LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Investment bank Lazard Ltd has appointed veteran healthcare dealmaker Michele Colocci as vice chairman and managing director, aiming to boost the growth of its healthcare advisory, according to a company announcement. Colocci, former chairman of mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley ( MS ), where he also held positions as global co-head of healthcare investment...

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Ares Real Estate, and partner EQ Group, have acquired an 18-strong portfolio of UK hotels from Land Securities ( LSGOF ) at a headline purchase price of 400 million pounds ($499 million), in a sign of greater confidence in Britain's property and leisure market. Ares said the portfolio consisted of mid-scale and economy properties located...

May 9 (Reuters) - Apollo-backed Concord said on Thursday it will stick with its offer of $1.25 apiece for Hipgnosis Songs Fund ( HPGSF ), days after Blackstone outbid it for the music rights owner of artists such as Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The $1.51 billion offer from Nashville-based Concord was its second proposal for the music rights...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Nippon Steel ( NISTF ), Japan's biggest steelmaker, on Thursday beat estimates, but posted a 20.8% decline in net profit for the year ended in March to 549.4 billion yen ($3.53 billion) because of losses on inactive facilities. Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) had been expected to post a net profit of 464.6 billion yen, according to a...