How to make a career part of a happy life October 7, 2009 WOMEN, WORK AND THE ART OF SAVOIR FAIREBY MIREILLE GUILIANOSimon and Schuster, £12.99**** BEFORE WRITING the bestseller, French Women Don’t Get Fat, Guiliano was a top business woman – she took Veuve Cliquot’s American subsidiary from a three-person band with zero market presence to a 25 per cent market share and purchase by French luxury [...]
Oudin strikes again as fancied Dementieva crashes out September 3, 2009 FOURTH seed Elena Dementieva became the first major casualty of the US Open last night after crashing out to American teenager Melanie Oudin. World No70 Oudin, still 17, caused a major shock earlier this summer by knocking out Jelena Jankovic in the third round at Wimbledon. And she claimed another high-profile scalp by beating the [...]
RBS cash call looks weak to City analysts September 21, 2009 THE CITY yesterday poured cold water on news that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is considering launching a further cash call to limit the government’s control over the bank, arguing that the plans are not radical enough to stir shareholders into action. RBS is mulling a rights issue of between £3bn and £5bn as it [...]
RBS cash call looks weak to City analysts September 21, 2009 THE CITY yesterday poured cold water on news that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is considering launching a further cash call to limit the government’s control over the bank, arguing that the plans are not radical enough to stir shareholders into action. RBS is mulling a rights issue of between £3bn and £5bn as it [...]
Greenhill and Evercore bosses raise $300m by flogging company shares August 11, 2009 BOSSES at investment banks Greenhill and Evercore Partners have taken advantage of rocketing markets by selling off tranches of their company stock, raising $300m (£182m) in total. The top four staff at Greenhill have raised $142m and the top three staff at Evercore have raised $18.3m, according to filings. Goldman Sachs benefited after bookrunning both [...]
SWEETPICKINGS The ADVISERS September 13, 2009 Fittingly for one of the largest M&A deals to be proposed so far this year, Kraft and Cadbury have appointed an army of advisers to stand behind them in their respective quests – a move which could cost the two firms upwards of $90m (£54m) in fees. Cadbury is taking advice from Goldman Sachs, UBS [...]
Sir John Bond weighs in to Kleinwort bid July 5, 2009 KLEINWORT Benson, one of the oldest and most august banking names in the City, appears to have a future. Germany’s Commerzbank is on the very brink of sealing a deal to sell off the 150-year-old private bank to a tripartite consortium of management and City and private equity backers, it has emerged. City sources said [...]
Ruthless Murray ready to bury best friend Wawrinka June 28, 2009 LAST week they were allies, pinging balls back and forth in an atmosphere of camaraderie. But today Andy Murray and Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka, one of the British No1’s best friends on the tour, will be bitter adversaries. Murray resumes his Wimbledon quest on Centre Court with a fourth-round contest against 19th seed and regular practice [...]
Geech keeps faith with his Golden pair June 8, 2009 STAR centres Brian O’Driscoll and Jamie Roberts will renew their dynamic partnership for the British and Irish Lions tomorrow as coach Ian McGeechan edges closer to deciding his Test side. The Irish and Welsh pair were outstanding in the 74-10 demolition of the Golden Lions last Wednesday and get the chance to show their class [...]
McGeechan hands Shaw Test chance June 25, 2009 THE BRITISH and Irish Lions face South Africa tomorrow in Pretoria, 4,500 feet above sea level – and head coach Ian McGeechan has told his players to set their expectations just as high. McGeechan’s beefed-up side head into the second Test at Loftus Versfeld trailing 1-0, after being overpowered in last weekend’s 26-21 defeat in [...]