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Rule changes may prompt oil M&A
A Securities and Exchange Commission plan to overhaul oil and gas reporting rules will boost oil companies' proven reserves, lift their shares and may even lead to takeovers. The SEC has said it wanted to revise the rules because they were based on "outdated" thinking. Full Article
Door closing on property flows?
Property equities funds could see capital inflows dramatically curbed if volatility in global real estate shares continues to grow, the head of Fidelity's $250 million Global Property Fund told Reuters. Steve Buller said volatility had reached disturbing levels, making it hard to promote real estate as a defensive asset class. Full Article
Evil, or smart business?
Bankrupt retailer Mervyns is suing Sun Capital and Cerberus for pushing it into Chapter 11 with its sale-leaseback-driven LBO. peHub reports that depending on your outlook, you might see Sun and Cerberus’ move as either brilliant business or sheer evil. Full Article
KDB-Lehman deal hobbled by markets
A wave of financial market turmoil that crashed into South Korea this week has made any deal between Korea Development Bank and Lehman Brothers all the more difficult to pull off, with concerns rising about a potential flight of capital from Asia's fourth-largest economy. Full Article
A leopard on the hunt
At a dinner with KDB staff last month, CEO Min Euoo-sung sang his favorite song, "Leopard in Mt. Kilimanjaro", a reflection of his desire to be a hunter in the volatile financial world. He is now stalking his previous employer -- Lehman Brothers. Full Article
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Box plant closures loom in the U.S
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Industry consolidation, improved efficiencies and a slowdown in the U.S. economy are likely to drive further U.S. box plant closures in the months ahead, top industry executives told the Reuters Paper Summit. Full Article
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| Event | Date | Location |
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| IFR's Capital Raising for Corporates | 8-9 Sep | London |
| IFR's India's Capital Markets | 9-10 Sep | Mumbai |
| North American Buyouts | 1 Oct | Toronto |
| PFI's Australia Infrastructure Partnerships | 7-8 Oct | Sydney |
| PFI's North America West Coast Infrastructure Partnerships | 14-15 Oct | Los Angeles |
| IFR's Leveraged Finance Asia | 15-16 Oct | Hong Kong |
| PFI's Financing Energy Projects in Asia | 21-22 Oct | Singapore |
| IFR's Cashing in on Carbon | 22 Oct | London |
| IFR's Where next for European LBO's? | 28-29 Oct | London |
