Monthly Archives: July 2013

Two Big Art Collectors Pick Up Condos

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Noted art collectors Alberto Mugrabi and Aby Rosen are in contract to buy condos in a yet-to-be-completed building in downtown Manhattan, according to people familiar with the deals. See Inside the Homes View Slideshow Williams New York A rendering of the Schumacher, which is expected to be completed in December, 2014. Mr. Mugrabi, who helped his family build Read more [...]

World Cup & Euros to stay on free TV

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TV VIEWERS can look forward to seeing the World Cup and the Euros for free — after FIFA and UEFA lost an appeal at the European Court of Justice. Football’s main governing bodies challenged Britain’s decision that all such games should be ‘Listed Events’, meaning they must be shown on free channels like the BBC and ITV. UEFA and FIFA argued only the final matches of the competitions should be ‘Listed Events’. If that happened they would get far more for the TV rights if the likes Read more [...]

Buyouts Grow Harder for US-Listed Chinese Firms

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By CHAO DENG The number of Chinese companies going private after being publicly traded on U.S. exchanges has been rising in recent years, but buyers are facing headwinds from higher valuations and tighter credit. Doubts about U.S.-listed Chinese companies' bookkeeping and disclosures a few years ago caused their shares to tumble, paving the way for company executives and private-equity firms to take these companies private in the hope of profiting by relisting them elsewhere. The value Read more [...]

Victory for football fans as World Cup and European Championships remain free …

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ALL matches at World Cups and European Championships will remain on free-to-air television in the United Kingdom after FIFA and UEFA today lost an appeal at the European Court of Justice. The governing bodies had challenged Britain's decision that all such games should be regarded as Listed Events meaning that they must be shown on free-to-air channels such as the BBC and ITV. UEFA and FIFA argued that not all the games in the tournaments "could constitute events of major importance for the general Read more [...]

World Cup and European Championships to remain free-to-air after Uefa and …

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The governing bodies had challenged Britain's decision that all such games should be regarded as Listed Events meaning that they must be shown on free-to-air channels such as the BBC and ITV. UEFA and FIFA argued that not all the games in the tournaments "could constitute events of major importance for the general public" and claimed only the final matches of the competitions should be Listed Events. If that was the case, it is likely the two governing bodies would receive far more from the television Read more [...]

Matches to stay free-to-air after UEFA and FIFA lose appeal

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11:39am, Thu 18 Jul 2013 - last updated Thu 18 Jul 2013World Cup Qualifiers Football will be free to watch still. Photo: PAAll matches at World Cups and European Championships will remain on free-to-air television in the United Kingdom after FIFA and UEFA today lost an appeal at the European Court of Justice. The governing bodies had challenged Britain's decision that all such games should be regarded as Listed Events meaning that they must be shown on free-to-air channels such Read more [...]

Home Afrika To Construct Houses For Mass Market in East Africa

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VENTURES AFRICA – Kenyan real estate developer, Home Afrika has signed an agreement with Shelter Afrique, a Pan-African mortgage lender, for construction of houses for the mass market in East Africa. The deal will see Home Afrika exploit the mortgage financer’s huge presence across the continent and its deeper access to capital that will help fund the low-cost housing construction project. “They will primarily be giving us the finances to do the implementation for our ‘Go Africa Strategy’,” Read more [...]