Ted Baker Invites Preferred Suitor to Take next Step

May 23 Reuters British fashion chain Ted Baker said on Monday it had picked a preferred suitor to take forward its sale process after a flurry of revised proposals from interested parties, while private equity firm Sycamore has dropped out. The sale plan will now move into a weekslong process of confirmatory due diligence, the company […]
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Israel Discount Bank Quarterly Profit Rises, to Pay Dividend

JERUSALEM, May 23 Reuters Israel Discount Bank reported a higherthanexpected rise in quarterly profit that was boosted by higher financing income and a onetime gain. Discount, Israel39;s fourthlargest bank by assets, said on Wednesday its first quarter profit rose 49 to a record 983 million shekels 294 million, versus 662 million shekels a year earlier, citing […]
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Japan Set to Allow Foreign Toshiba Bids

TOKYO, May 18 Reuters Japan will not block foreign investors from buying industrial giants such as Toshiba Corp provided they comply with rules that govern the handling of sensitive infrastructure and technology, Japan39;s economic security minister said. Economic activity is free, Takayuki Kobayashi said in an interview when asked whether officials would intervene in any foreign […]
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Japans Inpex Targets Australia for Growth

BRISBANE, May 18 Reuters Inpex Corp, Japan39;s top oil and gas producer, wants to to grow in Australia through expansion of its liquefied natural gas LNG output as well as hydrogen and naturebased carbon offset projects, a senior executive said on Wednesday. Inpex39;s 40 billion Ichthys LNG project and stakes in other gas projects last […]
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Shell Acquires Egypts Offshore Block 3 Statement

CAIRO, May 18 Reuters A subsidiary of Shell plc, BG International, signed a farm out agreement FOA with ExxonMobil Egypt to acquire a 100 stake in the Exxon Mobiloperated North East ElAmriya offshore area, Mediterranean Sea, also known as Block 3, a Shell statement said on Wednesday. On completion of the transfer, BG will become the […]
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BNP Paribas Shareholder Meeting Disrupted by Green Activists

PARIS, May 17 Reuters Environmental activists briefly disrupted BNP Paribas39; annual shareholder meeting in Paris on Tuesday, accusing France39;s largest listed bank of being Europe39;s main financing partner for the fossil energies sector. Fourteen activists sounded portable alarms when the bank39;s executives presented the firm39;s targets and actions in the fight against climate change. In a […]
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