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• Is the sheikh right to sell as gold tops $1,200?

  
  ArabianMoney.Net — Authority: 434
  Gold sailed past the $1,200 mark for the first time this week without much ado. It is the favorite currency of choice as the dollar falls and the stock market rally continues.Yet gold prices move in steps of around $200 and that is what we have just seen: a decisive shift past $1,000 and then [...]
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• UPDATE 1-KKR among bidders for Morgan Stanleys CICC stake

  
  Reuters — Authority: 798
  HONG KONG, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. isamong the bidders for Morgan Stanleys stake in Chineseinvestment bank CICC, a person familiar with the matter toldReuters on Wednesday, in a deal that could hand the Wall Streetbank more than $1 billion if its completed.
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• KKR among bidders for Morgan Stanleys CICC stake

  
  Reuters — Authority: 798
  HONG KONG, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. isamong the private equity firms bidding for Morgan Stanleys stake in Chinese investment bank CICC, a source close tothe matter said on Wednesday.
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• A quiet end to the year

  
  Inorganic Growth — Authority: 121
  Contact: Brenon Daly As we flip the calendar to the final month of 2009, it’s worth noting that December is almost always a quiet month for M&A. That was particularly true last December, which saw just $6bn of spending on tech acquisitions. The spending level represented a scant 2% of the total $301bn of ...
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• Intuit to sell real estate software business – Sydney Morning Herald

  
  Real Estate Buzz — Authority: 152
  Intuit to sell real estate software business Sydney Morning Herald Software maker Intuit Inc. said Tuesday that it will sell Intuit Real Estate Solutions to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $128 million in cash … Originally posted here: Intuit to sell real estate software business – Sydney Morning ...
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• Intuit to sell real estate software business (AP)

  
  PC Mike - Tech News and Reviews — Authority: 460
  AP – Software maker Intuit Inc. said Tuesday that it will sell Intuit Real Estate Solutions to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $128 million in cash. Original post: (AP)"> (AP)">Intuit to sell real estate software business (AP)
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• Dubai: Big Risk, Little Reward

  
  DealBook — Authority: 762
  From Floyd Norris: Why lend money at low rates to a borrower who has no real legal duty to repay? That is one of the big questions of the Dubai mess.
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• Dubai World Says Debt Negotiations Only Cover Nakheel

  
  DealBook — Authority: 762
  Officials in the United Arab Emirates tried Tuesday to calm investors and the public over the Dubai World debt crisis, and the company itself said it was seeking to renegotiate only the obligations held by its troubled real estate developer, Nakheel.
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• RLPC-Amadeus asks to change loan ahead of IPO- sources

  
  Reuters — Authority: 798
  LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Travel reservations giant Amadeusis asking lenders to amend its 5.21 billion-euro ($7.83 billion)loan as it prepares for an initial public share offer, twosources close to the deal said on Tuesday.
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• Morgan Stanley shortlists CICC stake bidders-WSJ

  
  Reuters — Authority: 798
  NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley hasshortlisted bidders including five U.S. private-equity firmsand Taiwans Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd in thesale of its stake in China International Capital Corp, the WallStreet Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar withthe situation.
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• UPDATE 2-Informa walks away from deal to buy Springer Science

  
  Reuters — Authority: 798
  * Shares up 10.4 percent (Adds reaction, further details throughout)
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• Back to (buyout) biz as usual

  
  Gulag Blog — Authority: 171
  Reason #147 that nothing has changed: leveraged buyout private equity shops Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman are tapping the loan market to pay themselves dividends. From Pierre Paulden and Kristen Haunss at Bloomberg … Carlyle Group, the world’s second-largest private-equity firm, and Hellman & ...
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• Back to (buyout) biz as usual

  
  Fuck Bankers — Authority: 171
  Reason #147 that nothing has changed: leveraged buyout private equity shops Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman are tapping the loan market to pay themselves dividends. From Pierre Paulden and Kristen Haunss at Bloomberg … Carlyle Group, the world’s second-largest private-equity firm, and Hellman & ...
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• Salary Freeze Hits Private Equity

  
  WSJ.com: Deal Journal — Authority: 669
  Roughly six in 10 private-equity firms have frozen salaries or are considering doing so in the future, according to a survey showing how buyout staff are being squeezed by the downturn.
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• Lenovo Buys Back Lenovo Mobile to Reenter Chinese Handset Market

  
  Twilight in the Valley of the Nerds — Authority: 432
  Lenovo is getting back into the mobile-phone business in China, according to the Wall Street Journal. One has to wonder whether that was the plan all along. In 2008, Lenovo withdrew from the handset market, selling Lenovo Mobile for $100 million to group of investors led by Lenovo Holdings Ltd., the private equity arm ...
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• Warburg Pincus overtakes Permira in Survitec race

  
  Reuters — Authority: 798
  * Survitec owner ends exclusive talks with Permira -sources
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• SPACs’ Dead Deals, New Deals and Deal Votes (URX, KWIC, CFQCF, TGY, NSAQ, GSMEF)

  
  24/7 Wall St. — Authority: 694
  We have been given some exclusive coverage on the recent developments in special purpose acquisition companies and blank check companies from SPACupdate.com this morning.  There are deal updates and calendar events in United Energy Refining Corp. (AMEX: URX), Kennedy-Wilson Inc. (AMEX: KWIC), China Fundamental ...
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• MidOcean Partners Hires Miller as Chairman

  
  DealBook — Authority: 762
  Robert S. Miller, the former chairman and chief executive of the auto parts maker Delphi, has joined MidOcean Partners as chairman, the middle-market private equity firm said Tuesday.
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• Kuwaiti Firm Said to Sue Carlyle Over Debt Fund

  
  DealBook — Authority: 762
  National Industries Group, the Kuwaiti conglomerate, is suing the Carlyle Group in a local court, alleging that the private equity firm misrepresented the safety of one of its public debt funds that went under in March 2008, The Financial Times reported.
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• Ghana talks for Jubilee at "critical stage"-source

  
  Reuters — Authority: 798
  ACCRA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Ghanas state oil company hasreached a "critical stage" in talks to acquire a stake in thegiant Jubilee oilfield from Kosmos Energy, a source involved inthe negotiations told Reuters on Tuesday.
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