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...It rebuffed last year’s approach from Panmure Gordon, led by ex-Barclays Capital banker Rich Ricci. Competition concerns could yet be a risk....
...Email me your thoughts on today’s election to gordon.smith@ft.com and thanks for replying to yesterday’s question about the Democrats tax plans. Five more stories in the news 1....
...Gordon Veneklasen, co-owner of Michael Werner gallery, says that “it’s hard to say whether or not we would be willing to stay if they move, but it will be a factor certainly.”...
...It was bought out by staff, together with Mr Moulton, in 2010....
...The rumour mill has already started to whirr: private brokers such as Panmure Gordon, Stockdale and Zeus Capital have had early conversations about tie-ups with rivals, while banks including Spain’s Santander...
...(Euromoney) UK brokers dream of M&A fees: Numis, Investec and Panmure Gordon among those broadening services as IPOs slow....
...He once produced a bottle of wine from his Kent vineyard called “Recession Red” with a picture of former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown on the label....
...“Rentokil has delivered a strong set of second-quarter results exceeding analysts consensus by 8 per cent at the adjusted pre-tax profit level,” said Mike Allen, analyst at Panmure Gordon....
...It is understood that Panmure Gordon was one of the stockbrokers approached, but that it was uninterested in buying Seymour Pierce. Panmure Gordon declined to comment....
...Its banks, HSBC and National Australia Bank sold their debt of about £15m in November at a discount to Becap Capital Coal, a fund controlled by Jon Moulton, the venture capitalist....
...People familiar with the discussions said rival brokers N+1 Singer and Panmure Gordon were among those who had turned down an approach from Seymour Pierce over an investment....
...But Gordon Marsden, the shadow business minister, said there should be more transparency. “This is public money. It is a shambolic process....
...Gordon Marsden, shadow business minister, questioned the transparency of decisions and assumptions about job creation....
...Gordon Marsden, a Labour MP, tells me: “The whole process of decision-making on this has been very opaque and needs to be far more transparent.”...
...Mr Osborne confirmed his plan to split up the FSA – a creation of Gordon Brown in 1997 – which the chancellor largely blames for failing to spot the approaching financial hurricane and the weakness of banks...
...Private equity interest is expected from distressed investors and Jon Moulton, head of Alchemy Partners, who has previously looked at the retail chain....
...Some were advanced by Willem Buiter on his FT.com blog last week and by John McFall and Jon Moulton on this page on Tuesday....
...At Bristol Engines, he worked under Roy Fedden, the company’s chief engineer with whom he helped to develop a rear-engined car (designed by the renowned motoring journalist Gordon Wilkins) – the Fedden....
...This prompted Jon Moulton, the founder of Alchemy, the private equity group, to describe Sir Ronald as “the enemy within”....
...With Gordon Brown, the incoming prime minister, facing increasing pressure to reform the favourable tax treatment of private equity, the hearing is another chance for MPs to ask the buy-out executives uncomfortable...
...His statements have been given added weight by his perceived political influence: he is a prominent donor to the Labour party and is close to Gordon Brown, the prime minister....
...Or every company would end up in the hands of Messrs Buffini, Moulton & Hands....
...Jon Moulton of Alchemy, the private equity group, told the Treasury Select Committee that there were abuses of the domicile rules “which allow in the case of UK people who have lived here 50 years in some...
...Brown China Peter Mandelson is going to China today hot on the heels of another British Labour heavyweight, and mortal rival, Gordon Brown, finance minister....
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