Mizuho Financial Group Inc will buy U.S. M&A advisory firm Greenhill & Co Inc for $550 million including debt, the companies said on Monday, as Japan's No. 3 lender eyes a bigger share of the world's largest investment-banking fee pool.
Vietnamese property giant No Va Land Investment Group Corp is in talks with creditors to restructure part of its $1 billion foreign debt, according to two people familiar with the matter, amid turmoil in one of the country's top industries.
Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) and Banque Saudi Fransi both launched Islamic bonds, or sukuk, on Tuesday, as investor demand and favourable conditions drive issues from the Gulf region.
Most major Gulf stock markets opened higher on Monday, while Saudi Arabia's benchmark index extended its losses as lower oil prices and concerns over U.S. debt ceiling negotiations dampened investor sentiment.