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April 10, 2015 13:10
Societe Generale to Acquire Most of Jefferies Bache Futures Activities
Jefferies Group LLC announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for Societe Generale S.A. to acquire most of the futures activities of Jefferies’ Bache business. Under the terms of
April 10, 2015 11:40
Jefferies Expands Foreign Exchange Brokerage Capabilities with Acquisition of Faros Trading from FXCM
Jefferies Group LLC announced today that it is expanding further in foreign exchange brokerage with the acquisition of Faros Trading, LLC, the institutional foreign exchange brokerage subsidiary of FX
April 10, 2015 10:05
Valeant, Allergan, and Pershing Square Have Agreed to Drop Lawsuit in Allergan v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. has confirmed that on April 9, 2015 the parties to the lawsuit entitled Allergan, Inc., et al. v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, In
April 10, 2015 09:45
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Releases Regular Weekly Net Asset Value as of April 7 2015
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed as of t
April 09, 2015 15:55
Dentons US and McKenna Long to Combine
A merger of Dentons US LLP (“Dentons US”) and McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (“McKenna Long”) has been approved by the partners of both firms. The news builds on the momentum of the previously announced
April 09, 2015 13:55
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (“PSH”) U.S. Shareholders Tax Reporting Information (PFICs)
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (“Pershing Square”) today released the following statement: PSH will use reasonable efforts to provide to self-identified U.S. shareholders of PSH for the 2
April 09, 2015 11:55
QNB Group: Financial Results for the Three Months Ended 31 March 2015
QNB Group (http://goo.gl/3sHDZj), one of the World’s Strongest Banks and the leading bank in the Middle East and North Africa, announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2015. For th
April 09, 2015 11:45
PPD and SNBL Complete Joint Venture to Provide Japanese Clinical Development Services and Additional Collaborations
Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD, www.ppdi.com) and Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd. (SNBL, http://snbl.com) (TSE:2395) today announced the closing of an agreement to form a joint
April 09, 2015 10:55
CNFA and GSI Partner to Provide Solutions to Improve Farm Productivity and Food Security in Africa
CNFA and GSI Group have launched a strategic partnership aimed at promoting food storage and protein production systems as a critical way to improve farm productivity and food security. This partnersh
April 09, 2015 10:40
GSMA Provides Update on Future of Mobile World Congress
The GSMA today provided an update on the future of the Mobile World Capital and the Mobile World Congress. John Hoffman, CEO of GSMA Ltd., commented: “The contract between the GSMA and Barcelona to
April 08, 2015 18:30
Blackstone Advisory Partners Asia Transferred to Comprador
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that it has transferred its Hong Kong based M&A advisory business to Comprador Limited, an independent advisory firm which will be led by Anthony J. Steains. Co
April 08, 2015 17:25
Seiko Instruments Introduces New 1-cell Lithium-ion Battery Protection ICs Incorporated in Ultra-Small 1.2 x 1.2 mm Package
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced the release of the S-8240 Series, 1-cell lithium-ion battery protection IC available in an ultra-small package (1.2 x 1.2 x 0.4 mm). The S-8240 features an indus
April 08, 2015 13:55
Mavenir Announces VoLTE Launch with Vodafone Germany
Mavenir Systems® (NYSE:MVNR), a leading provider of software-based networking solutions, today announced its VoLTE application solution was launched by Vodafone Germany, who announced (http://goo.gl/N
April 08, 2015 13:40
eASIC Joins Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium
eASIC Corp. (www.easic.com) (@easic), a fabless semiconductor company that delivers a custom integrated circuit (IC) platform (eASIC Platform), today announced that it has joined the Hybrid Memory Cub
April 08, 2015 11:03
LG TO GIVE OUT 4,000 G4 SMARTPHONES AS PART OF CONSUMER EXPERIENCE CAMPAIGN PRIOR TO LAUNCH
As part of its most ambitious smartphone introduction yet, LG Electronics (LG) will select 4,000 consumers in 15 countries who will “test drive” the all new LG G4 smartphone weeks before its official
April 08, 2015 10:00
Dole Names Johan Linden as President & Chief Operating Officer
Dole Food Company, Inc. announced the appointment of Johan Linden as its new President & Chief Operating Officer. The Company also announced the retirement of C. Michael Carter, the Company’s former P
April 07, 2015 17:40
Hurricane Electric Continues to Expand Globally, Adding Second Location in Japan
Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone (http://he.net/ip_transit.html), today announced that it has added a second Point of Presence (PoP) in Japan at Equinix OS1 (http:
