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Corporate Finance : Cross-Border Mergers Show Rising Trend As Global Economy Expands

FOCUS There has been a noticeable pick-up in cross-border mergers and acquisitions in recent months that could signal the beginning...

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Corporate Finance : Dollar Continues to Sink On Good News and Bad

The dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro in November, even as the US employment picture improved and...

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Corporate Finance : Ford’s Euro Benchmark Bond Issue Sputters

Ford Motors first eurodenominated benchmark bond issue of 2004 rolled across the finish line in somewhat dented shape last month....

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Corporate Finance : Global IPO Issuance Heaviest in Four Years

The issuance of new stock issues has picked up sharply worldwide in the past few months, raising hope among investment...

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Corporate Finance : Braskem Raises $423 Million In Global Stock Offering

Global Depositary Receipts AMERICAS Brazil-based Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in Latin America, has raised $423 million in an initial...

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Corporate Finance : Dollar Getting Stuck In Economic Soft Patch

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Weaker-than-expected US payroll data triggered a sell-off in the dollar last month, and analysts say the outlook for...

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Corporate Finance : European Issuers Flocking To Us Private Placements

CORPORATE FINANCE THE AMERICAS/EUROPE European issuers are making an increasing number of private placements in the US debt market to...

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Corporate Finance : Funding In Emerging Markets

Emerging Issuers Find Keys to Cheaper Funding Cantonnet: Cross-border mergers or acquisitions are lowering thecost of capital for corporates Experts...

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Corporate Finance : Treasury & Cash Management

Check 21 Pushes Paper Checks Closer To Oblivion shake-up among the major US clearing banks, with the larger banks investing...

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Corporate Finance : Corporate Bonds The Americas

Rainbow National Offering Clears Way for Spin-Off Rainbow National Services, the programming subsidiary of Bethpage, New York-based Cablevision Systems, sold...

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Corporate Finance : Global Depositary Receipts Europe

Royal Bank of Scotland Issues Preference Shares Royal Bank of Scotland, the second-largest bank in the UK, issued $925 million...

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Corporate Finance : Accounting Proposal Hits ‘coco’ Bonds

The Americas Proposed new accounting rules have put the damper on the issuance of a popular type of convertible corporate...