Borders Group, parent of the U.S. mainland’s once-dominant book retailer, is marking the final chapter of its 40-year history by seeking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s approval Friday to sell itself off to a liquidator, a decision that is expected to immediately trigger a going-out-of-business sale that will wrap up sometime in September.
FirstBank Puerto Rico’s parent company, First BanCorp, announced Monday it has amended the agreements struck with private equity firms Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., and other investors to increase the amount of the proposed capital raise from $515 million to $525 million.
Two major Spanish banks with long-standing presence in Puerto Rico passed the European Banking Authority’s 2011 stress test of institutions in 21 countries, to assess their resilience against the current economic scenario.
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