters) - Fred Hu, a high-profile China dealmaker is stepping down as partner of Goldman Sachs , according to an internal memo, as sources said he plans to seek opportunities in the country's fast-growing private equity industry.

UPDATE 1-Top Goldman partner Hu to launch China fund -sources

Mar 10, 2010

* Hu plans to launch new China private equity fund - sources

RLPC-Dubai's Istithmar kicks off ISS auction -bankers

Mar 10, 2010

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Information memoranda have been issued for the sale of Istithmar's port and shipping agent Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) as the auction gets underway, bankers close to the deal said on Wednesday.

Ex-ITV boss takes over at EMI Music as CEO goes

Mar 10, 2010

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - EMI Music, which is seeking new funds to avoid breaching debt covenants, said Chief Executive Elio Leoni-Sceti would step down shortly, just a month after he was tasked with finding a new business plan.

UPDATE 2-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Mar 10, 2010

(Adds Barratt, Helen of Troy, Glanbia, others; updates China Mobile, Lone Star, Novartis, others)

UPDATE 1-Houlihan starts fintech advisory practice

Mar 10, 2010

NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - Investment bank Houlihan Lokey said on Wednesday veteran dealmaker Robert Hyer joined the firm from Greenhill & Co to head a new practice focusing on companies in the financial technology industry.

Extended Stay examiner completes investigation

Mar 10, 2010

NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - A court-appointed examiner in the bankruptcy of U.S. hotel chain Extended Stay America Inc has completed his investigation into the company's 2007 leveraged buyout and will seek to make his report public, according to court documents filed late Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Tropicana casinos exit bankruptcy under Icahn deal

Mar 9, 2010

NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. casino operator Tropicana Entertainment Inc [TRPET.UL] on Monday emerged from bankruptcy protection under a $200 million deal backed by billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

UPDATE 1-Marsh & McLennan selling Kroll for $1.3 bln-FT

Mar 9, 2010

NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc , the No 2. global insurance broker, has put up its security consulting business Kroll up for sale for $1.3 billion and received offers from several major private equity firms in the first round of bidding, the Financial Times reported on its website on Monday.

Former Morgan Stanley exec to join Carlyle-source

Mar 9, 2010

NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - Former Morgan Stanley executive Mitch Petrick is joining Carlyle Group [CYL.UL] to head the private equity firm's leveraged finance and mezzanine business for the United States and Europe, a source familiar with the situation said late on Monday.

Leibovitz agrees loan deal with Colony Capital- FT

Mar 9, 2010

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has arranged a deal with a private equity firm to sort out her debts, the Financial Times reported in its Tuesday edition.

Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest

Mar 9, 2010

BANGALORE, March 9 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Tuesday:

UPDATE 6-Lyondell restructuring plan includes Apollo role

Mar 9, 2010

* Says Reliance offer not worth enough to drop reorg plan

DEALTALK-Spurned by banks, China property firms court PE funds

Mar 9, 2010

* Developers turn to buyout funds as banks tighten loans

Israel's Infinity launches six China yuan funds

Mar 9, 2010

JERUSALEM, March 9 (Reuters) - Israeli venture capital fund Infinity-I China said on Tuesday it had launched six yuan-denominated private equity funds in partnership with seven Chinese cities to spur business growth through new technology.

REFILE-UPDATE 2-Shanks walks away from Carlyle buyout talks

Mar 9, 2010

* Revised offer was below initial 135 pence/share approach

UPDATE 1-GMAC Financial CFO joins private equity firm

Mar 9, 2010

NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners said on Tuesday it hired Robert Hull, the chief financial officer of bailed out U.S. lender GMAC Financial Services.

UPDATE 2-Neiman Marcus posts profit as sales start improving

Mar 9, 2010

* Adj. oper. profit $67.1 mln vs $32.6 mln loss year ago

Buyout firms bid for UK greetings card chain-sources

Mar 9, 2010

* Bids of up to 400 mln stg for Card Factory, sources say

MGM expected to draw six bids by March 19-source

Mar 9, 2010

LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Reuters) - Six companies are expected to make binding offers for storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGMYR.UL] by a newly set March 19 deadline, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

Exane BNP Paribas has M&A target list-Barron's

Mar 8, 2010

NEW YORK, March 7 (Reuters) - Exane BNP Paribas has 15 stocks on its M&A target list, according to Barron's publication, including diagnostics-products maker Qiagen , telecoms firm Tele2 AB and sportswear manufacturer Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport .

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