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...“It has become a bigger company and this could create the perception that it needs more insurance,” said Kevin Lacroix, an attorney and executive vice-president at RT ProExec, a unit of RT Specialty, an...
...Alex Humphreys, a partner at Apollo, said: “We look forward to working with Aspen to build on the existing high quality specialty insurance and reinsurance business and we aim to leverage Apollo’s resources...
...Charles Shaver will become the chief executive of Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals once Carlyle and GIC complete the deal to buy the unit, Carlyle said in a press release....
...AkzoNobel has also put its specialty chemicals unit up for sale, and Sanofi is selling a drug unit. Both auctions have attracted interest from private equity....
...(later renamed AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc).Julie A. Hill, owner of The Hill Company....
...Akzo Nobel’s specialty chemicals unit is also for sale, with a price expected at about €9bn....
...Under its alternative proposal, the specialty products company would have four separate business divisions — electronic specialities; nutrition and biosciences; specialty materials; and silicones — each...
...It is intended to be split within 18 months into three companies: one in plastics and related materials, one in agricultural chemicals and seeds, and one in other specialty chemicals....
...The move arrives amid turmoil in the specialty sports retailers space as consumers increasingly shop online and buy directly from brands like Nike and Under Armour....
...Chicago-based Argon Credit LLC co-founder and CEO Raviv Wolfe said in a bankruptcy court declaration that “liquidity issues” caused the company, which offers 12- to 60-month loans in amounts ranging from...
...He likens his vision for Vevo to that of a specialty record store, in contrast to YouTube that is a “one size fits all supermarket”....
...According to a study published by Deloitte based on research by RSG Consulting (the company belonging to this article’s author and the FT’s research partner for this report), 56 per cent of 243 global general...
...The companies will include a leading global pure-play Agriculture company; a leading global pure-play Material Science company; and a leading technology and innovation-driven Specialty Products company....
...In June, OM agreed to sell itself to Apollo and its partner Platform Specialty Products for $34 per share (about $1bn in total)....
...Since the Fed last raised rates in 2006, the banking landscape in the US has changed radically, with specialty finance outfits such as Ally Financial, American Express and Discover Financial Services converting...
...High-end or “specialty coffee”, which includes the coffee made from pods as well as artisanal drip brew, now accounts for more than half of all coffee consumed in the US....
...In December last year, Valeant spent $100m on an option to acquire Philidor, a “specialty pharmacy”, which in turn controlled a vast network of tiny regional drug dispensaries....
...Since the crisis, Ellington has created and listed two permanent capital vehicles, a Reit and a $670m specialty finance company called Ellington Financial, which buys mortgage-backed securities and also...
...I was the only student in our class from LEK and I’ve had students asking me for advice on what it’s like to be a consultant and what makes LEK stand out (strong analytics and M&A specialty, by the way)....
...engaging outside advisors to conduct a formal assessment of whether the current petrochemical operational strategy maximizes profits and if these businesses align with Dow’s goal of transforming into a “specialty...
...Mr Smurfit was previously joint deputy chairman of the Jefferson Smurfit group and is currently chairman of Powerflute Oyl, Eurolink Motorway Services and Cosmo Specialty Fibres....
...aspirational Indonesian women and men. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fc92e930-2809-11e2-ac7f-00144feabdc0.html Credit Suisse to form Aventicum Capital with Qatari fund Credit Suisse Group and Qatar Holding LLC...
...“Our customers, vendors and employees will benefit from this significant deleveraging which will reinforce Barneys’ unique position as the preeminent luxury specialty retailer.”...
...Meanwhile, TPG has created its Specialty Lending Fund, telling investors in a letter that, “Capital flow to the middle market has been drastically curtailed by constraints on bank capital and lending and...
...About Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Pinnacle Foods Group LLC is a leading producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products in the dry foods and frozen foods segments....
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