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• UPDATE 1-Missed deposit endangers sale of AIG plane lease unit Friday, 31 May 2013 | 8:44 AM ET

  May 31- Insurer American International Group Inc said on Friday it had not received a scheduled deposit payment related to its sale of airplane leasing company ILFC to a Chinese consortium. AIG said last December it would sell most of ILFC for up to $4.8 billion.

• Reluctant Slovenia faces fire sale of state assets Friday, 31 May 2013 | 1:00 AM ET

  Slovenia is scrambling to sell the chain, along with more than a dozen state firms that the tiny Alpine country must divest to avoid going cap in hand to the European Union for a bailout of its floundering financial system.

• EU regulators approve Syniverse takeover of Mach, with conditions Wednesday, 29 May 2013 | 5:52 AM ET

  BRUSSELS, May 29- U.S. telecoms services firm Syniverse Technologies won conditional approval from EU antitrust regulators for its 550 million-euro takeover of Mach after agreeing to divest a big chunk of its rival's operations. Syniverse, owned by private equity firm the Carlyle Group, unveiled the offer for Luxembourg- based Mach in July last year.

• UPDATE 2-Fisker loses key board member as bidders circle company Tuesday, 28 May 2013 | 6:46 PM ET

  DETROIT/ SAN FRANCISCO, May 28- Fisker Automotive, the cash-strapped "green" car maker that is seeking a buyer, has lost an influential board member who was key in attracting investors to the startup in its early days. Ray Lane, 66, resigned from the board on Friday, Lane's venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield& Byers and the car maker confirmed on Tuesday.

• UPDATE 2-Brazil's Petrobras studying offer for Argentine unit Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 1:51 PM ET

  BRASILIA/ BUENOS AIRES, May 14- Argentine companies have made an offer to buy some of the assets that Brazil's Petrobras SA has put up for sale in Argentina as part of its divestment strategy abroad, the oil company's president, Maria das Gracas Foster, said on Tuesday.

• UPDATE 2-Newell to sell some units to become more profitable Friday, 3 May 2013 | 10:02 AM ET

  *Profit of 35 cents per share tops analysts' 32- cent estimate. *Sales of $1.24 billion miss analysts' $1.32 billion target. NEW YORK, May 3- Newell Rubbermaid Inc announced plans on Friday to sell its hardware and teaching aids businesses, as the maker of Sharpie pens and Rubbermaid storage containers tries to narrow its focus and become more profitable.

• UPDATE 1-Newell to sell some units to become more profitable Friday, 3 May 2013 | 8:20 AM ET

  *Profit of 35 cents per share tops analysts' 32- cent estimate. *Sales of $1.24 billion miss analysts' $1.32 billion target. NEW YORK, May 3- Newell Rubbermaid Inc announced plans on Friday to sell its hardware and teaching aids businesses, as the maker of Sharpie pens and Rubbermaid storage containers tries to narrow its focus and become more profitable.

• Kodak Selling Two Businesses to UK Pension Fund Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 11:29 AM ET

  

  The $650 million agreement would also settle the fund's claims of about $2.8 billion against the bankrupt company.

• UPDATE 2-Debt-laden Caesars carves out assets to raise money Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 2:14 PM ET

  April 23- Casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp said it would spin off assets, with buyout firms Apollo Global Management LLC and TPG Capital LP investing $250 million each in a new business free from the shackles of the company's debt.

• UPDATE 1-Credit Suisse sells private equity unit to Blackstone Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 7:14 PM ET

  April 22- Credit Suisse Group AG has agreed to sell a private equity business to Blackstone Group, the latest move by an investment bank to sell a business with illiquid assets in order to appease regulators and bolster its balance sheet.

• UPDATE 3-Vivendi suspends GVT Brazil sale after DirecTV drops out Friday, 15 Mar 2013 | 11:40 AM ET

  *Vivendi fails to get high enough bids for Brazil unit GVT. *Vivendi shares fall 3.4 pct. PARIS/ NEW YORK, March 15- Vivendi has put the sale of its Brazilian telecoms operator on hold after failing to attract the 7 billion euros it wanted from bidders, another setback for the French media and telecoms conglomerate's efforts to rationalise and reduce debt.

• UPDATE 2-Vivendi abandons GVT Brasil sale after DirecTV drops out Friday, 15 Mar 2013 | 8:18 AM ET

  *Vivendi fails to get high enough bids for Brazil unit GVT. *Vivendi shares fall 3.4 pct. PARIS/ NEW YORK, March 15- Vivendi has put the sale of its Brazilian telecoms operator on hold after failing to attract the 7 billion euros it wanted from bidders, another setback for the French media and telecoms conglomerate's efforts to rationalise and reduce debt.

• UPDATE 1-ASMI sale of shares in HK unit disappoints Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013 | 7:27 AM ET

  *ASMI to sell 8-12 percent of ASM Pacific in placement. ASMI's shares fell as much as 16 percent on Wednesday to their lowest since November, after it said it would sell between 8 percent and 12 percent of the total outstanding share capital in ASM Pacific Technology in a share placement.

• Kodak lands more flexible financing as it eyes bankruptcy exit Friday, 1 Mar 2013 | 10:50 AM ET

  The amended financing agreement requires Kodak to raise at least $600 million from the sale of noncommercial imaging assets, which could include its document imaging and personalized imaging businesses, as well as trademarks. The previous financing agreement required Kodak to raise $700 million.

• UPDATE 2-Tribune Co hires bankers to sell newspapers -source Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013 | 1:47 PM ET

  Feb 26- Tribune Co has hired investment bankers to sell off its newspaper unit, which includes The Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, according to a person familiar with the situation. The company has hired Evercore and J.P. Morgan to run an auction for the newspapers, the person said. Tribune, J.P. Morgan and Evercore declined to comment.

• Gleacher ends search for a buyer; to sell mortgage unit Friday, 15 Feb 2013 | 6:59 AM ET

  Feb 15- Investment bank Gleacher& Co Inc said it agreed to sell its mortgage lending unit ClearPoint to Ocwen Financial Corp and ended its search for a potential capital infusion or a buyer. He created the mergers and acquisitions department at Lehman Brothers in 1978 and ran global M&A at Morgan Stanley from 1985 to 1990..

• INR/USD to Hover Around 54 Mark: Pro  Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 7:40 PM ET

  

  Rahul Bajoria, Regional Economist, Barclays explains why the Indian rupee is set to hover near the 54 level over the next 12 months.

• UPDATE 1-ING to sell KB Financial stake for up to $675 mln -IFR Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 4:39 AM ET

  *ING sale part of wider Asia divestment plan. HONG KONG, Feb 14- Dutch financial services group ING plans to sell its remaining stake of around 5 percent in South Korea's KB Financial Group Inc, a deal valued at up to $675 million, IFR reported on Thursday.

• UPDATE 1-Total picks Snam-led group for talks on gas unit sale Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | 2:57 PM ET

  *Snam offer values TIGF at 2.4 bln euros. PARIS, Feb 5- French oil major Total said it picked a consortium led by Italian gas transport group Snam for exclusive talks on the sale of its TIGF gas network business. Snam has teamed up with Singapore's GIC sovereign wealth fund and French power group EDF.

• UPDATE 1-PLDT sells unit to CVC as interest in Philippines mounts Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | 11:07 PM ET

  MANILA/ HONG KONG Feb 5- Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co said it will sell a majority stake in its business process outsourcing unit to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd- a deal that underlines rising interest in the Philippines as an investment destination.