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Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

November 22nd, 2008, 5:17 pm

QuoteNovember 20 (Bloomberg) -- The Somali pirates, renegade Somalis known for hijacking ships for ransom in the Gulf of Aden, are negotiating a purchase of Citigroup. The pirates would buy Citigroup with new debt and their existing cash stockpiles, earned most recently from hijacking numerous ships, including most recently a $200 million Saudi Arabian oil tanker. The Somali pirates are offering up to $0.10 per share for Citigroup, pirate spokesman Sugule Ali said earlier today. The negotiations have entered the final stage, Ali said. deal will require all Citi employees to wear patch over one eye
 
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Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

October 16th, 2012, 1:47 pm

Pandit quits
 
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Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

October 16th, 2012, 8:29 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperPandit quitswhy did he quit?
 
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Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

October 17th, 2012, 8:31 am

no one seems to know if he was pushed out or he jumped
 
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Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

October 17th, 2012, 12:06 pm

will they also offer pirated movies on citi.com? like...can i download the dark knight rises or do i have to use somalian proxy? any help will be greatly appreciated...
 
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Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

November 10th, 2012, 10:25 am

Pandit to receive $15m
 
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Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

December 5th, 2014, 9:09 pm

Court tells France to pay damages to Somali pirates
 
 
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Re: Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

January 20th, 2019, 4:57 pm

America’s Other Endless War: Battling al-Shabaab in Somalia
a dozen years per the article, so started by Bush 2 and continued by Obama and Trump.
Then there's Black Hawk down from the Clinton years