A kid no more

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US networking group Cisco's restructuring is aimed at recapturing the firm's earlier success and 'wunderkind' status. Cisco has shaken up its management and plans to focus on fast-growing 'tornado' markets. It aims to achieve growth of 30-50% a year.

Cisco Systems Inc., CSCO

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A matter of life and death

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Banker William Repko has an ever increasing workload in his role as head of J.P. Morgan Chase's corporate restructuring group. Repko currently looks after 50 ailing firms, including Lucent and Nortel, which are in trouble but regarded as salvageable.

Lucent Technologies Inc., LU, Corporate reorganizations, J.P. Morgan Chase and Co., Repko, William

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The Lloyds money machine: globalisation is sweeping the world of finance

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Lloyds TSB is the 33rd-largest banking company in the world, yet it will report a large profit for 1997 and has the greatest market value of all banks. CEO Brian Pitman has led the way for several profitable acquisitions and changed the focus to domestic customers rather than global customers.

Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Pitman, Brian

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