SYDNEY--12 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
INT'L EXPANSION...
DALLAS: If you ask Trisha Wilson, Founder and CEO of Wilson Associates,
consistently ranked as one of the world's top hospitality design firms, the key
to her company's success, she will tell you that international expansion has
been an important factor.
http://www.wilsonassoc.com
ONLINE CASINO....
GIBRALTAR: River Belle Online Casino has given Europe its latest millionaire
with a win of over EUR6.3 million by longtime River Belle player Georgios M. on
the Mega Moolah Progressive Slot Machine!
http://www.riverbelle.com
http://www.carmenmedia.com
FASHIONTV LAUNCHES....
NEW YORK: FashionTV, the world's only 24/7 television network dedicated
entirely to fashion and lifestyle, Monday announced the launch of its high
definition channel FTV HD in the U.S. on DISH Network.
http://www.ftv.com/hd
TRADING SYMBOLS...
SAO PAULO: As from May 2009, the New York Stock Exchange has authorized
listed companies to use four letters in their trading symbols. In the light of
this decision, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. decided to standardize the "tickers"
on all the stock exchanges where it is listed.
COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT...
MELBOURNE: Starpharma Holdings Limited Monday announced the signing of a
collaborative research, license and commercialisation agreement with Elanco,
the animal health division of US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company.
www.starpharma.com
NEOSTEM SIGNS...
NEW YORK: NeoStem, Inc., which is pioneering the pre-disease collection,
processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need,
Monday announced it has signed an exclusive royalty-bearing license agreement
for the Asia territory to use an innovative process that rapidly grows a
patient's own adult stem cells to treat a variety of musculoskeletal diseases.
www.neostem.com
www.regenexx.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of six
securities issues on May 21, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent
of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
TOP SHIPPER...
IRVINE, Calif.: VIZIO, America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company,
Monday announced that according to preliminary iSuppli reports VIZIO is the #1
shipper of LCD HDTVs in North America at 21.6%, with a 69% increase YOY.
www.VIZIO.com
AVEVA ANNOUNCES...
FRANKFURT: AVEVA Monday announced the amalgamation of its industry-leading
Information Management Solution into a single brand -- AVEVA NET.
http://www.aveva.com
CROONER PERFORMS...
LAS VEGAS: Crooner Brian Evans will perform as the opening act for the
legendary comic Joan Rivers on May 16th at Harrah's Casino in Lake Tahoe.
www.brianevans.com
TRANSTEL ANNOUNCES...
CALI: Transtel Intermedia S.A. Monday announced that it has amended the
terms of its (i) private offer to exchange, for each US$100,000 of principal
amount (excluding accrued but unpaid interest) of its outstanding 12% Senior
Notes due 2016 (the "Existing Notes"), one of its units (the "New Units"), each
New Unit consisting of either US$100,000 principal amount of its unissued
Senior Secured Amortizing Step-up Dollar Notes due 2016 (the "New Dollar
Notes") or the Peso-equivalent of US$100,000 of principal amount of its
unissued Senior Secured Amortizing Step-up Peso-Denominated Notes (payable in
U.S. dollars) (the "New Peso Notes" and, together with the New Dollar Notes,
the "New Notes") and 100 warrants to purchase shares of its common stock (the
"New Warrants", and such private offer to exchange being the "Exchange Offer"),
and (ii) solicitation of consents to (a) delist the Existing Notes from the
Euro MTF, the alternative market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, (b) make
certain amendments to documentation relating to (A) the indenture governing the
Existing Notes, (B) the indenture governing the 12-1/2% Senior Secured
Convertible Notes due 2008 (the "12-1/2% Secured Notes"), (C) the warrant
agreement governing the warrants offered by the Company pursuant to the offer
to exchange completed May 17, 2006, (D) the security documents relating to the
Existing Notes and (E) certain other documentation relating to the Existing
Notes (the "Consent Solicitation"), and (c) waive certain events of default
relating to the Company's 121/2% Secured Notes and the Existing Notes.
CONTEX PARTNERS...
ALLEROED: Contex, the world's leading wide format scanner manufacturer, is
launching a Partner Program offering resellers financial benefits, sales and
marketing support and product training.
http://www.contex.com
BRIAN EVANS...
LOS ANGELES: Few would debate that Brian Evans is a rising star. He has been
performing as the opening act for Joan Rivers, Jay Leno, Dionne Warwick, Franki
Valli, even Social Distortion and Better Than Ezra.
www.brianevans.com
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