Hints and tips:
...But Nasdaq, headquartered on Times Square, has triumphed in the past four as tech-related IPOs dominate new listings....
...“The residential part of the building starts on the 53rd floor,” says Georgina Atkinson, an associate partner at Knight Frank that, in association with Douglas Elliman, is marketing apartments starting from...
...Ackman enters the watch biz Five years ago, a letter from Pershing Square founder Bill Ackman would strike serious fear in the hearts of its recipients....
...Chilembwe worked with missionaries to study as a Baptist in an American seminary and to develop his own church, the Providence Industrial Mission, on his return....
...Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies and Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates are among the big industry names to have chalked up losses....
...Bridgewater Associates and Renaissance Technologies, both considered among the best hedge funds in the world, suffered steep losses....
...She’s currently the chief executive and vice-chair of Kissinger Associates, a consulting firm. She is also on the board of Morgan Stanley....
...Shorting China James Chanos Founder of Kynikos Associates and famed for betting against Enron, the fraudulent energy company that collapsed in 2001....
...Enemies, notably Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square, describe it as a pyramid-selling scheme....
...Mr Ubben in particular has a problem with Mr Ackman — “Jeff can’t stand Bill,” says one associate....
...What Mr Bramson appears to want in seeking board seats for himself and associate Ian Brindle is for Electra to be run more like its rival Melrose....
...The board of Vodafone also received advice from Robertson Robey Associates, while Deutsche Bank, UBS, JPMorgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch advised Ono and its shareholders....
...Sir Anthony has already, under pressure from his creditors, sold personal assets, including a mansion in Fitzwilliam Square in central Dublin....
...● Square Mile, the consultancy, has hired Alex Farlow as head of risk-based solutions research from Morningstar....
...Bill Ackman of Pershing Square wants to shake up Procter & Gamble, the US consumer goods group....
...Tom Stabile is associate editor of FundFire, a Financial Times service...
...This year alone, hedge fund managers such as Palmer Square Capital Management, Hagin Investment Management, Rock Maple Services, and Whitebox Advisors have new launches....
...Mr Barrack’s bid for Miramax comes after several unhappy Hollywood adventures involving private equity firms – including an ill-fated $5bn investment in MGM in 2005 by a group including Providence Equity...
...Bresnan, which is majority owned by Providence Equity Partners, operates in the Rocky Mountain states, areas where it faces little direct competition. Providence bought Bresnan for $525m in 2003....
...Some 6 per cent of US institutions have adopted an active currency programme, according to research by Greenwich Associates....
...MGM was bought in 2005 for $5bn by a consortium including TPG, Providence Equity Partners, Sony and Comcast....
...MGM was bought in 2005 for $5bn by a consortium that included Texas Pacific Group, Providence Equity Partners, Sony and Comcast....
...The next afternoon, Mr Diamond walked on to the trading floor of Lehman’s head office near Times Square. To raucous applause, he declared: “You have a new partner.”...
...Homes are, on the basis of square footage, valued as high as in Manhattan; there are more than 700 realtors or estate agents operating in the region; and the conversations of many who live and work there...
...While he remains a director, two of his associates have also stepped down from the board, making it less likely that he could block a deal with which he disagreed....
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