World Business

WBALFord Recalls Escape SUVsMSN Money - Apr 10, 2007WASHINGTON (AP) - Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was recalling more than 500000 Ford Escape sport utility vehicles after receiving reports of engine fires linked to corrosion on antilock brake connectors.Ford recalls ... [visit site]

Playfuls.comAlarm bells ring as debt levels soar in frenzy of mergersTimes Online - 5 hours agoSoaring leveraged buyout activity fuelled by private equity is creating growing financial dangers to dealmakers, their backers and targeted companies that risks a return to the ... [visit site]

EiTBImperial ponders raising Altadis offerTimes Online - 4 hours agoImperial Tobacco was considering raising its bid for Altadis last night, but would not rule out the option of going hostile after the Spanish company’s board rejected its improved €12 billion ... [visit site]

Telegraph.co.ukLord Sainsbury appears to have hit CVC bid for £6Telegraph.co.uk - 3 hours agoElements of the Labour Party have for some time sought to push back and defeat the onward march of private equity funds buying up UK companies.Private-Equity Group Bidding ... [visit site]