Tishman, Lehman near deal for Archstone-Smith: WSJ
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Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  are close to a deal to acquire real estate investment trust Archstone-Smith Trust , according to the online edition of The Wall Street Journal.
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British bank Barclays Plc BARC.L has  held merger talks with U.S. bank Wells Fargo WFC.N that could  create a financial giant worth about $180 billion, Britain's  Sunday Express newspaper reported.
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In a sign that the New York Times Co.  may be trying to appease investors who have criticized it, the newspaper publisher invited Morgan Stanley money manager Hassan Elmasry and another large shareholder, T. Rowe Price Group Inc., to make presentations to its board of directors late last month, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a large  British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
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BlackRock Inc. (BLK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the largest US fixed income managers, said on Thursday it will pay $375 million for its smaller competitor State Street Research &amp; Management Co.
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Lehman Brothers's  lagging stock price offers the chance to buy into a rising power as it seeks to join the company of larger investment banks like Goldman Sachs  and Morgan Stanley , Barron's reported in its June 18 edition.
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US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is in talks to buy leading British hedge fund
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Some at The Wall Street Journal are calling the decision between potential bidders a choice between âtrash or slash.â
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Investment banks Morgan Stanley   and Lehman Brothers  are among the bidders for a stake  in Japanese house builder Daito Trust Construction Co (1878.T),  which may lead to a multibillion-dollar buyout, sources  familiar with the deal said on Thursday.
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Private equity suitors are close to arranging a deal to buy casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Jones Apparel Group Inc.  is near a deal to sell the Barneys New York high-end clothing chain for $825 million to Dubai's private equity firm Istithmar, The New York Times reported on Friday.
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U.S. investment banks Morgan Stanley   and Lehman Brothers  are among the bidders for a  stake in Japanese house builder Daito Trust Construction Co  (1878.T), sources familiar with the deal said, in what could  stack up to be one of the biggest buyouts ever in Japan.
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U.S. apartment owner Archstone-Smith Trust  will have to pay a $235 million break-up fee, roughly 1 percent of the deal price, to end a proposed deal to be acquired by affiliates of Lehman Brothers  and Tishman Speyer, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday.
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Real estate investment trust Archstone-Smith  has agreed to be acquired by Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers Holdings  for $22.2 billion, including debt, the companies said on Tuesday.
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Temple-Inland Inc. TIN.N on Friday  said Wall Street financier Carl Icahn and one of his funds  filed for clearance to buy up to $1 billion, or a little more  than a quarter, of the company's common stock.
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The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.  would consider working with a group of investment banks behind a rival trading platform if its bid for the London Stock Exchange  fails, Chief Executive Bob Greifeld told three British newspapers.
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Citigroup Inc.  and Merrill Lynch & Co Inc.  are in discussions to receive more capital from investors, primarily foreign governments, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.