Monday, October 31, 2011

Corzine Races to Save MF Global

Jon S. Corzine, the former New Jersey governor, raced over the weekend to find a buyer for MF Global Holdings Ltd. in an attempt to rescue the securities firm he now runs from a crisis partially of his own making, The Wall St Journal reports.

MF Global was nearing a deal late Sunday night to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as Monday and sell assets to Interactive Brokers Group, said a person familiar with the matter.

The tentative agreement, reached after a marathon weekend of negotiations, could end the short tenure for Mr. Corzine at MF Global….

Read more at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204528204577008090428088540.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

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