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The afternoon session has seen Footsie heading backwards and even dipping below last night's level at one stage, and with company news thin on the ground the temptation for traders to make an early start to the week-end must be high. Invensys has been usurped from its position as best performing bl
Read moreHaving enjoyed a brief foray above 5,600 Footsie has slipped back below that level as miners come off the top, though the index remains in positive territory on the day. Invensys leads the way overall after the engineer became the exclusive supplier of railway signalling to Chinese rolling stock ma
Read moreAfter yesterday's sluggish performance London has more of a spring in its step today. Only three blue chips are down at present, with miners again going well after the late rally on Wall Street overnight. Vedanta and Kazakhmys are the sector stars this morning. Invensys leads the way overall after
Read moreAfter yesterday's sluggish performance London looks like it has more of a spring in its step today with traders predicting the Footsie will open around 50 points firmer. British Gas owner Centrica has stepped up its campaign to secure more of its gas supplies. It has doubled its equity interest in
Read more3i's decision to create an integrated private equity business by merging its buyout and growth capital units has paved the way for the departure of long-standing buyouts chief Jonathan Russell. There'll now be two business lines - Infrastructure and Private Equity - and expansion into other areas s
Read moreHM Revenue & Customs is considering plans to deduct tax directly from workers' pay packets before salaries reach their bank accounts. There was widespread incredulity last night that HMRC, which has come under fire for its handling of the Pay as You Earn fiasco, had included a proposal in a discuss
Read moreFinancials are pushing the Footsie higher. Interdealer broker ICAP is the best performer with Aviva, 3i, Admiral, Lloyds and Legal & General not far behind. Miner ENRC continues to decline because of its dispute with First Quantum concerning ENRC's acquisition of a majority interest in Camrose Re
Read moreFast food restaurant chain Burger King has been holding talks with private equity firms including the UK's 3i over a possible sale, according to reports. A report in the Wall Street Journal said that BK, the second largest fast food chain in the world after McDonald's, has been discussing a possibl
Read moreExpectations of a weak start on Wall Street have put the kybosh on any hopes of a recovery in London over the lunch time session, after leading shares endured a tough morning in the wake of downbeat statements from the Federal Reserve (last night) and the Bank of England (this morning). The Bank of
Read moreLondon has lurched lower still after the Bank of England lowered its forecasts for economic growth in 2011 while raising inflation expectations. The Bank is now predicting economic growth of 2.5% in 2011, down from a previous forecast of 3.4%. He predicted that inflation would remain above the 2%
Read moreRoyal Bank of Scotland is today expected to announce the sale of the UK's leading credit card payment processing business to private equity in a £2bn ($3.18bn) deal expected to generate an £800m to £900m book gain. People close to the transaction said RBS hoped to announce the sale of its Global Me
Read moreLONDON (Dow Jones)--French catering and services company Sodexo (SDXAY) and Labco, a medical diagnostics company owned by 3i Group PLDC (III.LN), said Tuesday they have teamed up in a new joint venture to provide outsourced pathology services for the U.K.'s healthcare market. Integrated Patholog
Read more3i's new chairman has acquired his first shares in the private equity company since joining the board. Sir Adrian Montague bought 10,000 shares at 279.2p each, for a total cost of £27,920. Sir Adrian joined the 3i board on 1 June 2010 and became chairman of the FTSE 100 company on 7 July. Sir A
Read moreBy Paul Hodkinson Of FINANCIAL NEWS Coller Capital, one of the world's largest secondaries firms, is set to return to fundraising in the autumn with a target of about $5 billion, according to investors. The firm's existing fund passed its 75% investment threshold--the point at which firm
Read more(Adds detail) By Steve McGrath and Jessica Hodgson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Listed private equity fund Candover Investments PLC (CDI.LN) Friday said takeover talks with an un-named suitor had ended after the bidder was asked to clarify its position. The talks, whi
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