BOSTON, January 6, 2011 – TA Associates, a leading growth private equity firm, today announced global promotions of six staff members, effective January 1, 2011. “These professionals have played significant roles over the past year in helping TA source and close new deals, successfully exit prior investments and further build value in our existing portfolio companies,” […]
BOSTON, January 4, 2011 – TA Associates, a leading private equity firm, today announced that certain of its private equity funds and subordinated debt funds (collectively, “TA”) have completed an investment in Evanston Capital Management, LLC (“Evanston Capital”), a well-established, institutional hedge fund-of-funds manager. As a result of the transaction, TA will become a minority partner in […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Bank of America today announced agreements with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) to resolve repurchase claims involving certain residential mortgage loans sold to them by entities related to Countrywide Financial Corporation (legacy Countrywide).
CHICAGO – As part of an ongoing effort to honor Chicagoland’s community leaders, Bank of America will recognize three of the city’s very own with larger-than-life portraits painted on the well-known mural space adjacent to the Kennedy Expressway located near North Ashland and West Armitage Avenues. The leaders who will be displayed are three of […]
NEW YORK, Dec 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced today that it received several awards from International Financing Review (IFR) magazine. The awards include: – Loan House of the Year – U.S. High-Yield Bond House – U.S. Structured Equity House
Zurich, December 21, 2010 – Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) announced today that its Turkish subsidiary Zurich Sigorta A.S. (Zurich Sigorta) has signed an agreement with Fortis Bank A.S. (Fortis) for the exclusive distribution of general insurance products through Fortis in Turkey. This agreement is in anticipation of the planned merger between Fortis and TEB […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The directors of BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) on Tuesday elected Valeria Lynch Lee, the first president of Golden L.E.A.F. Inc., to the corporate board. Lee, 68, joins BB&T's corporate board effective Jan. 1, 2011, after eight years as a director of Branch Banking and Trust Company, the principal […]
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Today BB&T (NYSE: BBT) announced a new option for its 401(k) institutional offerings — the guaranteed lifetime income investment option called ClearCourse®. ClearCourse is designed to protect 401(k) plan participants from retirement risks such as outliving assets, retiring during a down market, and the effects of inflation. […]
Zurich, December 2, 2010 – Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) at today’s Investors’ Day will provide updates on its three Business Segments (General Insurance, Global Life and Farmers) as well as its Group Operations function. In addition, the company will present an update on its capital management and Non-Core Businesses. Commenting on the key messages […]
Zurich, December 1, 2010 – Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) announced today that its subsidiary Zurich Insurance Company Ltd has completed the acquisition of 99.99% of Compagnie Libanaise D’Assurances SAL, a privately owned Lebanese insurer with branch operations in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman. The transaction marks a milestone for Zurich as it […]