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Buyout consortium holding firm on Dell offer: sources
The buyout consortium led by the founder and chief executive of Dell Inc does not intend to raise its offer for the world’s No. Continue reading
Kodak in $525 million patent deal, eyes bankruptcy end
(Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co agreed to sell its digital imaging patents for about $525 million, a key step to bringing the photography pioneer out of bankruptcy in the first half of 2013. The deal for the 1,100 patents allows Kodak to fulfill a condition for securing $830 million in financing. The patent deal was reached with a consortium led by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp, and which includes some of the world's biggest technology companies, which will license or acquire the patents Continue reading
Vinci Wins US Public-Private Contract For Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing
RUEIL-MALMAISON (dpa-AFX) – Europe’s construction giant Vinci SA (VCISY.PK) announced that a consortium led by VINCI Concessions unit was named preferred bidder for the Ohio River Bridges Project’… Continue reading
Empty Shops Rate Sets ‘Alarm Bells Ringing’
The British Retail Consortium says there are a record number of empty shops on the High Street – and the outlook is set to worsen. Continue reading
Gilt Launches Donate Today, Save Tomorrow Program To Benefit Hurricane Sandy Relief Organizations
NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Gilt, along with a consortium of other leading companies, today announced the launch of the Donate Today, Save Tomorrow initiative Continue reading
UK Shop Price Inflation Accelerates In October
LONDON (dpa-AFX) – Shop price inflation in the UK accelerated to 1.5 percent in October from 1 percent in September, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said in a report on Wednesday. Food inflati… Continue reading
Maple Group’s TSX buyout wins shareholder approval
The Maple Group consortium has won control of the Toronto Stock Exchange’s parent company, with 91 per cent of the shares of TMX Group tendered to its takeover offer. Continue reading
Andy Haste Leads Bid For Direct Line
Andy Haste, the former chief executive of RSA Insurance Group PLC (RSA.LN), is leading a private-equity consortium looking to bid for Direct Line Group, the insurance business being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS.LN), the Sunday Telegraph reported. Continue reading
Body wranglers profit from human corpses
An unregulated global industry profits from the sale of human tissue. Continue reading
