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The value of the Glencore chief's stake in the firm was revealed, Switzerland froze the assets of a clutch of autocrats and Richard Bishop left 3i to join...the new 3i. But it was the news of Osama bin Laden's death that really dominated the headlines. What would be the impact on financial markets?

European buyout firms more confident  than US peers

The European buyout market - which has lagged behind the US - is expected to play a greater role in M&A activity in the coming year

A prominent think tank concludes that the Dodd Frank Act contains the seeds of its own destruction

Goldman Sachs shorts silver as price tumbles

Silver has crashed falling 25% this week, a boon to Goldman's large position in a short silver ETF

The Paris-based buyout firm has sold French loan insurance broker Compagnie Européenne de Prévoyance to JC Flowers

Goldman Sachs spent $434m on outside legal fees

US bank tells shareholders at its annual meeting that it spent more than $700m on lawyers last year

Russian billionaire secures music group in an all-cash deal

Flash crash one year on: flaws still exposed

European traders fear that few lessons have been learned since the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,000 points in just half an hour of trading on May 6, 2010

A portfolio managed by Steven Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors is at the centre of an examination by US prosecutors

'Systemically important' label divides US regulators

Opinions vary among US regulators on how to decide which non-bank financial firms are systemically important - and what the consequences of the label could be

Giant initial public offerings and a surge in mergers and acquisitions are spawning a new generation of billionaires and millionaires

Societe Generale bankers reunite at UniCredit

The banker who led a sweeping reorganisation of the FICC business at the French bank joins former boss Jean-Pierre Mustier

Ireland provokes industry anger with pensions tax

The country's new government is set to impose a new pensions tax that the Irish savings industry is already describing as a 'raid'

Investment banker of the week: Citigroup's David Wormsley

David Wormsley, whose legal wrangle with Terra Firma boss Guy Hands hit headlines last year, has been thrust into the limelight once more with a prominent role in the most high-profile deal of the year: Glencore’s initial public offering

Irish debt collateral rises above 50% for first time

The collateral demanded by LCH.Clearnet to trade Irish bonds has risen above 50% for the first time as fears continue over the eurozone sovereign debt crisis

Investors concerned about Carlyle's China investments

Insiders are questioning how rigorously Carlyle Group scrutinised portfolio companies accused of fraud

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