Gold lady

Janet Robinson, who will step down as CEO of the New York Times Co. on Dec. 31, will receive an exit package in excess of $15 million, according to people familiar with the situation. In addition to a $4.5 million consulting fee, the Times will pay Robinson $10.9 million in pension benefits that she accrued over 28 years of service.

Hard time

Former Primary Global Research exec James Fleishman was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for helping pass confidential information to hedge-fund managers.

No cigar

European regulators told NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse that new concessions they offered to allay antitrust concerns over their merger don’t go far enough, sources said.

Lean offer

Morton’s Restaurant Group was sued by an investor who said a $6.90-a-share takeover bid by Tilman Fertitta is too low.

Madoff

Kingate Global Fund and Kingate Euro Fund filed a lawsuit accusing a Deutsche Bank unit of reneging on a $1 billion deal to buy their claims for losses in Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.