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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Us Cross-border M&a Outflow Sets Record

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Cross-border mergers and acquisitions originating from US-based buyers reached a record $187.4 billion in the year-to-date period...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : High-yield Debt Sets Global Record In 2006

Corporate Debt A global wave of leveraged buyouts, which are financed with large amounts of high-yield bonds, is pushing the...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Kazakhstan’s Largest Ipo Raises $2 Billion

Dr News KazMunaiGas Exploration Production, a subsidiary of the Kazakh state oil and gas company, raised $2.03 billion in the...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Global Merger Activity Sets Record Pace

The volume of mergers and acquisitions announced worldwide so far this year reached $1.65 trillion as of June 7, up...

News

Features : Europe Banks On Brains Not Brawn

The European Union wants to create a region-wide knowledge-based economy. Realizing that vision is proving to be a major headache....

Banking

Features : World’s Best Trade Finance Banks 2006

Global Finance selects the leaders in a specialized area of finance that is undergoing a jarring transformation. Shifting global trade...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Group of Private Equity Funds Bids $12 Billion for Telecom In Europe’s Biggest LBO Ever

Mergers & Acquisitions Private equity funds, banding together in bidding consortia, have become major acquirers of European companies, particularly in...

Banking

Features : World’s Best Foreign Exchange Banks 2006

Deutsche Bank North America Citigroup Western Europe Deutsche Bank (Honorable Mention: UBS and HSBC) Asia-Pacific HSBC Southeast Asia DBS Central...

News

Milestones : Wal-Mart Bets Big on Brazil’s Market

BRAZIL Wal-Mart Stores, the worlds largest retailer, did some shopping in Latin Americas biggest market last month and agreed to...

Award Winners

Award Winners : The World’s Best Internet Banks, 2005 Part 2

Regional Winners NORTH AMERICA Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank — Wells Fargo Best Consumer Internet Bank — Bank of America EUROPE...

News

Newsmakers : Firms Fail to Follow the Money

United States/Europe John Gibbons With interest rates on an upward trajectory and the credit cycle reaching maturity, it may come...

Award Winners

Award Winners : The World’s Best Banks 2005

The Worlds Best Banks GLOBAL Corporate Bank Citigroup Consumer Bank HSBC Private Bank UBS Asset Management State Street Global Advisors...