David Lloyd sale set to raise Â£920m
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Business & money: Deal could trigger takeover bid for seller Whitbread.
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A community group is pressing ahead with the purchase of a Skye ferry after netting Â£60,000.
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Sainsbury's suitor Delta Two agrees to raise an extra Â£500m to increase the cash element of its bid.
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SINGAPORE/BEIJING  - Britain's Barclays  is in talks with the governments of China and Singapore to raise 10 billion pounds ($20.6 billion) to help fund its planned purchase of Dutch bank ABN AMRO , the BBC reported on Monday.
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Share sale to fund 'world's biggest fab' expansion plan
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Lazard, the 156-year-old investment bank, aims to raise up to $850m (Â£440m) in an initial public offering, it revealed last night.
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Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance company, said Wednesday it expects to pay about 100 million pounds (&#36;188 million) in claims related to Asia's tsunami.
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Chancellor Alistair Darling outlines details of a funding plan that could help a private sale of Northern Rock.
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The pound trades at a 26-year high against the US dollar as investors look ahead to an expected UK rate rise.
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Dilapidated shed in Welsh seaside resort of Abersoch thought to have attracted three bids above asking price
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Sport: After securing Â£350m refinancing package, Liverpool's owners finally offer support to BenÃ­tez
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The pound surged to another 26-year high against the US dollar on Wednesday, the eve of a widely expected interest rate hike from the Bank of England, dealers said.
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Dubai Ports World, which owns P&O, says it will sell about 20% of its shares in an offering next month.
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One of London's newest landmark buildings, nicknamed "The Gherkin", is being valued for sale.
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The US billionaire forked out the fortune to raise his stake in United from 19.2 per cent to 25.5 per cent. And with his holding now worth Â£190million, his spending may not stop there.
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Business & money: City expectations of a fresh rise in interest rates this week push sterling close to highest level against US currency in more than a quarter of a century.
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Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, Gordon Brown confirms.