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Apr 4, 2013

M&A deal volumes down for emerging markets in 2012-survey

NEW YORK, April 4 (Reuters) – Mergers and acquisitions
activity among developed and emerging markets fell in 2012 with
the fewest number of completed deals since the peak of the
financial crisis in 2009, a new survey showed on Thursday.

The number of completed deals fell 11.8 percent last year
versus 2011, according to audit, tax and business advisory
services firm KPMG.

Apr 2, 2013
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Apr 1, 2013
Apr 1, 2013

Argentine CDS prices up, trepidation on government payment proposal

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors bid up the price to insure Argentine sovereign debt on Monday, reacting to a court-ordered payment plan proposal for holdout investors that offers the same terms already rejected in 2010, thereby raising the possibility of a technical default.

According to data provider Markit, the annual cost to insure a $10 million portfolio of sovereign debt for five years rose to $3.471 million from $3.104 million on Friday.

Apr 1, 2013

Argentine CDS prices up, trepidation on gov’t payment proposal

NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) – Investors bid up the price to
insure Argentine sovereign debt on Monday, reacting to a
court-ordered payment plan proposal for holdout investors that
offers the same terms already rejected in 2010, thereby raising
the possibility of a technical default.

According to data provider Markit, the annual cost to insure
a $10 million portfolio of sovereign debt for five years rose to
$3.471 million from $3.104 million on Friday.

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      "I'm a New York-based global investment correspondent with nearly 20 years of experience covering financial markets, business and foreign policy. My current post lets me roam across all asset classes and geography, from the developed to the emerging markets. I've reported and taught business and economic journalism from Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Prior to joining Reuters I was a producer at CNN Business News in New York."
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