A look at some must-read news on deals and deal makers around the world
Value investors flock to U.S. malls
First it was Brookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Now it's Blackstone Group. U.S. shopping malls are drawing interest from big real estate investors with a value bent. Blackstone is buying Centro Property Group's U.S. malls for $9.4-billion, Bloomberg News reports, following on the heels of Brookfield's big stake in General Growth Properties.
The LSE's technology troubles
Bloomberg News takes a look at the technology issues that London Stock Exchange Group Plc head Xavier Rolet faces as he tries to convince Canada and investors to allow him to merge his company with TMX Group Inc.
South Korea's exchange looks at IPO
It looks like there soon could be another public player in the exchange merger world. The last few years have shown the stock exchange consolidation dance has had two basic steps -- go public, then begin to merge. South Korea's exchange is looking at getting on the dance floor by considering an initial public offering, MarketWatch reports.
The Korean market is big, and allows access to Asia, meaning it's likely to be a hot commodity as a potential partner.
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