April 07, 2015 16:00
Stromasys Brings New Life to Sun SPARC applications with CHARON-SSP
Stromasys, the pioneer in cross-platform server virtualization, today launches CHARON-SSP, a seamless solution for virtualizing classic Sun SPARC hardware. CHARON-SSP brings new life to the classic
April 07, 2015 13:55
Newmont Publishes 2014 Sustainability Report
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (“Newmont” or “the Company”) today published its 2014 sustainability report, Beyond the Mine (http://goo.gl/nvvMGe), detailing the Company’s safety, economic, en
April 07, 2015 13:35
ZTE Blade S6 Plus Debuts Worldwide via eBay
ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced the worldwide debut of the ZTE Blade S6 Plus on eBay. The affordable premium phablet can now be purchased by consumers across the globe via e
April 07, 2015 11:53
LG AND IVI CONDUCT CHOLERA VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN ETHIOPIA
LG Electronics (LG), in collaboration with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), the Oromia Regional Health Bureau and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), successfully conducted a commu
April 07, 2015 11:25
PanAtlantic Announces the Addition of Mr. Roberto Marino Garcia as Country Manager - Colombia
PanAtlantic Exploration announces the addition of Mr. Roberto Marino Garcia as Country Manager - Colombia. Senior Vice President H. Daniel Hogan states, “We are pleased to have Roberto join our Colomb
April 06, 2015 22:05
Gofba.com: Safe is the New Search, and It’s Here
Finally the online tool that protects you from the dangers associated with searching the World Wide Web. Online searching has become an extension of our thought process, one which answers all of ou
April 06, 2015 17:55
Toshiba Reinforces Initiatives Toward a Hydrogen Economy
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the opening of the Toshiba Group Hydrogen Energy Research & Development Center (HRDC) at its Fuchu Complex in western Tokyo. The new Center will concen
April 03, 2015 14:55
South East Asian Strategic Assets Fund Exits Cheras-Kajang Highway in Malaysia
The South East Asian Strategic Assets Fund L. P. (SEASAF), advised by Capital Advisors Partners Asia Pte Ltd (CapAsia), a private equity fund management company specialising in infrastructure investme
April 03, 2015 14:00
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd., Releases Monthly Net Asset Value and Performance Report for March 2015
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released the following regular monthly Net Asset Value (NAV) and Performance Report for the month of March 2015. The informati
April 03, 2015 13:50
TPG Completes Acquisition of Aptalis Pharmaceutical Technologies, Company Renamed Adare Pharmaceuticals
Aptalis Pharmaceutical Technologies announced today that its divestiture from Actavis plc to TPG, a global private investment firm, has been completed. The company also announced that its new name is
April 03, 2015 13:30
SES Shareholders Hold Annual General Meeting
At their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held today in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, shareholders of SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) passed all resolutions put to the meeting. The AGM notably approved
April 03, 2015 11:40
Schrödinger Announces Collaboration with Sanofi to Provide Computational Resources in Support of Its Drug Discovery Programs
Schrödinger, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a collaboration with Sanofi, in which Schrödinger will provide comprehensive computational drug design support, from target analysis and vali
April 03, 2015 10:10
SES and SkyStream Strengthen Partnership to Deliver VSAT Services across the Middle East
SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that SkyStream FZ LLC has renewed capacity on SES‘s NSS-6 satellite and has taken on additional capacity on SES’s NSS-12 satellite to deploy VSAT netw
April 02, 2015 17:35
Seiko Instruments Launches Innovative AEC-Q100 Qualified Zero-Drift Dual Op-Amp for Automotive Applications
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced the release of the S-19611A zero-drift dual op-amp with AEC-Q100 qualification for automotive use, which is optimized for amplification of very small sensor sign
April 02, 2015 14:00
Coty Inc. Completes Acquisition of Bourjois Cosmetics Brand from CHANEL
Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) and CHANEL announced today that Coty has completed its acquisition of the Bourjois cosmetics brand from CHANEL for a consideration of approximately 15.43 million shares of Coty’s
April 02, 2015 13:55
GSMA Announces First Keynote Speakers for Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015
The GSMA today provided updates on the 2015 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including the first keynote speakers, new exhibitors and additional events and programmes at the annual mobile industry
April 02, 2015 12:00
