SYDNEY--6 Oct--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
FRAGRANCE LINES...
NEW YORK: Coty Inc., a leading global beauty company and Elite, the world's
most prestigious modeling network announced today a partnership to develop and
market a new line of fragrances encompassing the values and image of this
prestigious yet accessible, global brand.
http://www.coty.com/
http://www.elitemodel.com/
http://bit.ly/rmvx7D
NEW OWNER...
LONDON: London Wasps owner Steve Hayes is to begin a search for a new owner
for one of Europe's most successful and attractive rugby club brands.
http://bit.ly/qX0daD
http://bit.ly/rdIn1h
ANTINUCLEAR EXHIBITION...
BERLIN: The exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace,"
which highlights the devastating effects of nuclear weapons and calls for a
move from arms-based security to human security, opens on Friday Oct.7, 2011,
at Berlin's Urania conference venue.
http://www.peoplesdecade.org/
http://www.urania.de/
http://www.sgi.org/
http://bit.ly/pVSrH3
FANNIE MAE REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board:FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/oPqysb
FIRST INSPECTION...
SOMERSET, N.J.: Apicore [http://www.apicore.com ] LLC announced today that
in September the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed its first
inspection of Apicore's wholly owned subsidiary Apicore Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
located in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
http://bit.ly/oAGlTP
ACQUISITION ANNOUNCED...
LONDON: ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative
medical technologies for community and hospital care today announced that
Amcare Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConvaTec Holdings UK Ltd, has acquired
Farnhurst Medical Ltd, a UK-based company that specialises in the home delivery
of stoma and continence care products.
http://www.convatec.com/
http://bit.ly/q6vFzs
LICENSE AGREEMENTS...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Crocus Technology, a leading developer of magnetic memory
today announced a joint technology development agreement and a patent license
agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM).
http://www.crocus-technology.com/
http://bit.ly/pxUK10
RECORDS MANAGEMENT...
ADELAIDE, Australia: South Australia Police (SAPOL) has selected Niche
Technologys Records Management System (RMS) to manage its operational police
records, the third Australian police service to do so.
http://www.nicherms.com/
http://bit.ly/pwm4ge
GROWTH CAPITAL...
ECUBLENS, Switzerland and AMSTERDAM: Holland Private Equity ("HPE") invested
substantial primary capital in Synova S.A. ("Synova") in a capital increase of
up to CHF 20 million to become its largest outside shareholder.
http://www.synova.ch/
http://www.hollandprivateequity.com/
http://bit.ly/oPspzC
LETTER OF INTENT...
LAS VEGAS: International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today that
its subsidiary, IGT, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Holland Casino
regarding the development and implementation of Holland Casino's new MOSAIC
project.
http://www.igt.com/
http://www.hollandcasino.nl/
http://bit.ly/pxY31Q
ENERGY MANAGEMENT...
LAFAYETTE, Calif.: Wireless Glue Networks, Inc. together with GKB Technology
Company, Ltd. today announced they will deliver the next generation Energy
Management and Control System for Toko Electric Corporation's Intelligent
Network Controller (iNC) device for the Commercial and Industrial market.
http://bit.ly/q2oJ5K
ACQUISITION COMPLETED...
NORTH READING, Mass.: Teradyne, Inc. [http://www.teradyne.com ] (NYSE:TER)
announced today that it has completed the acquisition of LitePoint Corporation
[http://www.litepoint.com ], a leading provider of wireless test solutions for
the world's top makers of modules and consumer electronic products including
smart phones, tablets and PCs.
http://bit.ly/qBDVz5
EXCELLENCE AWARDS...
SINGAPORE: The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) recently
announced that it will be bringing its prestigious SSON Excellence Awards to
the India region in December 2011.
http://www.ssoindia.com/
http://bit.ly/qsclUc
NO OVERALL CHANGE...
SINGAPORE: While catastrophe-exposed risks experienced tough insurance
market conditions, pricing decreases in other lines of business fostered a
stable rate environment over the last three months, according to Marsh's
Insurance Market Update Third Quarter 2011.
http://usa.marsh.com/
http://www.mmc.com/
http://www.mercer.com/home
http://www.oliverwyman.com/index.html
http://bit.ly/qJ4TdM
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