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Investorsoffshore.com
credit suisse group announced on wednesday the acquisition on behalf of its alternative investments business of a majority interest in asset management finance corporation (amf) from national bank of canada's merchant banking subsidiary (national bank).
www.investorsoffshore.com

Small Business Funding Problems? Get Creative
(ara) - owning a small business is always a challenge, but especially when the economy is in a well documented downturn. the federal reserve recently noted more banks are raising lending standards for small businesses, blaming tightening credit conditions on a less favorable economic outlook.
www.carteretnewstimes.com

Business Licenses
the following are recently issued business licenses in richmond and chesterfield and henrico counties. richmond pick market inc. (retail merchant); licensee same, 16 e. broad st., richmond 23219. lamont jackson (lawn maintenance); licensee same, 3322 delaware ave., richmond 23222. lisa berry construction (contractor); licensee lisa berry, 29000 jefferson davis highway, richmond 23234.
www.inrich.com

Iraq's Holy City Of Najaf Witnessing A Boom
the city's first airport is weeks away from opening, but already a bigger one is talked about. land prices are soaring. merchants say they don't remember business ever being so good.
news.yahoo.com

Joan Aragone Column: When A Merchant Does You Wrong
what do you do when a supposedly reputable merchant doesn't deliver the goods? the answer surprised me.in early december, i returned an item to a longtime peninsula specialty store and ordered a replacement in another size.
www.insidebayarea.com

South Africa: Pullinger In Hot Seat At Rand Merchant Bank
rand merchant bank (rmb) said on saturday alan pullinger would be its new ceo from next month.
allafrica.com

Improved Security Sees Iraq Open For Business Again
iraqi businessman saad al-sudani is confident that iraq's commercial climate is edging towards normalcy but the merchant also knows just how quickly it can all go wrong again.
news.yahoo.com

Revenue Slides 15% In Second Quarter For Ecost.com
mass merchant ecost.com reported sales of $23 million for the second quarter of 2008, down by about 15% compared with $27.1 million for the same period in 2007. despite the numbers, the company expects new web stores and site upgrades to boost full-year sales.
www.internetretailer.com

Movie Superstar Mohanlal Enters Stock Broking Business
kochi, aug 26 : veteran movie superstar mohanlal is now busy expanding his business empire. he has launched a stock broking company hedge equities.
www.newkerala.com

Credit Suisse Acquires Majority Interest In Asset Management Finance Corporation
new york----credit suisse group today announced the acquisition on behalf of its alternative investments business of a majority interest in asset management finance corporation from national bank of canada's merchant banking subsidiary .
biz.yahoo.com

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. To Present At The Morgan Keegan 2008 ... - Forbes
heartland payment systems (nyse:hpy), a leading provider of credit/debit/prepaid card processing, payroll, check management and payment services, today announced that robert baldwin, president and chief financial officer, will be presenting at the ...
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Orange 21 Inc. Appoints A. Stone Douglass As Chairman - Global Surf News
surfersvillage global surf news , 27 august, 2008 : - - orange 21 inc. said its board of directors appointed a. stone douglass chairman aug. 20. douglass joined the board on aug. 7 and is an experienced merchant banker and business management ...
www.globalsurfnews.com

Blackstone’s Intelenet To Bid For Firstsource - Hindustan Times
the world’s largest buyout fund, blackstone-controlled intelenet, has joined the race to acquire majority stake in firstsource solutions. “intelenet is evaluating the proposal to acquire stakes owned by icici bank, aranda investments and ...
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Joan Aragone Column: When A Merchant Does You Wrong - Inside Bay Area
what do you do when a supposedly reputable merchant doesn't deliver the goods? the answer surprised me. in early december, i returned an item to a longtime peninsula specialty store and ordered a replacement in another size. i had paid $200 by credit ...
www.insidebayarea.com

Power Finance Corp To Raise 3 Bln Rupees Via Bonds - Reuters India
mumbai (reuters) - state-run lender power finance corp is selling bonds to raise at least 3 billion rupees, four merchant bankers associated with the deal said on wednesday. each of the 10 bankers to the issue have committed 500 million rupees, one ...
in.reuters.com

Credit Suisse Acquires Majority Interest In Asset Management Finance ... - Cnbc
new york, aug 26, 2008 (business wire) -- credit suisse group today announced the acquisition on behalf of its alternative investments business of a majority interest in asset management finance corporation (amf) from national bank of canada's ...
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Orange 21 Inc. Announces Appointment Of New Chairman Of The Board - Forbes
orange 21 inc. (nasdaq:orng), a leading developer of brands that produce premium products for the action sports and youth lifestyle markets, today made an announcement regarding its board of directors (the "board") and executive officers. on august ...
www.forbes.com

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Favourite To Bid For Key Lehman Brothers ... - Times Online
dick fuld, the chairman and chief executive of lehman brothers, is seeking to complete a crucial deal for the wall street bank within three weeks as kohlberg kravis roberts (kkr), the private equity group, emerged as favourite to bid for the bank's ...
business.timesonline.co.uk

Food Corp Of India To Raise Upto 2.5 Bln Rupees - Reuters India
mumbai (reuters) - state-run food corp of india is selling bonds to raise up to 2.5 billion rupees, two merchant bankers familiar with the deal said on tuesday. the company is selling bonds in two tranches of 8.15 percent bonds maturing in 2022 and 8 ...
in.reuters.com

Court Rules Aker Ships Are ‘made In Usa’ - Philadelphia Inquirer
a federal judge in philadelphia today ruled that certain ships built with foreign parts at aker philadelphia shipyard still qualify as "built in the united states" under a nearly century-old law known as the "jones act." the ruling by u.s. district ...
www.philly.com