Analysis: Banks’ snubbing of junk-rated loan funds worsens financing logjam
A decision by banks to change how they invest spare capital is limiting their ability to extend loans to companies with weak balance sheets during the financial market downturn, fund managers and investors said.
DuPont to shed mobility and materials unit in $11 bln Celanese deal
DuPont (DD.N) said on Friday it would sell most of its mobility and materials business to Celanese Corp for $11 billion, as the industrial materials maker continues to tweak its portfolio to focus on high-margin operations
Private equity behemoth TPG aims for over $9 bln valuation in U.S. IPO
TPG is aiming for a valuation of as much as $9.3 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as the private equity powerhouse finally moves closer to a stock market flotation after toying with the idea of going public for several years.
Wall Street firms retreat from office, holiday parties as virus spreads
Wall Street banks and investment firms are retrenching from their push to get staff back to the office, with Citigroup Inc (C.N), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Carlyle Group Inc (CG.O), Blackstone (BX.N) and MetLife (MET.N) among the latest to adjust plans as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads.
