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Law Firm Kirkland Builds Leading M&A Practice On Big Hires, Deals
The $23 billion sale of ketchup maker H.J.Heinz Co to Berkshire Hathaway Inc and buyout firm 3G Capital, Avis Budget Group's takeover of Zipcar, and the $6.9 billion leveraged buyout of BMC Software ...
FBI Says More Cooperation With Banks Key To Probe Of Cyber Attacks
The FBI last month gave temporary security clearances to scores of U.S. bank executives to brief them on the investigation into the cyber attacks that have repeatedly disrupted online banking ...
After several years in which much of P&C was focused on restoring rate adequacy and profitability, the market is finally...
Barclays Wins Dismissal Of U.S. Shareholder Lawsuit Over LIBOR
Barclays Plc, the first bank to settle with authorities over alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate, on Monday won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit by shareholders who claimed they lost money ...
Social Media & The SEC: New Opportunity and New Risk for Public Companies
It is now over a month since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance in the form of a report of investigation ("April Report") explaining why it decided not to bring an ...
Fed Queries Bloomberg Over Reporters’ Access To Client Data
Bloomberg LP customers, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury, were examining on Saturday whether there could have been leaks of confidential information, even as the media company ...Banks In Cyber Heist Face Hurdles To Get Money Back
Because the sums were large and such attacks are relatively new, the two Middle East banks hit in a $45 million ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying to recover their losses, financial, ...
Icy Arctic Rising As Economic, Security Hot Spot
The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot— and one that is becoming a security concern for the United States as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out ...Business Frets At Terrorism Tag Of Marathon Attack
President Barack Obama's declaration that the Boston Marathon bombings were an act of terrorism could make it difficult for many affected businesses to be reimbursed for losses resulting from the ...