Marc Rich

Glencore Loan Wins Banks on Future Business: Corporate Finance

Glencore Xstrata Plc raised the biggest loan on record for a commodity trader at interest rates below those offered to competitors as the 80 banks backing the deal count on winning future business from the company.

Glasenberg Breaks Word on Equal With Xstrata Merger Near

When Ivan Glasenberg walked into a members-only club in London’s Mayfair district on Sept. 7 at about 2 a.m. to see a customer, he’d just played what’s seen as the winning hand in negotiations to seal a $30 billion takeover.

Murray Takes Glencore From Rich Legacy With Foreign Legion Vigor

During five years in the French Foreign Legion, Glencore International Plc Chairman Simon Murray was sent on missions ranging from death defying to merely gruesome.

Glencore’s Glasenberg Returns to Marc Rich Trading Roots With Xstrata Deal

Just eight months after taking Glencore International Plc public in a $10 billion stock offering, Ivan Glasenberg is stepping aside as chief executive officer to go back to his trading roots.

Rich Get Richer at Poverty Inc., Reich Predicts Revolt: Top Business Books

With so many business books spilling from the shelves, we’re often asked for a comprehensive list of recommendations. Here’s an updated list of 50 top titles published since Jan. 1, 2009.

WTI Oil Falls Most in Three Months

West Texas Intermediate tumbled the most in three months following declines in metals on speculation that a commodity fund is selling positions.

Swiss Farmers Clash With Traders as Bubble Builds in Town of Zug

It took Philipp Freimann just a few seconds to know he didn’t want apartment blocks built on his farmland in Zug, Switzerland’s richest canton, a decision that meant he would give up at least 30 million francs ($32 million).

Glencore Said to Seek $10 Billion in World’s Biggest Initial Offer of 2011

Glencore International AG’s initial public offering in London and Hong Kong, the largest in the world this year, will raise as much as $10 billion, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

Glencore Gives Investors Perfect Chance to Pass: Matthew Lynn

It is the blockbuster share sale of the year. When it lists in London next month, the Swiss commodities company Glencore International AG may well be valued at more than $60 billion. It will be too big to ignore.

Zijin May Convert Glencore Bonds Into IPO Stock

Zijin Mining Group Co. may convert notes it bought from Glencore International AG into shares as the Swiss commodities trader plans an initial public offering in Hong Kong and London, a company executive said.

"It was always clear that Ivan would not stand back."

- Marc Rich on Nov 18, 2012

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Yen Gains With Oil as Europe Stocks Fluctuate Before Fed

Singapore Urges Naming of Firms After Worst Smog Since 1997

Asian Stocks Rise as Topix Rallies on Japanese Exports

European Stocks Fluctuate Before Fed as Nordea Retreats

Vietnam Leader in China Seeks Export Gains Amid Sea Tension