Carlyle Tycoon Lowers His Gaze to Discover a Vision
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When he isn't crisscrossing the globe in search of investment opportunities, Carlyle Group co-founder William E. Conway Jr. will often take a few minutes in the morning to consult with five guys named Earl, Norman, Sam, Lorenzo and Tim.
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By Ross Tieman in Toulouse  Xavier Niel, the swashbuckling French telecoms entrepreneur, cares more about the future of his business than his share price.
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The winemaker has an interesting future ahead.
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For a man whose name hung above the door, James Hanson was remarkably unsentimental about the company he had built from scratch. As a champion of shareholder value, he believed that all assets were up for sale (or at least, should be).
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The Carlyle Group is in discussions with Virgin Media, the British cable company whose largest investor is Richard Branson, over a potential bid worth around $20 billion, a person familiar with the negotiations said yesterday.
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Giorgio Armani has an almost disquieting calm about him.
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Retail tycoon Philip Green, the subject of frenzied market speculation over his role as a potential predator, says he is not considering any takeovers at present and is focused on his own businesses.
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Yves Saint Laurent has its eye on the power player: the CEO, the politician, the man in charge.
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A CEO says the NHL lockout shows how investors should "recognize opportunities for what they are."
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The trader accused of costing French bank Societe Generale $7.2 billion (3.7 billion pound) may yet carve out a new career for himself, judging by Thursday's bidding war for interviews with Nick Leeson, who brought down Barings.
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Dour CAPS investors see silver linings where others see clouds.
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Landry's founder wants to take his company private.
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Profit-crazed traders, controllers out of their depth and executives who turn a blind eye: a former inspector at Societe Generale paints a damning picture of trading room anarchy at the scandal-hit bank.
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Investment firm, which has a small stake in Macrovision, calls on other investors to scrutinize rationale for the deal.
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The Apple co-founder talks about the early days of the company, speculates on artificial intelligence and future inventions, and reveals his unfulfilled dream.
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed Russian oligarch who once controlled Yukos, said yesterday he had come to terms with the idea of spending time in prison and knew there was little
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A Formula One paddock is a place full of rigid conventions and double meanings, intrigue and gossip. For a young driver, itâs hard to make it through unscathed, but Franck Montagny has established himself in this demanding environment.