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<title>EIN News: Central Europe Mergers &amp; Acquisitions News</title>
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<title>Biomet reports sales jump</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192508209</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 17:51 GMT</pubDate>
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... Warsaw-based Biomet Inc. saw net sales increase 13  ...  the performance of the company&apos;s sports medicine business. The company still reported a net loss  ...  because of costs tied to last year&apos;s merger including $96 million in purchase accounting charges.  ...
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<title>Straumur - Burdaras hf (ICE:STRB) Acquisitions From Landsbanki Cancelled</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192499009</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 17:25 GMT</pubDate>
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... Straumur - Burdaras hf (ICE:STRB) Acquisitions From Landsbanki Cancelled Straumur - Burdaras hf  ...  services focusing on small and medium sized companies, institutional investors and individuals. The services provided  ...  the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic and now employs 520 people. Website:  ...
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<title>UPDATE 1-Immoeast, Immofinanz to merge-report</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192491946</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:26 GMT</pubDate>
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... VIENNA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Austrian developer Immofinanz (IMFI.VI: ) and its emerging  ...  arm Immoeast (IMEA.VI: ) are preparing a merger and could take the first steps on  ...  reported, quoting a supervisory board member. The companies declined to comment on the report on  ...
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<title>Hungary&apos;s MOL boosts stake in Croatian oil company</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192488702</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:18 GMT</pubDate>
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... Budapest - MOL plc, Hungary&apos;s expansion-minded oil and gas group, nearly doubled  ...  both companies to expand further across ex-communist Central Europe. Budapest-based MOL has operations in Europe, the  ...  has fought off a merger bid by Austrian rival OMV. OMV bought 20.2 per cent  ...
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<title>TTDS: Agreement to Acquire European Travel Distribution Company</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192473053</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:36 GMT</pubDate>
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...  database management. ZTS operates in Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, and Eastern Europe with annual sales  ...  of $700 thousand in 2008. Following the acquisition, Triton will realize this revenue on its  ...  investing data covering all U.S. equities for investors and security professionals. Knobias is best described  ...
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<title>PR Newswire Summary of Technology Copy, Oct. 7, 2008</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192456506</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  OS X NY37281 10/07/2008 05:00 r f NJ-Cognizant-Budapest (TEANECK) Cognizant Formally Inaugurates Delivery Center in  ...  (TEANECK) Cognizant Formally Inaugurates Delivery Center in Hungary to Meet Global 2000 Clients&apos; European Near-shore  ...  10/07/2008 12:20 r f KITdigitalAcquisition (DUBAI and PRAGUE) KIT digital Acquires IPTV Solutions Provider Visual  ...
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<title>Biomet Announces Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192454632</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  was $6,073.8 million, a decrease from the Merger Date of $88.2 million, which reflects $78.0  ...  and softgoods and bracing products. Headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, Biomet and its subsidiaries currently distribute  ...  Biomet Inc. finalized the merger with LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of  ...
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<title>UPDATE 1-MOL holds close to 50 percent of Croatia&apos;s INA</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192451530</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:30 GMT</pubDate>
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... ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Hungary&apos;s MOL secured a a total of 22.15  ...  MOL&apos;s battle with its biggest regional rival, Austria&apos;s OMV, and analysts said MOL was firmly  ...  News. Commodities Macroeconomic stories, OECD reports Indicators Mergers and acquisitions ...
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<title>Triton Has Reached an Agreement to Acquire ZTS, a Major European Content Delivery and Fulfillment Travel Distribution Company This Acquisition Provides Triton Entry Throughout Europe Including Booking Agreements With Some of Its L</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192451121</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Delivery and Fulfillment Travel Distribution Company This Acquisition Provides Triton Entry Throughout Europe Including Booking  ...  Largest Vendors SAUSALITO, Calif., Oct 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ) is very pleased to  ...  customer base. ZTS operates in Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, and Eastern Europe with annual sales  ...
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<title>EU Commission Approves Proposed Acquisition of Sole Control over German Metro-Group by Haniel</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192450222</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:21 GMT</pubDate>
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...  significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic area (EEA) or in any substantial part  ...  of it. Haniel is a family owned business, active worldwide in a variety of industries,  ...  which operates holiday hotels in Germany and Austria. It also has activities in the field  ...
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<title>Triton Has Reached an Agreement to Acquire ZTS, a Major European Content Delivery and Fulfillment Travel Distribution Company</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192448746</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  customer base. ZTS operates in Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Russia, and Eastern Europe with annual sales  ...  of $700 thousand in 2008. Following the acquisition, Triton will realize this revenue on its  ...  management. ) is a pioneer in low-cost, business-to-business, Internet-based travel distribution and procurement solutions. Triton  ...
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<title>Avnet grabs Abacus for 42.2m</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192442994</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 11:37 GMT</pubDate>
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... has bolstered its European components business by snapping up London-listed last month after  ...  had prevented it from pursuing its planned acquisition strategy. The Newbury-based firm boasts 1,000 staff  ...  in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria with distribution signing Distributor refurbishes five-year-old centre  ...
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<title>As of 1 July 2008 foreign direct investment in Lithuania made LTL 34.63 billion</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192438495</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 10:52 GMT</pubDate>
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... the acquisition and sales of private real estate are  ...  the Netherlands  LTL 0,41 billion (8.7%), Poland  LTL 0.40 billion (8,7%), Ukraine   ...  invested in real estate, renting and other business enterprises  LTL 1.83 billion (39.3% of  ...
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<title>Pound Plunges Against Dollar</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192435808</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 10:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  stock market opened down 15.3% and the Austrian stock exchange suspended trading this morning after  ...  the red in early trading, with its merger partner Lloyds TSB down 14% and Barclays  ...  hour on the London Stock Exchange. Sky&apos;s business editor Michael Wilson said traders were fearful  ...
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<title>Emmis Communications Reports 2nd Quarter Results</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192433779</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 10:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  net revenue at our radio operations in Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Belgium grew an amazing 38  ...  on-air talent; inability to grow through suitable acquisitions; -- new or changing regulations of the  ...
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