Macquarie Corporate And Asset Finance Limited acquired portfolio of 700 German residential mortgages from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE:RBS) on February 11, 2013. Lars Jessen, Fabian von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Sören Kampmann, Jan Kupfer, Anna-Katharina Lohbeck, Tobias Krug and Tanja Richter of Ashurst acted as legal advisor to The Royal Bank of Scotland.

Deutsche Bank AG (DB:DBK), The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE:RBS), Barclays PLC (LSE:BARC), Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE:8604) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (all referred as investors) acquired 12% stake in Traiana Inc. from ICAP plc (LSE:IAP) for $36 million on January 14, 2013. Collectively, the investors also have an opportunity under certain conditions to acquire in the future an additional 20% equity ... in Traiana for a price of up to $82.5 million. As part of the agreement, Traiana created a new Board of Directors, led by Traiana Founder and Executive Chairman, Gil Mandelzis. The Board of Directors includes Traiana's Chief Executive Officer, Andy Coyne, and a representative from each of the investing banks. ICAP will continue to consolidate Traiana as a subsidiary. For the six month period ending September 30, 2012 Traiana had revenues of £20 million ($32.25 million). Evercore Partners Inc. acted as financial advisor for Traiana Inc. and ICAP plc. The conversions are done through OANDA.com as of January 14, 2013.
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Ulster Bank Ireland Limited announced that it has received €3.45 billion in funding in 2012. The company issued equity securities in the transaction. The transaction included sole participation from returning investor, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. The company reported net loss of €2.2 billion for the year ended 2011.

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