Global business: Trafigura staff net $1.6bn in share deals, Ergen tru...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/LVA6WW/87NVJ7/0SJ8N2/40952X/   Global Business Tuesday April 16 2013 Companies news and analysis - FT.com   Trafigura staff net $1.6bn in share deals Scale of the buybacks highlights riches that have accrued to relatively small elite of traders as a result of boom in commodity prices http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/A5PAHW/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   Ergen trumps SoftBank with $25bn Sprint bid Unsolicited cash and stock bid would marry the second-ranked satellite television operator with the third-largest US mobile phone provider http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/YGDL9V/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   LVMH unit sales growth disappoints As the world's largest luxury goods group, it is seen as an industry bellwether, and Louis Vuitton's poor performance is likely to raise concerns http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/VTWPYP/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   Royalty Pharma raises offer for Elan The unsolicited tender comes ahead of a deadline in May imposed by the Irish Takeover Panel for a bid from the US-based partnership http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/3C98NI/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   Charterhouse sales face collapse Charterhouse may pull two of Europe's largest private equity disposals because of a lack of competitive bidding interest http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/Z8YTSG/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   Early returns buoy Corbat at Citi Shares in Citi are 25 per cent higher since Mike Corbat was given the job of leading Citigroup six months ago after Vikram Pandit was fired http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/Q3ZJW9/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   ENRC hit by whistleblower claim Latest blow to the FTSE 100 Kazakhstan-based resources group left reeling by investor concerns over corporate governance http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/SUMFKC/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   BP guidelines on wells not followed BP is attempting to rebut allegations that it was careless of the risks it faced in drilling the Macondo well http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/VTWPYR/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   UBS poaches Nomura rainmaker Vereker UBS has poached Nomura's biggest rainmaker William Vereker in an attempt to ramp up its European advisory and capital markets business http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/YGDL9D/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   Thermo bid wins Life Technologies auction The $13.6bn bid from Thermo Fisher was also substantially higher than the $65 a share bid from the consortium, which included Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/7ZIG6E/JI8N9U/TUJANK/CW17G6/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=16   In depth - FT.com BP trial Mali intervention Libor scandal Bank bonuses Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..