New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - Mordashov to reduce his equity stake to 25% from 32% - EUR2 billion improvement to Arcelor shareholders - Removal of Strategic Committee - No intention to increase stake above 33% without a full tender offer - Information memorandum posted on SeverStal website SeverStal, the largest Russian steel company, announced today that it has proposed to the Board of ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - BASF CEO Hambrecht: 'We started the integration process.' BASF Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt: BAS, NYSE: BF [ADR], LSE: BFA, SWX: AN) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Engelhard Corporation (NYSE: EC). "Together with the Engelhard team we have started the integration process in which our customers continue to be the key priority," ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - BASF Announces Completion of Subsequent Offering Period BASF Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt: BAS; NYSE: BF [ADR]; LSE: BFA; SWX: AN) today announced the completion of the subsequent offering period for the outstanding shares of Engelhard. As of 8:00 p.m. New York City time on June 8, 2006, a total of 113,489,680 shares, representing more than 90% of Engelhard's (NYSE: ...
Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - Oremex Resources Inc. (TSXV symbol - ORM) (the "Company"), Minera Montana S. de R.L. de C.V. (Minera Montana), Canasil Resources Inc. (Canasil, TSXV: CLZ) and its wholly owned subsidiary Minera Canasil S.A. de C.V. (Minera Canasil), have signed a letter of agreement granting Canasil the right to acquire 100% interest in the Mezquital silver-zinc-lead claims, in which Oremex and ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - BASF-CEO Hambrecht: 'Special day for BASF and Engelhard, more innovative solutions for customers.' - Subsequent offering period to expire on June 8, 2006 BASF Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt: BAS, NYSE: BF [ADR], LSE: BFA, SWX: AN) today announced the expiration of its initial tender offer period to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Engelhard Corporation ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Engelhard Recommends That Engelhard's Shareholders Accept BASF's Offer - BASF CEO Hambrecht: "Crucial step towards acquisition of Engelhard." BASF Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt: BAS, NYSE: BF [ADR], LSE: BFA, SWX: AN) announced today that it signed a definitive agreement with Engelhard Corporation (NYSE: EC). According to the agreement, Engelhard will recommend that Engelhard shareholders tender their shares to BASF ...
Amsterdam and Luxemburg (ots/PRNewswire) - Axalto Holding N.V. (Euronext: NL0000400653 - AXL) and Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP) announce today that, subject to completion of customary contractual conditions, the first steps to close the Gemalto combination are expected to occur on June 2, 2006 in Amsterdam. On that date, ...
Amsterdam, Netherlands and Luxembourg (ots/PRNewswire) - Axalto Holding N.V. (Euronext: NL0000400653 - AXL) and Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP) announce today that the European Commission has cleared the proposed Axalto and Gemplus combination under the EU merger regulation, with specific undertakings. This step constitutes satisfaction of an important condition precedent to ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - BASF proposes nominees for a majority of the Engelhard Board of Directors BASF Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt: BAS, NYSE: BF [ADR], LSE: BFA, SWX: AN) today announced that, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Iron Acquisition Corporation, it has extended the expiration date of its tender offer with the Securities ...
Seattle, Washington and San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) - - Acquisition Strengthens AttachmateWRQ's Leadership Position in Enterprise Software AttachmateWRQ and NetIQ Corporation (Nasdaq: NTIQ) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which NetIQ will be acquired by AttachmateWRQ. Under terms of the agreement, AttachmateWRQ has agreed to pay US$12.20 per share in cash to ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - BASF's All-Cash Bid Provides Greater Value and Certainty than Engelhard's Proposal BASF is considering all its options after Engelhard's Board of Directors rejected an increased cash offer of US$38 per share proposed by BASF, as part of a negotiated merger transaction, and elected instead to pursue a partial share buyback plan. Following a preliminary review of Engelhard's proposed transaction, BASF continues to ...
Natick, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) - Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it has completed its combination with Guidant Corporation (NYSE: GDT), creating a global leader in cardiovascular devices and one of the largest medical technology companies in the world. In a related transaction before the closing of the Boston Scientific-Guidant transaction, Guidant and Abbott closed ...
Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - BASF Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt: BAS; NYSE: BF [ADR]; LSE: BFA; SWX: AN) today announced that, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Iron Acquisition Corporation, it has extended the expiration date of its US$37 cash tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Engelhard Corporation (NYSE: EC) to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - BNFL has today gained Government approval to sell its specialist nuclear clean-up business, British Nuclear Group. BNFL's Chief Executive Michael Parker said: "The sale is a positive strategic move for both the business and our employees. It gives the business the opportunity of increased performance and at the same time gives our employees increased career opportunities and the chance to ...
Hoofddorp, Netherlands and Nuremberg, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Acquisition Adds Contextualization and Targeting Relevance to ad pepper media's Range of Offerings for Website Publishers, Advertisers, Search Engines, SEOs, Ad Networks and Adserving Providers. ad pepper media today announced the acquisition of Crystal Reference System Ltd, the parent ...
Geac Computer Corporation Limited.
