Smithfield Foods closes 21.7 million stock offer at $13.85 per shareSeptember 22nd, 2009 Smithfield closes stock offering of 21.7M sharesSMITHFIELD, Va. — Pork processor and hog producer Smithfield Foods Inc.
Pandit says Citigroup plans to exit Smith Barney venture with Morgan Stanley, repay TARPSeptember 16th, 2009 Citi plans to sell remaining Smith Barney stakeNEW YORK — Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit confirmed Wednesday that the bank plans to eventually sell the remaining stake in its Smith Barney brokerage venture to Morgan Stanley, which owns the other half.
New Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman to inherit bank still facing questions about directionSeptember 11th, 2009 Morgan Stanley CEO to inherit bank in transitionNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley's incoming CEO will be facing a drastically different landscape on Wall Street from when John Mack took over in 2005. James Gorman is poised to take over a bank that some say is still looking for direction after surviving a credit crisis that wiped out most of its competitors.
Mack to step down as Morgan Stanley CEO in Jan., will remain chairman; Gorman to take helmSeptember 10th, 2009 John Mack to step down as Morgan Stanley CEONEW YORK — John J. Mack will step down as CEO of Morgan Stanley in January but will continue as chairman, the investment bank announced Thursday.
Mack, Gorman and Chammah: Thumbnails of the key figures in the Morgan Stanley CEO successionSeptember 10th, 2009 Key players in Morgan Stanley's CEO successionInvestment bank Morgan Stanley announced a succession plan Thursday for its CEO, John Mack, that will occur at the end of the year. Here are short sketches of Mack, his successor James Gorman, and Walid Chammah, who will become the chairman of the bank's overseas operations, based in London.
Daimler's Mitsubishi Fuso unit considers possible bus partnership with Nissan DieselAugust 31st, 2009 Daimler's Fuso considers Nissan bus partnershipFRANKFURT — German car, truck and bus maker Daimler AG said Monday its Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation and Nissan Diesel Motor Co. Ltd. had signed a letter of intent to work more closely together and possibly establish a joint venture in the bus business.
Morgan Stanley to buy Shanghai complex from Chinese developer for $358.5MAugust 18th, 2009 Morgan Stanley to buy Shanghai complex for $358.5MNEW YORK — Chinese developer SOHO China Ltd. has agreed to buy a multistory office and retail complex in Shanghai, The Exchange, from Morgan Stanley's real estate fund for about $358.5 million.
Morgan Stanley buys back warrants tied to TARP from Treasury Department for $950 millionAugust 6th, 2009 Morgan Stanley repurchases TARP warrantsNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley said Thursday it paid $950 million to buy back warrants from the government that could have eventually been converted to common shares in the bank. New York-based Morgan Stanley issued the warrants to the Treasury Department as part of the loan package it received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Person familiar with situation says Morgan Stanley to repay bailout money WednesdayJune 17th, 2009 AP Source: Morgan Stanley to repay TARP WednesdayNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley is expected to repay its government bailout money on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the talks between the bank and the government. The investment bank will return all of the $10 billion in loans it received last fall during the height of the credit crisis, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly about the bank's plans.
Morgan Stanley plans $2.2 billion stock offer as precursor to repaying government loanJune 2nd, 2009 Morgan Stanley to raise $2.2 billion in capitalNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley said Tuesday it will raise $2.2 billion through a stock offering as part of a plan to satisfy preconditions for repaying a government loan it received last fall amid the deepening credit crisis. Morgan Stanley priced the offering at $27.44 per share, an 8.2 percent discount from Monday's closing price of $29.89.
Mitsubishi UFJ to boost acquisition of Morgan Stanley's common stockMay 13th, 2009 Mitsubishi UFJ boosts swap of Morgan Stanley stockTOKYO — Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., said Wednesday it will swap a larger amount of its preferred shares in Morgan Stanley for common stock to keep its voting rights stake of the U.S. bank above 20 percent.
Japan's biggest bank to swap $600 mln of Morgan Stanley preferred shares for common stockMay 11th, 2009 Mitsubishi swapping $600 mln Morgan Stanley sharesTOKYO — Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., said Monday it will swap $600 million of its preferred shares in Morgan Stanley for common stock to keep its voting rights stake of the U.S. bank above 20 percent.
Morgan Stanley to sell $3.5 billion in stock, $4 billion in notes after 'stress tests'May 8th, 2009 Morgan Stanley offers $3.5 billion in stockNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley is offering 146 million common shares for $24 each in an effort to raise gross proceeds of $3.5 billion. The company is also pricing an offering of $4 billion in bonds.
Morgan Stanley seeks to raise $5 billion in fresh capital after government stress testsMay 8th, 2009 Morgan Stanley plans $5 billion capital raiseNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley is planning to raise $5 billion after government's stress tests showed the investment bank needs more capital. Morgan Stanley said Thursday it has begun a $2 billion public offering of common stock.
Stocks fall in early trading as Morgan Stanley results fall short of expectationsApril 22nd, 2009 Lackluster earnings reports send Wall Street lowerNEW YORK — Investors unnerved by mixed news from corporate earnings reports sent stocks lower in early trading Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reported a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter and reduced its dividend.