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Lotte shareholders vote in support of Shin

TOKYO / Bloomberg Shareholders of Tokyo-based Lotte Holdings Co., a key unit of Korean-Japanese retail conglomerate Lotte Group, voted to oppose a measure to remove Chairman Shin Dong Bin at an extraordinary general meeting on Sunday. Family-controlled Lotte Group is in the midst of a power struggle between Shin Dong Bin and his older sibling who was stripped of his ...

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TPG to write down J Crew stake by 84pc as revival hopes dim

Bloomberg David Bonderman’s TPG Capital cut the value of its stake in struggling clothing retailer J. Crew Group Inc. by 84 percent at the end of 2015. The private equity firm, which led a 2011 leveraged buyout of the company, told investors that its $478.6 million equity holding in J. Crew was lowered to $76 million, according to documents obtained ...

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Cathay Pacific seen posting wider hedging loss as oil prices dip

Hong Kong / Bloomberg Crude oil’s plunge to the cheapest level in more than a decade helped the global airline industry boost profit forecasts. One airline that hasn’t fully benefited is Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. The marquee Hong Kong airline reported an unrealised fuel-hedging loss of HK$7.42 billion ($954 million) as of end-June — and oil prices have slumped a ...

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