Tag Archives: negotiations


Citadel in Rescue Talks With E-Trade, Report Says

June 10, 2009 : Permalink

New York Times Blogs – E*Trade Financial is in talks with Citadel Investment Group, the hedge fund that is its largest shareholder, about a deal to shore up the struggling brokerage firm’s balance sheet, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing […]

BlackRock In Talks For Largest Global Hedge Fund Transaction On Record

June 9, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – BlackRock, Inc. confirmed that negotiations are ongoing with U.K.’s third-largest bank, Barclays Bank plc, about the potential purchase of Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including the iShares business. “The discussions are not yet concluded and there […]

Boston Globe could file shutdown notice Monday

May 4, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Talks between The Boston Globe and its unions to prevent the U.S. newspaper from shutting down stopped early Monday morning after a midnight deadline passed, and it was unclear when they would resume. An hour after the midnight […]

Chrysler lenders offer to swap $2.5B for equity

April 22, 2009 : Permalink

Daily Times – Banks and hedge funds that hold $6.9 billion in Chrysler LLC debt have proposed forgiving $2.5 billion of it in exchange for about a 40 percent stake a Chrysler-Fiat alliance, according to two people briefed on the […]

US to work with Switzerland on tax secrecy

April 7, 2009 : Permalink

AFP – The United States and Switzerland will begin negotiations to amend their bilateral income tax treaty to provide for improved transparency, the US Treasury Department said Monday. The announcement came following Group of 20 pledges last week to clean […]

Hedge fund slams HudBays slip-shod merger process

March 5, 2009 : Permalink

Globe and Mail – HudBay Minerals Inc. chief executive officer Allen Palmiere tried to amend the terms of a controversial merger agreement with Lundin Mining Corp. after shareholders slammed the proposed transaction, according to court documents released by a hedge […]