SYDNEY, MARCH 17--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CURRENCY RATES...
NEW YORK: Bloomberg, the leading global provider of business and financial
news and data, Thursday announced that it has been chosen as the fixing agent
for Malaysian Cross Currency Basis Swaps.
http://www.bloomberg.com
ACCEPTANCE REMINDER...
CLEVELAND, Ohio: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Thursday emphasized the timing
surrounding acceptance of its offer for the shares in Portman Limited.
http://www.cleveland-cliffs.com
http://www.Portman.com.au
NEW MEMBER...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Benitec Ltd. Thursday announced the addition of
Katherine A. High, M.D., a leading hematology researcher and Advisory Committee
member of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to its Scientific
Advisory Board (SAB).
http://www.benitec.com
http://www.chop.edu
SUCCESSFUL EVENT...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger
Telematics Inc., is delighted to convey the overwhelming success of the 2005
Verbier Ride freeskiing event, of which the Gizmondo multi-entertainment
handheld was headline sponsor.
http://www.gizmondo.com
http://www.tigertelematics.com
R&D CENTER...
SAN JOSE, Calif. & NANJING: SS8 Networks, a leading provider of IP messaging
systems and lawful intercept solutions for the global telecommunications
industry, Thursday announced the opening of a new research and development
center in Nanjing, China to address the growing trend to converged networks of
TDM and Voice over the Internet protocol (VoIP).
http://www.SS8.com
NEW STRATEGY...
LOS ANGELES, Calif.: Dalton Investments LLC Thursday announced that it is
pursuing a new investment strategy in China aimed at acquiring shares of
publicly traded, entrepreneurial companies while selling short shares of larger
state-owned enterprises.
BEIJING OFFICE...
HONG KONG: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Wednesday announced the transfer of
Robert M. Thomas to Beijing, China where he will become the firm's chief
representative.
http://www.sullcrom.com
LUXURY ECO-HOTEL...
NEW YORK: The French Polynesian atoll of Tetiaroa, owned by the late Marlon
Brando, is to be the site of a lavish new eco-hotel, called The Brando.
http://www.tahiti.interconti.com
PRIVATE EQUITY...
PALO ALTO, Calif.: KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc, a privately-held emerging
therapeutic antibody company, Wednesday announced the completion of its Series
B financing round of US$20 million.
http://www.kalobios.com
http://www.gbsventures.com.au
http://www.MPMCapital.com
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