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• Energy Roundup: Centrica Buys BE Stake, Cleantech VC Funding Tumbles, Chevron's PR Offensive, and More

  BNET - 2009-05-11

  Centrica buys 20 percent stake in nuclear company British Energy -- UK utility Centrica boosted its investment in nuclear power with its purchase of a 20 percent stake in EDF's nuclear unit British Energy. Centrica benefited greatly in this discounted deal by paying 6 percent less than the price paid by...

  Tags: Centrica, Clean Technology, Chevron Corp., Public Relations, Venture Capital, Investment, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Finance, Financing Startups, Kirsten Korosec

• Brown slams protectionism, cites 'political' aspect to Gazprom case

  - 2006-06-05

  LONDON AFP — British Chancellor Gordon Brown has criticised protectionism in Europe, but said that there were "political" issues over a potential Russian takeover of British energy group Centrica by Gazprom of Russia. Brown, who met German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks last Friday, was asked on BBC Radio...

  Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Centrica, chancellor, Europe, FINANCE, Gazprom, Globalization, Investment, Strategy

• Blair rules out blocking possible Gazprom bid for Centrica: report

  - 2006-04-26

  LONDON AFP — British Prime Minister Tony Blair has ruled out attempting to block any potential takeover of Centrica, Britain's biggest household gas supplier, by Gazprom of Russia, the Financial Times reported. The business daily said that Blair believes Britain must stick by its commitment to liberalize European markets....

  Tags: Britain, Centrica, FINANCE, Financial Times, Gazprom, Investment, MARKETING

• US tycoon Glazer poised to take over Manchester United

  - 2005-05-16

  LONDON AFP — US tycoon Malcolm Glazer was poised to take full control of Manchester United after a weekend in which promised mass protests against the move by ardent fans of the football club failed to materialize. Fans staged only muted protests on Sunday when they watched United win...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, Centrica, FINANCE, football, Investment, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., tycoon, United

• Market view: Tom Winnifrith considers the outlook for UK shares

  - 2004-09-01

  July was another poor month for equities. Oil raced ahead to touch levels not seen since the first Gulf war of 1990. The Federal Reserve increased base rates for the first time in four years and in London the Bank of England indicated that it would raise rates for the...

  Tags: alliance, Allied Domecq Plc., Aviva Plc., BP Plc, BT Group Plc., Centrica, equity, FINANCE, Investment, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Royal & Sun Alliance, stock, Strategy, U.K.

• Evening Standard, London, Anthony Hilton column.

  - 2004-06-23

  By Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 23--GAMBLE WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS: The whisper in the hedge fund industry is that RailPen, the pension scheme set up for railway workers, is about to announce a major commitment to hedge...

  Tags: Centrica, equity, FINANCE, Investment