Dasha Afanasieva
Recent Stories By Dasha Afanasieva:
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Ukraine money-go-round: how $1.7 billion in bank loans ended up offshore January 24, 2018
ARTSYZ, Ukraine/LONDON (Reuters) - When Ukrainian company Profit signed a $48.5 million deal with a British firm in 2014, it became part of what prosecutors in Ukraine say was a potentially criminal...
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Banks expected to share tiny proportion of mammoth Saudi Aramco IPO January 17, 2018
LONDON (Reuters) - The banks that will advise and execute Saudi Aramco's stock market listing are expected to share a tiny proportion of the $100 billion Riyadh hopes to raise in its initial public...
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Exclusive: Saudi Aramco snubs UBS and Bank of America for listing roles - sourcesJanuary 16, 2018
LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco has not invited UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch to pitch for senior advisory roles in its stock market listing because they have not lent money to the state oil...
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Exclusive: Bankers invited to Saudi Arabia to pitch for Aramco listing rolesJanuary 8, 2018
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco has invited banks pitching for roles in its stock market listing, including Citi and Goldman Sachs, for meetings in the kingdom in the coming weeks to make their...
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Global equity issuance up from 2016 slump, bankers see further rise in 2018December 29, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Global equity raising rose by almost a fifth in 2017 and bankers expect issuance to increase further in 2018 as the improving global economy and buoyant stock markets drive larger...
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Saudi Aramco hires Citi to lead $2 billion UK-backed loan: sourcesDecember 18, 2017
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco [IPO-ARMO.SE] has appointed U.S. investment bank Citi to lead a $2 billion financing backed by Britain, sources familiar with the deal said.The loan mandate will...
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Saudi Aramco seeks IPO bookrunners, global coordinators: sourcesDecember 13, 2017
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - State oil giant Saudi Aramco is seeking proposals from bankers before the end of the year for roles of bookrunners and global coordinators for its initial public offering (...
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UK to provide Saudi Aramco with $2 billion credit guaranteesNovember 9, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will provide $2 billion in credit guarantees to Saudi Aramco so it can buy British goods and services more easily, but denied it was part of efforts to persuade the energy...
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Unilever spreads whets private equity appetite as deadline nears: sourcesOctober 5, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Anglo-Dutch consumer group Unilever has invited private equity bidders to submit tentative offers for its $8 billion margarine and spreads business by a deadline of Oct. 19, two...
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Buyout funds use minority stake sales to show off best assetsOctober 5, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity funds are increasingly selling minority stakes in investments to pension and sovereign wealth funds as they strive to deliver returns for investors while holding...
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Top investment banks' revenues rise in calmer markets: surveySeptember 7, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Revenue at the world’s 12 largest investment banks rose in the first six months of 2017 thanks to a stronger performance in the underwriting of debt and equity issues compared with...
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BHP hires Barclays, Citi for U.S. shale gas divestment: sourcesAugust 31, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - BHP Billiton , the world's largest miner, has hired Barclays and Citigroup to help it exit its underperforming U.S. shale oil and gas business, which could fetch around $10...