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For moreLifestyle Holidays Vacation Club information, go to call (809) 970-7777. High-res jpeg images available.For Lifestyle Holidays Vacation ClubKathy Hernandez & AssociatesKathy Hernandez, Copyright Business Wire 2009. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Swedish private equity fund is to buy a big stake in a Russian debt collection agency, the fund said on Wednesday, the first foreign move in the sector since the onset of the economic crisis and a spike in bad loans. RussiaBad debts have emerged as one of the key problems for the Russian economy as it enters its first recession in a decade. The agency was not immediately available for comments."The agency's portfolio is wholly individual debt although there are plans to move into the non-banking sectors -- cellular communication companies, utilities companies, communal services companies, insurance companies etc," he added.(Writing by Dmitry Zhdannikov, Editing by John Stonestreet) Russia. Permira has long been seen as likely to dispose of its stake, with the overhang a cause of negative sentiment for the shares," said Cazenove analyst Andrew Ford.Permira owns stakes in British fashion retailer New Look, gaming firm the Gala Coral Group and frozen food company Birds Eye iglo.Earlier this month Britvic posted a 16.3 percent rise in half-year profit and said it was seeing signs of improvement in the British soft drinks market.(Additional reporting by Dominic Lau and Jon Hopkins; Editing by David Cowell). NEW YORK, NY, May 27 (MARKET WIRE) -- Real American Brands, Inc.

(PINKSHEETS: RLAB), a publicly traded holdingcompany, announced today that it plans to introduce a new denim apparelbrand emphasizing "eco-friendliness, fashion and fit... It's a powerful and unique combination in the apparelarena -- and a major growth opportunity just waiting to be developed byour real American company."About RLABRLAB.PK is a pubco whose focus is to identify and support companies andtheir products whose origins, designs and character reflect our country'sunique culture, heritage and way of life; RLAB also invests in and/orprovides guidance to smaller US companies and brands that have potentialto grow large. BERLIN, May 27 (Reuters) - German Vice-Chancellor andForeign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday hewas certain that the government would agree a deal on bridgefinancing for the Opel unit of General Motors GM.N. Stocks  |  Mergers & Acquisitions  |  Bonds (Reporting by Hans-Edzard Busemann) Stocks Mergers & Acquisitions Bonds. * FTSEurofirst 300 ends 0.6 pct higher; 3rd day of gains Stocks  |  European Markets  |  France  |  Japan * Financials, retailers among top gainers * Pharmaceuticals, miners slip By Atul Prakash LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - European equities finished higherfor a third straight session on Wednesday, boosted by financialand retail shares, on hopes the market has seen its worst forthe year and is on track for a recovery. The FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 of top European shares ended0.6 percent higher at 870.63 points.

The index, which slumped 45percent in 2008, has gained in eight of past 10 sessions and isup 35 percent from a lifetime low hit in early March. Banks added most points to the index, with HSBC (HSBA.L)rising 2 percent, Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) up 1.8 percent,Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA) advancing 3 percent and UBS (UBSN.VX)gaining 1.7 percent. "There is an increase in optimism in terms of some of theeconomic indicators that we have been seeing and the market isno longer pricing in the prospect of a further depressionscenario," said Henk Potts, equity strategist at BarclaysStockbrokers. "Confidence has risen quite significantly, not only at theconsumer level but also at the business level, helped by astabilisation of the financial sector," he added Data showed the pace of sales of existing U.S. homes rose2.9 percent in April, supporting views the three-year housingrecession was near a bottom. [ID:nN27543642] In Japan, Aprilexports rose for a second month and consumer confidence inFrance and Sweden improved Retailers also gained ground.

Morrison (MRW.L), Tesco(TSCO.L) and Carrefour (CARR.PA) advanced 1.5-3.9 percent. Across Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE, Germany's DAX.GDAXI and France's CAC .FCHI rose 0.1-0.8 percent. In recent sessions, the FTSEurofirst 300 tested and heldtechnical support on the bottom of its uptrend channel extendingback to early March, now at 850 points. The top of the channelis currently at 922 points, but the index faces a technicalresistance at around 875 -- its 200-day moving average. "It's a sensible conclusion that we have avoided adepression, and while we're admittedly in a deep recession, theterrain we are walking on has stabilised and the macroeconomicdata are producing rays of hope for the second half," said FranzWenzel, strategist at AXA Investment Managers. ECONOMY STABILISING? But some analysts remained cautious and said they needed tosee more evidence before predicting that the market had seen theworst of the financial crisis. "When a giant like GM is wobbling, it's difficult foreveryone to keep their footing.