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Bonds and Loans at ‘Stupid’ Prices

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Centaurus Capital Ltd’s chairman and CEO, Bernard Oppetit, said he is buying loans and bonds being sold off by banks and rival funds.
“We are seeing some credit and bonds trading at stupid prices,” Oppetit, the $4 billion London-based hedge fund’s founder said in an interview on March, 28. “There are a lot of people forced [...]

Pret a Manger - Best Deal of the month!

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Market sources said that sandwich chain Pret a Manger looks determined to head to private-equity sponsor Bridgepoint Capital. Press reports have confirmed that Bridgepoint will purchase the sandwich chain for £350 million

Put Carrefour in your Basket - strong sale figures for Q4

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Carrefour announced strong sales figures for the fourth quarter and it is expecting a further 6-8% sales growth in 2008 and operating profit growth above that range. And that is excluding acquisitions - the retailer just bought a 75% stake in PT Alfa Retailandon in Indonesia for $72m!

Euro clims up the ladder again! - close to previous high at 1.4966

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Scenery remains the same, as US dollars keep on falling against EUR, which has nearly reached its highest ever price and now stands at 1.4966.

Target low… for high returns! - Low grade bonds

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

A recent research report from major US investment bank has shown that low grade bonds have outperformed high grade, not only for the month December, but also for the whole year. However, the Merrill Lynch Global High Yield & Emerging Markets Plus index plunged to 2.59%, which is the second worst full year performance, since

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