Real estate investment trusts Brookfield Realty Capital Corp. and Marathon Real Estate Mortgage Trust filed, on Friday, plans to sell up to $500 million and $300 million, respectively in initial public offerings.
Archive for August, 2009
Brookfield Realty, Marathon Real Estate File For IPOs - Update
Monday, August 31st, 2009Japan Votes In Landmark Election; Polls Predict Opposition To Win
Monday, August 31st, 2009Voting is currently underway in Japan’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, which may see a change of power for only the second time in the country since 1955.
Chrysler Reportedly Looking Beyond BBDO For Ad Ideas - Update
Monday, August 31st, 2009Automaker Chrysler Group LLC (FIATY.PK) is looking beyond its longtime ad agency, Omnicom Group Inc.’s (OMC) BBDO, for help with its advertising pitches, according to media reports on Sunday.
Seven Killed, Hundreds Injured In Cameroon Train Crash
Monday, August 31st, 2009At least seven people have been killed and more than 270 injured in a passenger train crash in the West African nation of Cameroon, according to media reports. The train, carrying more than 1,000 passengers, derailed just outside Cameroon’s capital Yaounde on Saturday.
Edward Kennedy Laid To Rest At Arlington
Monday, August 31st, 2009U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy has been buried with military honors close to his assassinated brothers at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, while thousands mourned.