SYDNEY--10 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT...
DUBAI: Istithmar, the leading Dubai based private equity and alternative
investment house, successfully reached agreement to acquire luxury retailer
chain Barneys New York, at a final purchase price of US$942.3 million, after
negotiations came to a close yesterday.
http://www.istithmar.ae
BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Thursday postponed the announcement date of its
Benchmark Notes offering until August 20, 2007, due to the expected timing of
the filing of the company's Annual Report for 2006 on Form 10-K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://www.fanniemae.com
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS...
VANCOUVER: Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation is pleased to announce
that it has entered into contract negotiations with a company from the People's
Republic of China for 13 Prospecting licenses in Tanzania.
www.TanzanianRoyaltyExploration.com
PRODUCT FEATURED...
COLUMBIA, Md.: DHA omega-3 innovator Martek Biosciences Thursday announced
that its flagship product, life'sDHA, is now featured in new Kids-Pro Nutrition
Drink, a product of British Biologicals, an India based nutraceutical company.
http://www.martekbio.com
http://www.martek.com
ADULT SHOW...
PHILADELPHIA: Last week, HotMovies.com traveled to the Land of The Rising
Sun to participate in Japan's first adult show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba,
Tokyo.
http://www.erosartist
EURAND AWARD...
MILAN: Eurand N.V. and the Controlled Release Society (CRS) Thursday
recognized the achievements of three distinguished research scientists in the
field of applied oral drug delivery.
http://www.eurand.com
SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE...
SYDNEY: In a landmark move for the Australian biotechnology industry,
EvoGenix shareholders Thursday voted in favour of a proposed merger of the
company with Peptech Limited to form one of the strongest biotechnology
companies in Australia.
www.peptech.com
www.evogenix.com
CIO SURVEY...
TOKYO: Serena Software, Inc., the leading global independent software
company focused solely on application lifecycle management (ALM), Thursday
released the results of its 2007 Asia-Pacific (APAC) CIO survey.
www.serena.com
NOBLE RESULTS...
HONG KONG: Noble Group Limited, a leading global supply chain manager of
agricultural, industrial and energy products, will report 2007 Second Quarter
financial results and discuss its management outlook on Tuesday 14th August
2007.
http://thisisnoble.com
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