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Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (FGIC) is an American monoline bond insurer established in 1983. It faced significant financial difficulties in 2008 which affected its ability to write new business.

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IShares

iShares is a collection of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and index mutual funds managed by BlackRock, which acquired the brand and business from Barclays in 2009. The first iShares ETFs were known as World Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS) but have since been rebranded.

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Logicor

Logicor is a European warehouse and logistics company with head offices in London and Luxembourg. Founded in 2012 by Blackstone Group, by 2017 Logicor was operating over 630 properties. Logicor was purchased by China Investment Corporation in 2017. In no way is or was Logicor related to Logikor. Logikor is another logistics company founded in 2005 in Canada, with offices in Canada, the U