Reuters: Private Equity

UPDATE 1-VW sweetens bid for half of Porsche AG -Der Spiegel

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:50:32 -0400

* Qatar said willing to invest 7 bln in Porsche, VW options

Volkswagen improves bid for Porsche - magazine

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:04:17 -0400

FRANKFURT, July 11 (Reuters) - Volkswagen has improved an offer to buy almost half of Porsche, a magazine reported on Saturday, a deal that would reverse an ambitious bid by the luxury carmaker for VW that unravelled in the crisis.

UPDATE 2-Chrysler to keep 3rd shift at Ontario plant

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:35:37 -0400

* Company shelves plans to sell Viper business (Adds details, background, Chrysler comments, Viper news)

UPDATE 1-Delphi says received no new bids in auction

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:36:56 -0400

NEW YORK, July 10 (Reuters) - Bankrupt autoparts maker Delphi Corp said on Friday that it had received no additional bids for the company as part of a court-mandated auction that seeks to create alternatives to a previous deal it reached with a private equity firm.

Chrysler to keep 3rd shift at Windsor plant-union

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:22:10 -0400

TORONTO, July 10 (Reuters) - Chrysler has reversed its decision to cancel the third shift at its Windsor, Ontario, minivan plant, the head of the Canadian Auto Workers union said on Friday.

Belgian Kaupthing depositors can get savings July 16

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:07:29 -0400

BRUSSELS, July 10 (Reuters) - Belgian depositors at the Luxembourg arm of crisis-hit Icelandic bank Kaupthing will be able to access their savings as of July 16 from either Credit Agricole or its Keytrade Bank unit, the banks said.

UPDATE 1-Clock ticking for Almatis restructuring -sources

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:46:13 -0400

* Distressed debt investor Oaktree backs owner ahead of deal

Clock ticking for Almatis restructuring - sources

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:45:42 -0400

* Distressed debt investor Oaktree backs owner ahead of deal

Latest on the Reuters Hedge Hub blog

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:54:05 -0400

- What a difference a year makes. Managed futures struggle as hedge fund performance rebounds.

EU mergers and takeovers (July 10)

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:37:00 -0400

BRUSSELS, July 10 (Reuters) - The following are planned mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: