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M&A: Marubeni Buys US Grain Supplier

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Japanese trading company Marubeni placed a large bet that China's demand for imported corn will continue to grow. Marubeni will buy US grain merchant Gavilon for $5.6 billion, including $2 ...

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New Securities Standards To Reduce Liquidity Squeeze

MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Joel Kranc With Spanish banks accepting bailouts to shore up their balance sheets and the eurozone crisis showing no signs of abating, global firms are looking for alternative financing options to maintain liquidity buffers. ...

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Risk Management: Liability Insurance

A NEW REALITY By Al Modugno Corporate liability risk is increasing as jurisdictions around the world adopt liability laws that mimic the stringent framework in the US. Just over two decades ago, the European Commission began the ...

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Traditional Trade Finance Instruments Back In Fashion

MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Paula Green For bankers or traders keen to know the latest trends in the world of trade finance, the 2012 edition of the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) Global Survey on Trade Finance offers some ...

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Winners’ Circle: Supply Chain Finance

LEADING THE PACK By Kathryn Tully Global Finance evaluates the Best of the Best Supply Chain Finance Providers in The Winners' Circle: an ongoing look at the top awards winners over the magazine's 25-year history, launched as part ...

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Annual Supplement: Technology & Treasury Management 2012

ENGINES OF GROWTH The world of corporate treasury is changing. Increasing international growth among developing-markets companies is causing a revolution in how companies manage cash and liquidity—and thus how banks market their transaction products and services. While global banks continue ...

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Cover: Global Impact Of US Energy Boom

THE NEW OIL RUSH By Michael Shari As the US inches closer to its elusive goal of energy independence, the economic ripple effect promises to leave no region or industry of the world untouched. Few would argue ...

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Debt: EP Energy Issues Debt For Buyout

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Houston pipeline company EP Energy sold $2.75 billion of debt in the high-yield private placement market to fund its buyout by a group of private equity firms led by Apollo Global ...

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DRs: DR Capital Raising Falls Sharply

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt Investor caution and market-specific issues, such as the presidential election in Russia, put a damper on equity capital raised in the form of depositary receipts in the first quarter ...

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Emerging Markets Asset Management

SEISMIC SHIFT By Gordon Platt The emerging markets account for an ever-increasing percentage of global investable assets, and the demand for investors' services is growing commensurately. New domestic players are popping up, and global managers are partnering with ...

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FX: Europe’s Crisis Deepens Euro Worry

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The euro is likely to decline against the dollar in the medium term, due to political uncertainty in Europe and weak economic conditions, analysts say. “The eurozone debt crisis is ...

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M&A: Indonesia Delays Bank Danamon Deal

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Indonesia’s central bank said it will wait until new bank-ownership rules are in place to consider Singaporean banking outfit DBS Group’s $7.2 billion takeover bid for Bank Danamon Indonesia. Indonesia ...