• Temasek, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, has "great confidence" in Merrill CEO John Thain. [Bloomberg]
  • Henry Kravis's KKR, Hellman & Friedman and Bain Capital are all in the running to acquire Neuberger Berman from an ailing Lehman Brothers. [Dealbook]
  • Who is financing big real estate deals now that the banks are pulling back? Hedge funds, of course. [WSJ]
  • Ricoh will buy Ikon for $1.6 billion. [Reuters]
  • Mattel was awarded $100 mil. in a suit over the Bratz line of dolls. [NYP]
  • Amazon is buying Shelfari, the social network for book lovers. [NYT]
  • David Pecker is hoping a refinancing at AMI will allow him to keep the company under his control. [NYP]
  • Some data suggests the U.S. housing market may be edging towards a rebound. [FT]