Topic: Roger Jenkins

CKX shares jump on news of possible $600 million bid

(Reuters) - Shares of CKX Inc jumped by a third of their value Friday, a day after The Wall Street Journal reported "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller and former Barclays Capital top dealmaker Roger Jenkins are planning a $600 million bid for the ...
Roger Jenkins, the executive who secured billions of pounds in overseas funding to help Barclays remain free from direct government investment, is poised to leave the bank, the Sunday Telegragh reported. He is expected to continue advising Barclays ( BCS - news - people ) on ...

Walker: bankers should go public on pay

Hundreds of bankers and City traders will have to make their earnings and bonuses public to stamp down on excessive pay packages, under new plans revealed today.. A Treasury review by Sir David Walker, former chairman of Morgan Stanley International, demands more ...

It is not about the money

OVER a cup of coffee at a banker's house in West London almost two weeks ago, an ex-international athlete and a former model thrashed out the rudiments of a multi-billion pound deal to bail-out one of Britain's biggest banks. The ...

Who made Barclays' eastern promise?

Barclays Bank is paying a high price to avoid being in thrall to the UK government - and not just financially. Understandably, Barclays chief executive John Varley took the view that raising capital through a rights issue would be too risky and long-winded ...

Former athletes who were both going for gold

Roger Jenkins, a former international athlete, is the Barclays executive who brokered the new investments from the Middle East, who were in turn represented by another one-time athlete, Amanda Staveley - now a partner in private equity firm PCP Capital Partners.Jenkins is ...

It's Raining Bailouts In Europe

Roger Jenkins, the executive who secured billions of pounds in overseas funding to help Barclays remain free from direct government investment, is poised to leave the bank, the Sunday Telegragh reported. He is expected to continue advising Barclays ( BCS - news - people ) on ...