Nick Jonas Takes the Stage with Hilton@PLAY
Overworked and underplayed. As the world pushes playtime farther away from its priorities, Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) continues to inspire travelers to reclaim fun with its recently launched Hilton@
April 02, 2015 10:00
Panasonic Runs Global Campaign Celebrating “eneloop 10th Anniversary,” Offering the Chance to Receive a One-of-a-Kind in the World*1 Soft Toy
Panasonic Corporation announced today that it will celebrate the 10th anniversary of eneloop on a global scale in November 2015. In commemoration of this anniversary, the company will hold a campaign
April 01, 2015 17:50
BBC World News Now in HD across Europe via Astra 19.2E
SES (www.ses.com/4232583/en) S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced that BBC Global News Ltd has signed a long-term agreement to broadcast its international news channel free-to-air in Hig
April 01, 2015 14:00
Capri Capital Partners Announces Business Restructuring and Formation of Capri Investment Group (CIG)
Effective today, Capri Capital Partners, LLC, becomes part of Capri Investment Group (“CIG”), an umbrella that will represent all Capri-affiliated companies and partnerships involved in real estate in
April 01, 2015 13:50
CEA to Co-Locate CEO Summit at Inaugural CES Asia
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® today announced that the 2015 Consumer Electronics CEO Summit, an invitation-only industry event that draws technology leaders from around the globe, will
April 01, 2015 13:45
Toshiba Launches New-Generation Transistor Arrays
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)'s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of a new generation of highly efficient transistor arrays, “TBD62xxxA seri
April 01, 2015 12:00
Toshiba Expands Line-up of Photorelays in Industry's Smallest Package
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will expand its lineup of photorelays in the industry’s smallest[1] package,
April 01, 2015 11:25
Quintiles and Quest Diagnostics to Form Joint Venture to Provide Global Clinical Trials Laboratory Services
Quintiles (www.quintiles.com) and Quest Diagnostics (http://goo.gl/NbIXp) today announced a definitive agreement to form a global clinical trials laboratory services business. By combining the clinica
April 01, 2015 10:20
Toshiba Launches Brushed Motor Pre-Driver IC for Automotive EPS
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of “TB9057FG”, a brushed motor[1] pre-driver IC enhanced to achieve functional safety and for use in electric power
March 31, 2015 20:35
ZENVISION: Immersion - “Traumzeit-Dome”, the Largest Mobile 360-Degree Cinema in the World, Right in Rust!
The largest “Immersive Media Screen” (IMS) in the world opened (Trailer, 1:45, http://goo.gl/uYd7nQ). Where? Of course, at Europa-Park Rust (www.europapark.de/en), one of the most sought after attract
March 31, 2015 19:00
Enevate Reveals Unique eBoost™ Feature for Li-ion Batteries with HD-Energy® Technology
Enevate Corporation (www.enevate.com), a technology leader in Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, announces its unique eBoost™ Feature for their batteries with HD-Energy® Technology (http://goo.gl/jvzjVO)
March 31, 2015 18:35
New South Wales Leads the Way in Internet Voting and eDemocracy Innovation with Scytl Technology
Given Australia´s history in leading the way in innovation, it is no wonder that the New South Wales 2015 State Elections have set a new record as the largest government binding online voting election
March 31, 2015 14:00
Toshiba Expands Line-up of ARM® Cortex®-M4F-Based Microcontrollers for Secure Communications Control
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of a new microcontroller, “TMPM46BF10FG”, as the latest addition to its ARM® Cortex®-M4F-based TX04 series. The micro
March 31, 2015 13:50
Keio Plaza Hotel: “Exhibition of Aristocratic Art, Pursuit of Beauty Through Fragrance Vessels”
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (www.keioplaza.com) (KPH) will host a complimentary art exhibition entitled “Exhibition of Aristocratic Art, Pursuit of Beauty Through Fragrance Vessels” displaying 18th to 19th
March 31, 2015 13:20
Culture City of East Asia 2015 NIIGATA Spring Event Introduction
The Cultural Cities of East Asia commenced based on the agreement in the Japan-China-ROK Meeting of Ministers of Culture. This project selects three cities in Japan, China and the ROK to hold various
March 31, 2015 12:00
Anuroop (Tony) Singh Joins the Growing GlobeOne Advisory Board
GlobeOne (www.globeone.com), a financial technology service provider, introducing a mobile-based financial platform with two evolutionary patent pending features: GoMoneyTM and SocialBoostTM, previewe
March 31, 2015 10:20
Toshiba Starts Mass Production of Full HD (1080p) CMOS Image Sensor for Industrial Use
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)'s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will start mass production of a new CMOS image sensor “TCM3232PB” with a 1/3
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