By Stephen Aldred HONG KONG (Reuters) - When stock researcher Anonymous Analytics accused China's Tianhe Chemicals 1619.HK last week of doctoring the books ahead of a Hong Kong IPO, it was pitting itself against one of Asia's top private equity firms, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia. The Morgan Stanley private equity unit put up $300 million (185.33 million pounds) for a minority stake in Tianhe in 2012 after spending over $2 million on third-party diligence work over a three-year period, according Read more [...]

HONG KONG (Reuters) - When stock researcher Anonymous Analytics accused China's Tianhe Chemicals (1619.HK) last week of doctoring the books ahead of a Hong Kong IPO, it was pitting itself against one of Asia's top private equity firms, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia. The Morgan Stanley (MS.N) private equity unit put up $300 million (185.33 million pounds) for a minority stake in Tianhe in 2012 after spending over $2 million on third-party diligence work over a three-year period, according Read more [...]

Arsonists torched a Grade II-listed family home during a burglary raid. David Oddie, who lives at Chevet Lodge, says he is devastated by the attack which has left his home uninhabitable.The intruders went into the house on Chevet Lane, Sandal, around 2pm on Friday.They stole televisions, a computer and a small amount of jewellery before setting fire to the property. Mr Oddie, 54, who has lived in the house for three years, said: “A proportion of the house is incinerated Read more [...]

Clear the bookshelves; no, clear the weekend diary until Christmas: the next few weeks are to see one of the biggest traffic jams of big-name, top-flight British fiction in recent publishing history.A succession of serious novels with the worthiest of pedigrees, some of them already in the shops, will each be attempting to attract the attention of readers, critics and, ultimately, of prize judges.Ian McEwan, Will Self, David Mitchell and Rachel Cusk will soon be vying for a rosette alongside Read more [...]