MELBOURNE, Australia–Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. refined its attack on BHP Billiton Ltd., calling for an independent review of its petroleum business and deflecting earlier criticism by proposing the company retain a main stock listing in Australia. The revised proposals still take aim at unlocking value and halting underperformance in the stock but have shifted…
BEIJING – A slew of upbeat economic data pointed to latest restructuring achievements and provided fresh stabilization signs for the Chinese economy. Highly-watched economic figures released Monday, including industrial output, retail sales, fixed-asset investment and housing sales, confirmed the message that the ongoing growth model transitioning is providing new impetus to the world’s second largest…
Reuters Monday 15 May 2017 Dubai-listed conglomerate Gulf General Investment Co(GGICO) said on Monday it expected to complete a restructuring of around Dhs2.36bn ($643m) in loans by next month. The firm, which has investments spanning financial services, property, hospitality, manufacturing and retailing, previously renegotiated Dhs2.8bn in financial commitments in 2012. But the subdued local economy…
OrotonGroup’s major shareholders are under increasing pressure to privatise the upmarket accessories retailer so it can be restructured away from the glare of public markets. Fund managers have stepped up calls for the company to be taken private after its shares went into a trading halt on Monday before another profit downgrade, the second in five…
Restructuring Update Paris, France – May 12, 2017 On March 3, 2017, CGG S.A (“CGG” or the “Company”) entered into a financial restructuring process with the aim of significantly reducing debt levels and related cash interest costs to align them with its cash flows. In order to facilitate such restructuring discussions held under…
BT has attempted to draw a line under its worst performance since the turn of decade with a restructuring of its scandal-hit international arm, the loss of 4,000 jobs and a warning over the size of its dividend next year. But with an alleged accounting fraud still being investigated in Italy and questions over future…
CJ O Shopping engaging in the home shopping business in nine countries with 11 overseas subsidiaries is going to perform massive surgery on non-performing overseas subsidiaries. Some of them will be liquidated. CJ O Shopping was considering a restructuring of its Nanfang CJ in Guangzhou, China, CJ Mediasa in Turkey, Shop CJ in India, and…
11 May 2017 | By Chloé Western The latest BT has said it will be getting rid of 4,000 jobs across the globe as part of a new major restructuring plan. The telecoms firm is looking to simplify its Global Services operations and it said most of the posts will be going into back-office and…
BT will cut 4,000 jobs as part of a £300m corporate shake-up of its overseas operations, the telecoms giant announced this morning. The firm’s Global Services division has been a thorn in the side of the telecoms giant, with two mammoth accounting scandals over the last 10 years. The latest, a £530m blackhole unearthed in…
In a chat with ET Now, Chintan Lakhani, India Ratings & Research, says expecting positive impact on REITs issue and following InvIT issues which are expected to come. Edited excerpts: Can you walk us through as to how InvITs are going to help deleverage the infrastructure companies balance sheets? Our report covers infrastructure InvITs, the…