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Snap news

Breaking pre-market news on Friday,

- European Union leaders urge IMF to consider a global financial transaction tax in draft summit statement – Reuters.

- Gordon Brown blocked Alistair Darling’s plan to increase VAT – Guardian. More…

Leverage and the Lloyd’s List

Here’s a blast from the past.

Remember Informa, publisher of the Lloyd’s List and The Earthmover & Civil Contractor Magazine?

The last time Alphaville wrote about the company it was the subject of a leveraged takeover bid from a private equity consortium, More…