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...A US judge has dealt a blow to Apollo Global Management, Angelo Gordon and other big creditors in the bankruptcy of mattress maker Serta Simmons Bedding, in a ruling that could settle a fierce dispute on...
...Hoarding dollars — the proverbial hiding cash under the mattress — is a national pastime....
...High returns meant high risk and First Boston suffered significant paper losses on bridge loans extended to such companies such as Ohio Mattress, Campeau and Long John Silver’s....
...She alleges that soon after that 2008 encounter, the Apollo Global Management founder took her to a bare studio apartment where, on a mattress on the floor, he subjected her to “forced sadistic sexual acts...
...Reaching for new funds to see it through the pandemic, mattress company Serta Simmons Bedding took $200m in new loans from a slim majority of creditors who, in addition to putting in the fresh money, saw...
...Serta Simmons, the mattress company owned by Advent International, said complaints by a lender group led by Apollo over a recent rescue financing that left the group co-founded by Leon Black, pictured above...
...Some, such as Mattress Firm, have told landlords that they will fail to make required rent payments for April....
...Casper is one of nearly 200 mattress sellers. Even with its hip branding, it has struggled to stand out....
...“But I think just as important and maybe even more important is ambient sensors: bedside devices, under-mattress sensors, sensors integrated into toilet seats.”...
...Another fund, Gresham CMS, can hold long and short positions in commodities using strategies including momentum, volatility and “fundamental factors,” according to a regulatory filing....
...They include Clean Master and CM security, popular cleaning and security apps, while Piano Tiles 2 was the most downloaded free game on Google Play in September in the US and fifth globally, according to...
...biggest bank will invest in a new £650m business district at Manchester airport in a deal the government believes will mark a fresh wave of investment by Beijing in UK infrastructure. http://www.ft.com/cms...
...point off their GDP http://on.ft.com/1g94a0z Obama cancels Asia trip as shutdown bites President Barack Obama’s trip to Asia has become the latest casualty of the US government shutdown. http://www.ft.com/cms...
...Ares has previously invested in General Nutrition Centers, Samsonite and mattress manufacturers Serta and Simmons....
...But it all depends whether bankers can bring the world’s second-biggest initial public offering this year to market. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/26fe5d1c-d688-11e2-9214-00144feab7de.html China interbank...
...There are more millionaires and “super rich” people than ever before as the rapid growth in Asia’s emerging markets propels private wealth to record levels, according to a new report. http://www.ft.com/cms...
.../s/0/8d7e18ec-2833-11e2-afd2-00144feabdc0.html Credit Suisse to form Aventicum Capital with Qatari fund Credit Suisse Group and Qatar Holding LLC, a unit of the Persian Gulf emirate’s sovereign- wealth...
.../s/0/fc92e930-2809-11e2-ac7f-00144feabdc0.html Credit Suisse to form Aventicum Capital with Qatari fund Credit Suisse Group and Qatar Holding LLC, a unit of the Persian Gulf emirate’s sovereign- wealth...
...purchase of Harbinger iron-mine stake Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is nearing agreement to buy a stake in a closely held Brazilian iron ore mining company from Phil Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners LLC...
...demand. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-29/sri-lanka-s-biggest-policy-overhaul-since-war-risks-price-bump.html Dubai’s Drydocks World to complete $2.2bn debt restructuring by July Drydocks World LLC...
...CMS approval would normally lead to private insurers following suit....
...are well-known cases of tertiary buy-outs hitting the wall, such as Gala Coral, which was taken over by its lenders last month, triggering £700m ($1bn) losses for its buy-out owners, and Simmons, the US mattress...
...Some may prefer the proverbial mattress but money markets have traditionally been a low-yielding yet stolidly safe investment....
...“The Chinese people have three forms of investment habits: they put it under the mattress because they don’t trust banks, put it in their business, or gamble it widely....
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