Markham, Ontario and Waltham, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) - Geac Computer Corporation Limited (TSX: GAC and NASDAQ: GEAC) today announced that the Plan of Arrangement has been completed and all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company have been acquired pursuant thereto by Golden Gate ...
Vancouver, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - La Mancha Resources Inc. ("La Mancha"), and Areva today announced that they have agreed on certain terms to combine the international gold producing and exploration assets of Areva located in Australia, Sudan and Côte D'Ivoire with La Mancha's Argentina exploration ...
Detroit (ots/PRNewswire) - - Will retain 3 percent, continue strategic alliance General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced it would reduce its equity stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. from 20.4 percent to 3.0 percent, by selling 92.36 million shares. The strategic alliance between GM and Suzuki will continue. GM plans to sell these Suzuki shares, representing 17.4 percent of the shares outstanding, through ...
Toronto, Canada and Menlo Park, California (ots/PRNewswire) - - Blade Network Technologies to Become Leading Provider of Network Infrastructure to the Blade Server Market www.nortel.com Nortel(x) (NYSE: NT ; TSX: NT) and Garnett & Helfrich Capital today announced the sale of certain assets of Nortel's Blade Server Switch Business Unit (BSSBU) to a new ...
Los Angeles, California and Baarn, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Commodore International Corporation ("Commodore", OTC: CDRL), the provider of digital media products and content distribution, and SupportPlus Europe BV ("SupportPlus"), a company active in sourcing and distribution of consumer electronic products, announced today that they have signed an agreement under which Commodore will acquire all shares of ...
CanWest Global Communications Corp.,
Winnipeg, Canada (ots/PRNewswire) - - CanWest Has Option to Acquire 75% Interest in Each of Joy FM and Joy Turk FM and will Provide Certain Advisory Services to the Turkish Radio Stations CanWest Global Communications Corp. today announced that subsidiaries of its Turkish partner, Turkcom Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (Turkcom) have agreed to acquire Joy FM and Joy Turk FM from The Turkish Savings and Deposit ...
Vancouver (ots/PRNewswire) - - TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: LMA Mr. Walter H. Berukoff, Chairman and CEO of La Mancha Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that Red Lion Management Ltd. has been selected by a French energy multinational as the preferred purchaser of all the assets comprising the vendor's gold business unit. The Board of Directors of La ...
Johannesburg, South Africa (ots/PRNewswire) - In the news release, "Gold Fields Acquires an Additional 2.3% of the Shares of Bolivar Gold Corp." issued on 21 Dec 2005 12:00 GMT, by Gold Fields Limited NYSE:GFI over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the last sentence of the first paragraph should read: As a result, Gold Fields currently holds 17,530,444 common shares of Bolivar, ...
Taipei, Taiwan and Santa Clara, California (ots/PRNewswire) - NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ULi Electronics Inc. (ULi), one of the PC industry's most highly-regarded core logic developers. Headquartered in Taipei, ULi also ...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Luxembourg (ots/PRNewswire) - - Merger of Equals is Expected to Create a World-Class Leader in Digital Security - Gemalto: Anticipated Pro-Forma 2005 Revenues of Approximately EUR 1.8 Billion (US$ 2.1 Billion) and 11,000 Employees - Gemalto to Deliver Approximately EUR 85 Million (US$ 100 Million) in Net Annual Expected ...
Cephalon, Inc.; Zeneus Holdings Limited
Frazer, Pennsylvania. and Oxford, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - Transaction Opens European Oncology Market for Cephalon; Creates Additional Direct Presence in Europe's Five Major Markets Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH) and Zeneus Holdings Limited announced today that the companies have signed a definitive purchase agreement under which Cephalon, Inc. will acquire all of the outstanding share capital of Zeneus ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - European Capital, S.A. SICAR announced today it has invested euro 35 million in Eau Ecarlate, the leading supplier of branded fabric care products to the French retail market. European Capital's investment takes the form of mezzanine bonds and equity and supports Axa Private Equity's ...
Zurich (ots) - VIA NET.WORKS (Switzerland) Ltd., a company of Solution24 Ltd., and TIC Ltd. from Kriens/Luzern merge, becoming the biggest Full Service Internet and IT-Provider of Central Switzerland. The two companies will be known under their new name "TIC The Internet Company Ltd.". The name stands for one of the biggest independent Swiss Internet-Providers (ISP) with EUR 18 Mio. Revenue. "Over 12.000 ...
Paris, November 17 (ots/PRNewswire) - - euro 29 Million Invested in Leading Producer in European Commercial Sushi Market European Capital, S.A. SICAR announced today it has invested approximately euro 29 million in the One Stop Buyout of Marco Polo Foods, the leading producer in the European commercial sushi market. European Capital's investment takes the form of senior term debt, senior subordinated debt, ...
Geac Computer Corporation Limited.
San Francisco, California, Markham, Canada and Waltham, Massachusetts, November 7 (ots/PRNewswire) - - Fortified Financial Position, Deep Global Presence and Expanded Development Initiatives Provide Increased Benefits for Customers and Strong Opportunities for Employees Golden Gate Capital, a private ...