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On December 2 Liquidnet, the electronic trading arm of the NYSE Euronext transatlantic exchange, confirmed that it would delay its planned US$500mn IPO until 2010. Liquidnet CEO Seth... 2008-12-03

On November 4 medical device manufacturer Cardiovascular Systems (CSI) acquired biopharmaceutical company Replidyne for US$40mn, in a deal that highlights the state of both the IPO... 2008-11-06

Private Equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) ill-fated IPO took another hit on November 3, when it was forced to delay its plans to go public after its Amsterdam-listed affiliate... 2008-11-05

The last few days have provided sufficient indications to us that the worst for the G7 banking sector is, at last, over. Now, as the dust clears, we need to look at how the recent,... 2008-10-15

It has certainly been a while, but CFW can report evidence of that rarest of beast - a US IPO -as pioneering healthcare manufacturer AGA Medical files to raise up to US$200mn. Minnesota-based... 2008-10-14

Citigroup and Wells Fargo have gained another two days to continue battling over who gets what of Wachovia's assets after urging the US district court in Manhattan to suspend federal... 2008-10-09

US Commercial lender CapitalSource Healthcare bucked a trend on October 6 when it registered its IPO of 14mn shares at an estimated price of US$18 to US$21 a share. Parent company... 2008-10-06

Citigroup became the largest bank in the US by total deposits on September 29 by agreeing to purchase the majority of Wachovia's assets. Citi, which already bought up Washington Mutual... 2008-10-02

On September 23 Asian-based investment bank Nomura announced that it will acquire the European and Middle Eastern equities and investment banking operations of bankrupt financial... 2008-09-25

The fallout on Wall Street continues this week as Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi Financial Group (MUFG), agreed to take a stake of between 10% and 20% in investment bank Morgan... 2008-09-25