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Millicom & EPM in exclusive negotiations for a potential combination of their te...

2/5/2013 8:00 AM EST - Millicom International Cellular

Stockholm, February 5, 2013 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) (Stockholmsbörsen: MIC) announces today that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with EPM regarding the possible combination of their Colombian telecom operations.
EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) is an industrial and commercial conglomerate owned by the municipality of Medellín. It is the largest shareholder of UNE EPM...

Wireless Providers Merge to Compete

12/13/2012 2:12 PM EST - IBISWorld

Amid limited resources and an increasingly saturated market, providers turn to mergers and acquisitions to garner market share.
By IBISWorld Analyst Kevin Boyland

A flurry of recent merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the Wireless Telecommunications Providers industry has led to renewed talks of long-expected industry consolidation. While the...

Toy and Hobby Stores Consolidate to Compete

11/19/2012 3:39 PM EST - IBISWorld

As companies fight for business and to hold onto market share, industry concentration has been on the rise.
By IBISWorld Industry Analyst Justin Waterman

The increasingly saturated Hobby and Toy Stores industry (IBISWorld report 45112) has been a game changer for many industry operators. In this highly competitive environment, companies have scrambled...

“Be Bold and Proceed”

11/13/2012 11:00 AM EST - PSAV Presentation Services

Swank Audio Visuals and PSAV Begin a New Tradition of Excellence by Announcing the Merged Company’s Senior Leadership Team and Name
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, November 9, 2012 — A wise person once said: “If we don’t change, we don’t grow.” Last month Kelso & Company announced a significant boost to its growth with the acquisition of Swank Audio Visuals®, as well as plans to merge Swank with PSAV®Presentation...

Evolution Fuels Announces Filing for a Reverse Stock Split

11/2/2012 10:34 AM EST - Evolution Fuels, Inc

Hong Kong - Evolution Fuels, Inc. (OTC: EVFN) (“Evolution Fuels”) today announced that it has filed applications and paperwork with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to implement a twenty thousand to one reverse split of its common stock. The approval process in expected to take approximately four to eight weeks. Evolution Fuels will provide additional updates as they become available.

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Fitness Industries Pump Up Revenue

6/5/2012 11:34 AM EST - IBISWorld

Companies have nothing to sweat as exercise has become a priority for many consumers
By IBISWorld Analysts

Americans are in the middle of a fitness craze. This movement is seeping into popular culture, as brightly colored yoga mats and fitness clothes fly off the shelves at retail stores, TV shows about weight loss grow more popular and spinning classes are fill up fast. More Americans are heading to the gym...

Top 10 Biggest Spenders on Innovation

1/16/2012 1:46 PM EST - IBISWorld

To keep at the forefront of innovation, science, health and tech industries lead the pack in R&D spending
By IBISWorld Industry Analyst Agata Kaczanowska

Though new technologies are used throughout the economy, they are first and foremost adapted in science-, health- and technology-related industries. These industries are generally highly competitive in terms of productquality and price and, therefore, depend...

Venture Capital and Principal Trading Named Industry Of The Year

12/15/2011 12:01 AM EST - IBISWorld

Surging IPOs Drove Industry Revenue And Growth In 2011, According To IBISWorld
Industry research firm IBISWorld named Venture Capital and Principal Trading the industry of the year for 2011. Its impressive revenue and industry value added (IVA – a measure of the industry’s contribution to the US economy) growth has propelled...

1-800-JUNK-USA ACQUIRES COLLEGE HUNKS HAULING JUNK and COLLEGE HUNKS MOVING

8/3/2011 10:00 AM EST - College Hunks Hauling Junk

1-800-Junk-USA consolidates the successful College Hunk Hauling Junk franchise brand into one parent company to better reach the nationwide markets of junk removal, moving and donation pickup
Tampa, FL, Aug 3, 2011 – 1-800-JUNK-USA is a privately held full-service waste management, recycling and logistics company that is now the proud owner of the highly successful COLLEGE HUNKS HAULING JUNK and COLLEGE HUNKS...

FD PARTNERS AND STONEWATER PARTNERS ANNOUNCE MERGER

5/6/2011 9:00 AM EST - FD Partners

ARLINGTON, VA, (May 6, 2011) — Two boutique real estate firms, FD Partners and Stonewater Partners, have announced their intent to merge into a new company, FD Stonewater, effective July 1, 2011. The merger brings together a combined track record of more than $10 billion in investment and acquisitions and over 37 million square feet of lease transactions, to offer a vertically-integrated, national real estate...

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