Private equity firm buys plane leasing concern
City financier Guy Hands moved to capitalise on the growing demand for commercial aircraft yesterday... [read more]

'Fair-trade' goods include much more than just coffee
Fair-trade stores stock items made with "fair trade" practices, which means fair wages, safe working... [read more]
$4.3b for maple leaf Multiplex
CANADIAN private equity player Brookfield Asset Management today launched a $4.3 billion cash bid for... [read more]
$4.2b for maple leaf Multiplex
CANADIAN private equity player Brookfield Asset Management is today expected to launch a $4.2 billion... [read more]
Allco loaded with nothing left to acquire - except itself
ALLCO Equity Partners, the listed cashbox run by former Macquarie banker Peter Yates which was part of... [read more]
KKR bales out of Coles bid
THE $20 billion auction for Coles Group has been left in disarray after the shock withdrawal of US private... [read more]
Banks
Manufacturers call on Bank to halt rate rises
The Bank of England should resist the temptation to raise interest rates again this week because inflation... [read more]
ShoreBank thrives despite early predictions
Opening a bank aimed at improving the quality of life in poor urban areas was supposed to be a grand... [read more]
Energy

UK oil output shortfall raises fears of dependence on Russia
The energy industry warned today that government targets of keeping Britain's oil and gas production... [read more]
BP in oilseed tree project
Company sets up a venture with biodiesel firm to increase planting of jatropha, a tree that produces... [read more]
