Financing
Better prospects
Russia offers better prospects for industry to develop and far more investment opportunities than is widely recognised, writes Pavel Ulianov of Russian metal giant Rusal
Changing the game
Steven Wardlaw and Byron Romain of Baker Botts discuss the new role for foreign investment in the Russian Federation's hydrocarbon industry
War of words escalates in Cbot battle
A week after IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) announced its audacious $10 billion attempt to prise the Chicago Board of Trade from their grip, Chicago Mercantile Exchange executives gathered in Chicago to pour scorn on the proposal.
Juice Energy secures investment
Recently formed US power retailer Juice Energy has announced that it has secured significant capital commitments from a high-calibre group of investors.
ICE proposes $10 billion merger with CBOT
The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has made a proposal to the Chicago Board of Trade to combine the two companies in a stock-for-stock transaction that would create the world’s most comprehensive derivatives exchange, ICE announced today.
Electricity-backed security: concepts and measures
John Jiang and Hanjie Chen propose a generic concept ofelectricity-backed security, which provides an additionalfunding method to utilities with poorer credit ratings,and a new asset class to investors
TXU agrees to record $45 billion buyout
The board of TXU Corp, the Dallas-based energy company, has agreed to a $45 billion takeover by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Texas Pacific Group and Goldman Sachs, the investment bank.
LCH.Clearnet announces share repurchase
Clearing house LCH Clearnet has reached agreement in principle regarding the repurchase of the majority of the shares held by its largest shareholder, Euronext, a European cross-border exchange.
Energy & Commodity Rankings
Energy : Leader of the pack Metals : UBS takes top metals spot
Deal of the year
In this special report, Energy Risk takes a look at some of the most interesting and innovative deals conducted in the energy arena over the last few months
Fimat and Calyon Financial in merger talks
Société Générale and Calyon have entered into exclusive negotiations regarding a possible merger of their brokerage activities, currently carried out by Fimat and Calyon Financial respectively.
Highbridge Capital and Louis Dreyfus Group create partnership
Multi-strategy hedge fund Highbridge Capital Management and the Louis Dreyfus Group, a global commodities business, have joined to form a merchant energy partnership.
Nybot members support Ice merger
Members of the New York Board of Trade (Nybot) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a proposed merger with IntercontinentalExchange (Ice).
Nymex in record IPO
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has enjoyed a record-breaking stock market debut for its initial public offering.
ETF Securities to launch 31 ETCs on Deutsche Börse
ETF Securities, a leader in exchange-traded commodities (ETCs), will launch 31 ETCs on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra platform on 3 November.