Citigroup Seeks More Foreign Investment
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The financial giant is in talks to sell a stake to a Chinese bank and other investors, people briefed on the plan said.
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Citigroup Inc  plans to inject about $3.3 billion into six of the seven structured investment vehicles it took onto its balance sheet last year, to shore up their credit ratings and protect creditors, Dow Jones Newswires said on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation.
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KUWAIT/NEW YORK  - The sovereign funds of Kuwait and other Gulf states were in the spotlight on Monday as Citigroup sought extra emergency funding and its fellow U.S. bank Merrill Lynch was said to want more cash too.
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Citigroup  launched a $10.75 billion takeover bid for scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp.  on Tuesday in a deal designed to transform its business in the world's second-biggest economy.
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Citigroup  flagged its interest in buying a bank in Germany on Tuesday but played down recent talk that it was about to swoop on Commerzbank .
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Citigroup Inc  and Merrill Lynch  & Co Inc  said they raised another $20 billion of  capital from investors in Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere,  as the subprime mortgage crisis forced additional massive asset  write-downs and devoured more of banks' capital.
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After the write-downs and the stake sales, Citigroup is still looking for additional capital. So the wounded financial giant may be turning to the next option: selling some of its private equity portfolios. PE Hub's Dan Primack reported Wednesday that Citi is in talks to sell $1.4 billion worth of two portfolios. One is $1 billion [...].
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Citigroup Inc  is selling or closing some retail branches and consumer finance operations in Asia, Europe and Latin America to focus on more profitable businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Citigroup Inc. , the largest U.S.  bank, plans to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange later this  year, a move that could make it easier to buy Japanese firms  through stock swaps, the Nihon Keizai (Nikkei) business daily  reported on Sunday.
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Citigroup , the top U.S. bank by assets, expects its investment spending next year to be less than half the 2006 level, its chief executive said on Thursday, acknowledging that its consumer bank has yet to turn the corner.
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Things are looking up for National Australia Bank, which could be a good foreign investment.
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China is creating an investment company to make better use of its $1 trillion foreign currency reserves.
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International operations have to be high on the company's list as it seeks to improve its performance.
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Shares of Citigroup Inc  rose 3.4 percent on Friday on hopes the largest bank in the United States was close to securing new outside capital and preparing other moves to shore up its strained balance sheet.
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Dubai International Capital, a private equity firm owned by the ruler of Dubai, is seeking to add American companies to its European=focused portfolio.
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New York City is spending more money overseas to try to lure millions of tourists.
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Citigroup Inc., the world&#39;s largest financial services firm, said Monday that Citibank Brazil will increase its ownership stake in Brazil&#39;s Credicard to 50 percent from 33 percent.