Tuesday 05. August 2008
CO-PRESIDENT OF TIMBERLAND TO KEYNOTE GREEN MEDIA SHOW
Winners of First MediaWeek Eco-Awards for Carbon Neutral Campaign
Business News
Tuesday 05. August 2008
International Paper Finalizes Purchase of Weyerhaeuser’s Packaging Assets
Creates premier containerboard business with expanded mill and converting presence in key geographies
Tuesday 05. August 2008
ABnote Announces Record EBITDA of R$ 43.0 Million in 2Q08
American Banknote S.A. (Bovespa: ABNB3 common shares), the leader in solutions involving plastic cards, identification systems and printing service management in the market it operates, announces its results for the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08).
Tuesday 05. August 2008
Ralcorp Announces Completion of Post Cereals Merger
Today Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (“Ralcorp”) (NYSE:RAH) announces the completion of its previously disclosed purchase of the Post cereals business from Kraft Foods Inc. (“Kraft”). The merger is valued at approximately $2.6 billion, including the issuance of Ralcorp common shares and the assumption of debt.
Tuesday 05. August 2008
Kraft Foods Announces Preliminary Results of Exchange Offer; Closes Transaction With Ralcorp for the Post Cereals Business
Exchange Offer Fully Subscribed and Subject to Proration
Tuesday 05. August 2008
Sony to Purchase Bertelsmann’s 50% Stake in Sony BMG
Music Company to Become Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America
Monday 04. August 2008
Amazon.com to Acquire AbeBooks
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that, subject to closing conditions, it has reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks. AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world.