AIG plans to float its Asian crown jewel, Volkswagen halts talks with Porsche, Nomura hires for a massive push in U.S. equities, and more. Here are the latest deal-related stories:
AIG to launch IPO for Asia crown jewel
Volkswagen halts tie-up talks with Porsche
Nomura hires for massive U.S. equity push
Cubs’ offer won’t be voted on next week: sources
Babcock & Brown infrastructure fund gets acquired
China pension fund plans foreign PE deals: sources
China government OKs Minmetals’ OZ Minerals deal
Daiwa SMBC to buy unit of Britain’s Close Brothers
Whitehaven says to drop merger deal with Gloucester
Metro to present Karstadt deal outline: sources
And in Europe’s morning papers:
* Hedge fund manager Noam Gottesman, co-chief executive of GLG Partners Inc (GLG.N), plans to move to New York from London to build up the fund’s U.S. assets, the Daily Telegraph said.
* Alan Miller, former fund manager at New Star, plans to launch two new funds in a joint venture with Alexander Spencer Churchill, the Daily Telegraph said.
* Britain’s Financial Services Authority is investigating potential insider dealing in shares of pub companies Punch Taverns (PUB.L) and Enterprise Inns (ETI.L), the Daily Telegraph reported. Reuters story here.
* Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) CEO Frederic Oudea has said that further writedowns are possible at the bank, depending on market conditions, Le Parisien newspaper reported. Reuters story here.
