| BPW shareholders approve Talbots buyout (AP) Shareholders of BPW Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, agreed on Wednesday to be bought out by women's clothing seller Talbots Inc. as part of a broader restructuring plan to help the retailer. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dodd seeking middle ground on new financial rules (AP) The senator trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and give a single regulator the power to oversee all banks, according to people familiar with the evolving proposal. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Heads private equity wins, tails you lose (at Financial Times) Something seems to be stirring in the world of private equity. Deals are on the increase - witness the $4.5bn bid for the UK engineer Tomkins last week - and Blackstone has just raised a new $13.5bn buy-out fund. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell (GlobeNewswire) ADVISORY -- What: us.rd.yahoo.com |
ISS resurrects plan for €6bn IPO (at Financial Times) Danish cleaning, security and catering group ISS, one of the world's biggest private sector employers with more than half a million staff, is looking at launching one of the year's largest initial public offerings in Europe, valuing it at €5bn-€6bn . us.rd.yahoo.com |