Brooke Masters

                   

Credit crisis takes toll on London

ft.com     26-Aug-2008          

By Brooke Masters in London Eighteen months ago, the City was riding high. Companies flocked from across the world to take advantage of London’s principles-based regulation and wide investor base. Initial public offerings...                    

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EFG-Hermes buys into Panmure Gordon

ft.com     18-Aug-2008   6 related          

By Brooke Masters and Robin Wigglesworth EFG-Hermes, the biggest publicly traded Gulf investment bank, will buy a 10 per cent stake in British stockbroker Panmure Gordon. The decision by EFG-Hermes to pay 47p a share in cash,...                    

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Adecco bid stance buoys Michael Page

ft.com     18-Aug-2008   13 related          

By Robert Wright and Brooke Masters Shares in Michael Page International rose sharply as Switzerland’s Adecco refused to rule out a hostile bid for the UK-based specialist recruitment agency Adecco, the world’s largest staffing...                    

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Brokers in merger talks [at Financial Times] (FT Times)

yahoo.com     09-Aug-2008   3 related          

By Brooke Masters in New York and Jeremy Grant in London GFI Group and Tullett Prebon (LSE: TLPR.L - news) are in talks about a combination of the two businesses to create the world's second-largest inter-dealer broker by...                    

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Collins Stewart in talks with potential buyer

ft.com     06-Aug-2008   8 related          

By Pan Kwan Yuk and Brooke Masters Collins Stewart could soon find itself under foreign ownership after the UK stockbroker revealed it had received a preliminary approach. It would not identify the potential buyer and warned...                    

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GFI and Tullett Prebon in talks

ft.com     31-Jul-2008   27 related          

By Brooke Masters in New York and Jeremy Grant in London GFI Group and Tullett Prebon are in talks about a combination of the two businesses to create the world’s second-largest inter-dealer broker by revenues, the two firms...                    

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Brokers in merger talks

ft.com     31-Jul-2008   1 related          

By Brooke Masters in New York and Jeremy Grant in London GFI Group and Tullett Prebon are in talks about a combination of the two businesses to create the world’s second-largest inter-dealer broker by revenues, the two firms...                    

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Job market woes slow Michael Page in UK

ft.com     07-Jul-2008   12 related          

By Maggie Urry and Brooke Masters Tougher conditions in the jobs market – particularly in the UK financial sector – caused a slowing of profits growth at Michael Page International, the specialist recruitment group. “Financial...                    

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Better prepared and eyeing the long term

ft.com     07-Jul-2008          

When the credit crunch hit last summer, the UK recruitment sector was one of the first to feel the wrath of investors. Share prices in Hays and SThree fell between 35 and 50 per cent between August and January, with the share...                    

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Better prepared and eyeing the long term [at Financial Times] (Financial Times)

yahoo.com     07-Jul-2008          

By Brooke Masters and Maggie Urry When the credit crunch hit last summer, the UK recruitment sector was one of the first to feel the wrath of investors. Share prices in Hays (LSE: ) fell between 35 and 50 per cent between...                    

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