Industrial/Manufacturing
January 9, 2009 - Barclays Capital Friday named Tim Kitchen as head of investment banking in Canada, and seperately announced hires in Japan.
January 8, 2009 - Dutch chemical company LyondellBasell has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its US operations and one of its European holding companies.
January 5, 2009 - Bill Blass Ltd. filed for bankruptcy on New Years eve in lower Manhattans bankruptcy court, petitioning for a Chapter 7.
January 5, 2009 - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts said Monday it has hired Qantas Airways Chairman Leigh Clifford to serve as a senior adviser for its Australian investment business.
January 5, 2009 - American Greetings will buy Recycled Paper Greetings which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware last Friday, becoming one of the new years first large corporate casualties.
January 5, 2009 - Constar Inc., a producer of plastic containers for food, soft drinks and water, has petitioned for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware Court.
January 5, 2009 - The media deal landscape generated an anemic $2 billion last year, or 108 transactions, according to new report from New York media investment bank DeSilva+Phillips.
January 4, 2009 - Thule, a Sweden-based maker of sports equipment roof racks, has strengthened its capital base and deleveraged, with the help of its private equity majority owner, Nordic Capital Fund, and seven Nordic banks.
January 5, 2009 - Recent ratings downgrades and negative outlooks from Moody's, S&P and Fitch.
December 30, 2008 - The Blackstone Group said Tuesday that it has sealed a deal to invest in Indian hybrid seed company Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd.
December 29, 2008 - Desa, a portfolio company of Miami private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, filed for bankruptcy because it was unable to obtain additional financing.
December 23, 2008 - The Toronto Stock Exchange became Monday the first Canadian market to welcome special purpose acquisition companies to its listings.
December 29, 2008 - Recent downgrades and negative outlooks from Moody's, S&P and Fitch.
December 22, 2008 - Recent ratings downgrades and negative outlooks from Moody's and S&P.
December 19, 2008 - Cerberus Capital Management said Friday that it would allocate $2 billion from the automotive finance arm of Chrysler as part of the government's loan to the distressed automotive company.