Archive for September, 2007

South Africa - CatPals Art Auction

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

CatPals Art Auction, October 6 at Association of Arts, 173 Mackie St, New Muckleneuk under the hammer of Michael Bernardi. Cocktails: 5pm, auction: 6pm. More than 100 artists have donated works including Robert Hodgins, Norman Catherine and Munro.

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Shares in UK reinsurance broker Benfield soar on auction hopes

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Shares in reinsurance broker Benfield Group Ltd (BFD.LN), rose 10% at the open Friday after a report that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. had made an offer for the company sparked hopes of an auction.
The Daily Telegraph said Goldman Sachs had approached Benfield with an offer of about GBP700 million, and although talks had broken down […]

Deutsche Telekom to start auction for radio towers in October

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE:DT) will start the auction for its radio towers and aerial masts at the beginning of October, Handelsblatt reported.
Three potential buyers have emerged, among them Macquarie Bank and French broadcaster Telediffusion de France (TDF), both of which have also made bids for Deutsche Telekom’s Media and Broadcasting unit, the paper said.
Two of […]

Thailand Rice Auctions

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Foreign traders have made approaches to buy a total 2.3 million tonnes of many grades of rice from the Commerce Ministry. Two major importers have expressed intentions to buy one million tonnes each of white rice at an initial offered price of 9,000 baht per tonne, according to Apiradi Tantraporn, director-general of the Foreign Trade […]

Henry Morton Stanley watch sold for 25,700 pounds

Friday, September 28th, 2007

AN 18-CARAT gold watch one of Wales’ most famous adventurers used to pay an African chief went under the hammer yesterday for more than four times the asking price.
Best known for his adventures in Africa and the quip “Dr Livingstone, I presume”, Henry Morton Stanley bought the watch before travelling as part of an expedition […]