Babcock & Brown In Tight Spot As Short-Sellers Circle
June 12, 2008
Aussie investment co.'s value falls by more than a quarter on problems with gas supply disruptions at energy unit, prompting a sell-off that calls into question its debt covenants.
Australian merchant bank Babcock and Brown faces lenders
Babcock & Brown Ltd., Australia's second-largest merchant bank that last week lost half its market value, is accelerating an examination of its listed funds as it faces its bankers over a potential review of its 2.8 billion Australian dollars (US$2.7 billion) corporate debt facility.
Babcock & Brown shares dive on fee flow fears
Babcock & Brown, the worst- performing stock on the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index, fell on concerns that credit market turmoil may cut proceeds from asset sales to reduce debt.
Babcock plunges further
Babcock & Brown, Australia's second-largest investment bank, plunged further, falling almost a third in early trading.
Babcock & Brown denies being in default
Babcock & Brown, which lost almost half of its market value last week, reiterates it is not in default.
Babcock & Brown 'set to meet guidance'
Investment group Babcock & Brown says it is on track to meet its full year earnings target.
Babcock extends share plunge
Babcock & Brown, Australia's second-largest investment bank, plunged further, falling as much as 24% in early trading.
Babcock denies default
Shares in Babcock & Brown rally after the troubled group says it is not in default or breach of its banking covenants.
Babcock struggles with banks
Troubled investment firm Babcock & Brown has begun meeting with its bankers, as it goes ahead with asset sales.
Embattled Babcock & Brown Makes Big Rail Deal
In the midst of an investor crisis of confidence in the Australian investment firm, it leads consortium to purchase Angel Trains, a U.K. railcar leasing firm, from RBS.
Australian investment firm Babcock & Brown faces potential lender review
Babcock & Brown Ltd.'s shares fell as much as 32 percent Friday on concerns about its debt position, despite Australia's second largest investment bank clinching a US$7 billion deal to buy Britain's Angel Trains. 
Margin Lenders Cap Funding to Babcock
Three margin lenders stopped funding purchases of Babcock & Brown shares after a sharp drop in the firm's market value.
Babcock quiet on sell-off
Babcock & Brown has refused to confirm whether Goldman Sachs JBWere and Deutsche Bank have been named independent advisers.
Babcock to stick with external oversight
THE Babcock & Brown chief executive, Phil Green, gave every impression yesterday that he had listened to investors' fundamental concerns as he launched a review of listed...
Babcock opens self-help books ahead...
BABCOCK & Brown Communities will look at all possibilities to push its ailing share price closer to its underlying asset value as part of a strategic review.
Babcock satellite's voyage in the rough
Babcock & Brown's leveraged infrastructure model is bound to come under further pressure this week following Friday's dramatic events in satellite group Babcock & Brown Power.
Babcock pledges cash for B&B Power
Babcock & Brown is prepared to help Babcock & Brown Power with funding if the banks don't.
Australian investment firm Babcock & Brown faces potential lender review
Investment firm Babcock & Brown Ltd. faces a potential review by lenders after its shares fell 28 percent Thursday, making it the latest Australian company to grapple with rising concerns over debt and tight global credit markets.
Babcock & Brown Financing Deal Stiffs Short-Sellers
The embattled Australian infrastructure investment firm comes to an agreement with creditors to pay higher interest rate in exchange for them dropping review of company's debt covenants.
Babcock & Brown forecasts 15% growth
Babcock & Brown has forecast annual profit growth of at least 15 per cent in 2008 after it posted a large rise in 2007 annual profit.
Babcock & Brown raises Tricom exposure
Babcock & Brown says it has increased its exposure to troubled stockbroking firm Tricom.
Babcock & Brown Power Short-Circuited
Australian investment co.'s value falls by a fifth on problems with disruptions of gas supply at its energy subsidiary, prompting short-selling that calls into question its debt...
B&B in freefall as woes mount
BABCOCK & Brown has lost more than $330 million this year from the value of its investments in the listed funds it manages, raising the prospect of significant write-downs that...
Babcock & Brown Shares Fall Further
Babcock & Brown's shares plunged 24%, extending their recent sharp fall, on concerns about the company's debt position, even after it clinched a $7 billion deal to buy the...
Babcock & Brown Shares Fall Further
Babcock & Brown's shares plunged 24%, extending their recent sharp fall, on concerns about the company's debt position, even after it clinched a $7 billion deal to buy the...