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...Through all the dealmaking drama, one legendary Italian designer has steadfastly clung to his crown all these years: 87-year-old Giorgio Armani, known in Italy as “King Giorgio”....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on April 20, 2018. ©2018 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...(Bloomberg) US oil driller Continental Resources has hired Rory Sabino, formerly of Bank of America Merrill Lynch....
...Crown shelved plans to spin off a property trust holding of most of its Australian assets, while its revenues took a hit last year in the wake of the arrest of 18 employees by Chinese authorities last year...
...Shell companies behind shell companies, as well as nominee directors provided by law firms, added more disguise to Mirakhmedov’s holdings....
...The Lees’ direct holding in group flagship Samsung Electronics is just 4.7 per cent....
...Jean-François Théodore, who has died aged 68, had a dream to create a single continental bourse to trade stocks and derivatives. He went a fair way towards achieving it....
...While Évora also makes plastic lids as well as aluminium cans in a joint venture with US-based Crown Holdings, nappies is where Enck sees the most room for international expansion....
...The Norwegian fund took a 25 per cent stake in the Crown Estate’s portfolio of shops and offices along Regent Street in a £452m deal that closed last year....
...And here’s another interesting wrinkle: LCH.Clearnet – the holding company – may be incorporated in the UK but has a French watchdog, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel, as its primary regulator, not the...
...At the budget hotel chain Mr Lawless will be in familiar company: Travelodge is 80 per cent owned by Dubai International Capital, the investment arm of Dubai Holding – which also owns Jumeirah....
...It has since staged a “v-shaped” revival, pointing to a robust recovery....
...More than 600 people have been hired this year in the UK and continental Europe, including more than 50 at managing director level....
...Morgan Stanley also upgraded shares in Continental Airlines, saying it was a likely survivor from the fall-out in the industry....
...Now, however, the liquidator to the parent company, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, is trying to change this mentality among the affiliates....
...In terms of their legal powers, it is relatively easy, as it is in much of continental Europe, for shareholders to throw out underperforming boards....
...Derivatives, which usually thrive on volatility, had been holding up well. But in the past month there have been signs that this is no longer the case....
...Oh, and also, if you’re a company director, don’t pledge company holdings as loan collateral, a la David Ross....
...Here is a list of the top WaMu debt holders, and the sizes of their holdings....
...It bought United Defense Industries, the maker of Bradley fighting vehicles, for $4bn in 2005, and Armor Holdings last year for $4.5bn....
...ExpressJet, another regional carrier, has foundered since its spin-off from Continental Airlines ....
...American Express already allows some card members access to Continental Airlines Presidents Club, Delta Crown Room Clubs, and Northwest Airlines World Clubs....
...Though the funds operated mostly in New York, they were incorporated in the Cayman Islands and that is where they have filed for bankruptcy....
...Kindler, Chairman and CEO, Pfizer Inc., USA Klaus Kleinfeld, President and CEO, Siemens AG, Germany Mustafa V....
...“It gives fast channel switching, you are basically holding a remote control in your hand,” Gina Lombardi, president of MediaFLO USA, told the Financial Times....
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