Archive for June 12th, 2012

UK House Sales

Houses in the UK taking longer to sell due to stagnation of property market

Properties in the UK are taking much longer to sell than five years ago, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said. According to data released by the surveyors’ group yesterday, in the three months to May surveyors sold …

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Job opportunities

UK employers still hiring new staff but remain cautious, surveys show

Firms in the UK are continuing to recruit new staff but at a slower rate than before, according to two surveys released today. Recruitment consultancies reported another modest rise

Time Warner HQ, New York City

Time Warner’s TV unit acquires youth media content firm Alloy

Time Warner's (NYSE:TWX) Warner Bros Television Group (WBTVG) said it would take over youth-oriented media content producer Alloy Entertainment from a group of investors led by ZelnickMedia Corp,

Lloyds Bank, London

British bank Lloyds to dispose of Japanese GoLloyds unit

British lender Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LON:LLOY) announced on Tuesday it will dispose of its remittance operations in Japan, called GoLloyds, to local Shinsei Bank Ltd (TYO:8303) for

Outsourcing

Sponsors Bain and Apax eye 41% stake in Indian outsourcing firm Genpact

British private equity firm Apax Partners Holdings Ltd and its US peer Bain Capital LLC are interested in buying Oak Hill Capital Partners LP and General Atlantic Partners'

Mexico City

Mexico’s America Movil increases stake in Dutch KPN to 7.3%

Mexican telecommunications group America Movil SAB de CV (NYSE:AMX) said it had raised to 7.3% its stake in Dutch telecommunications and ICT services provider Royal KPN NV (AMS:KPN)

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