| To: richardred who wrote (1997) | 3/22/2008 11:09:10 AM | | From: richardred | | | | Datascope Investors Support Sale of Unit
NEW YORK — A group of Datascope Corp. shareholders, including Ramius LLC, support the planned sale of the medial device company's patient-monitoring business, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Datascope said it agreed to sell the business to China's Mindray Medical International Ltd. for $202 million in cash.
In the filing, the Ramius group said the deal "provides for significant value for the patient monitoring business" and represents "the best interest of all shareholders."
Ramius also expressed support for the company's plan to return the proceeds to shareholders through stock buybacks, special dividends or a combination. Ramius and the other investors reserved the right to discuss those options with the company's management and board.
Ramius said the shareholders expects Datascope's management and board "will continue to explore opportunities" to maximize shareholder value.
Last year, Ramius successfully gained a seat on the company's board after a proxy contest. The investment manager owns about 1 million Datascope shares, representing a 6.7 percent stake in the Montvale, N.J.-based company.
Datascope shares gained 75 cents to $39.71 in afternoon trading.
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| From: richardred | 3/25/2008 12:54:11 AM | | | | | | American Banknote (ABnote) Acquires Keystone Manufacturing (Plastics) Limited
Monday March 24, 1:44 pm ET
Expands into Canadian Card Manufacturing Arena
ABnote Increases Capacity and Broadens Worldwide Footprint
FORT LEE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Banknote Corporation, parent of the ABnote Group, announced today that it has acquired Keystone Manufacturing (Plastics) Ltd., of Toronto, Canada, for an undisclosed amount of cash.
The acquisition of Keystone, one of Canada’s premier plastic card companies, provides the world-wide ABnote Group access to Keystone’s richly diversified suite of customers, along with the ability to take advantage of Keystone’s highly regarded reputation in smart cards. In addition, ABnote announced Bud Kronenberg would remain at the helm of the company together with the current management team.
As a result of the transaction, Keystone will gain immediate access to a wide range of new technologies including Arthur Blank’s “green” initiatives. Keystone will supplement its existing product lines through ABnote’s global strength in secure card issuance and cutting-edge identification products, as well as through its complimentary secure printing, warehousing, fulfillment services and information technology.
“We are extremely proud to be able to acquire a company of the quality, experience and stature of Keystone,” stated Steven Singer, Chairman and Chief Executive of American Banknote Corporation. “Keystone allows us to enter Canada at a very exciting time as the banking community migrates towards EMV and as cross border identification becomes paramount between the USA and Canada”.
“Keystone has built a unique brand in Canada - being able to leverage the dominant skill sets and exceptional knowledge base that ABnote has attained means that Keystone will be able to become an even more significant force in the Canadian marketplace”, stated Bud Kronenberg, CEO of Keystone. “It is with a great sense of pride that my team joins forces with a market leader”.
About American Banknote Corporation
American Banknote Corporation is a holding company and the parent of the ABnote Group, which operates through its subsidiary companies: American Banknote S.A. in Brazil, Leigh Mardon in Australia, ABnote NZ in New Zealand, CPS Technologies in France, ABnote Europe, s.r.o. in the Czech Republic, and American Bank Note Company and Arthur Blank & Co. in the United States. For more information on American Banknote, visit www.americanbanknote.com or call 201-592-3400. For more information on all of Keystone’s card products, visit www.keystoneplastics.com or call 416-293-3842.
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| From: richardred | 3/25/2008 7:32:16 AM | | | | | | EXCLUSIVE - UAE, Qatar to set up $2 bln acquisition fund
Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:44pm IST
By Simon Webb
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi government-owned IPIC and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) will establish a $2 billion fund for global acquisitions, the managing director of IPIC said on Tuesday.
"We plan to invest in all sectors, including oil and petrochemicals," Khadem al-Qubaisi told Reuters by telephone in an interview.
The fund could thus mark a new direction for the International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC), which until now has limited its investments to the energy sector.
IPIC is an investment vehicle for the government of Abu Dhabi, which controls more than 90 percent of the United Arab Emirates' oil reserves.
QIA is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. Its assets stand at around $60 billion, according to an estimate by Standard Chartered.
"We will look at any opportunities where we can make money and add value. That could be anywhere -- the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States," Qubaisi said.
The new fund has yet to identify any specific targets, he said.
IPIC and QIA will each invest $1 billion in the fund initially, Qubaisi said. Investment will be leveraged to maximise acquisition potential, and the fund will be operating in about six months, he said.
IPIC and QIA investment in the fund will likely be increased later.
"We will be conservative with the first investments and build carefully," he said. "You cannot be aggressive from day one."
Sovereign funds from the Middle East, Asia, Russia and China have poured billions of dollars into large stakes in Wall Street firms, arousing concern among U.S. lawmakers that politics may be influencing investments.
U.S. and Abu Dhabi officials agreed last week on a set of principles for the funds to keep politics out of decisions.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is thought to be the largest sovereign fund in the world, controlling assets of over $800 billion. The UAE is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, and its government has reaped the windfall from a five-fold increase in crude prices since 2002.
Funds including QIA and ADIA have helped rescue struggling Western banks in recent months.
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| From: richardred | 3/25/2008 7:43:10 AM | | | | | | Bank of China says to pursue M&A abroad in 2008
Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:44am EDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - Bank of China (3988.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) (601988.SS: Quote, Profile, Research), the country's premier foreign exchange lender, expects growth of new loans in 2008 to roughly match last year's 13 percent, and said it intended to actively pursue overseas acquisitions this year.
The bank on Tuesday posted slim fourth-quarter net profit growth of 3.9 percent after booking $1.3 billion of 2007 pro
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| From: richardred | 3/25/2008 7:45:11 AM | | | | | | UPDATE 1-Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:17am EDT
March 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Tuesday.
(For Reuters columns on deals, click on [DEALTALK/])
** ArcelorMittal SA (ISPA.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) (MT.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's largest steelmaker, said it will increase to 49.95 percent its stake in Noble International Ltd (NOBL.O: Quote, Profile, Research), a provider of parts, component assemblies and services to the auto industry. [nWEN4651]
** Packaging firm Ess Dee Aluminium's (ESDA.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) founder said he has pledged 22.5 percent of his stake to IL&FS Trust for 1 billion rupees as a guarantee for the revival of ailing India Foils (IFLS.BO: Quote, Profile, Research). [nBOM31838]
** Fuels and petrochemicals group Sasol (SOLJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research) will sell a 10 percent stake to black investors in South Africa's biggest black economic empowerment transaction to date worth 25.9 billion rand ($3.19 billion). To read more, please double click on [nWEB9530]
** Oil tanker group Frontline (FRO.OL: Quote, Profile, Research) said it and firms directly controlled by its main owner John Fredriksen have a 5.2 percent stake in Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and a forward contract on 4.4 percent more. [nL25161775]
** Inchcape Plc (INCH.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said it bought remaining 24.9 percent stake in its St Petersburg business, in continued expansion into Russia, for a total cash consideration of $54.8 million from existing facilities. [nWLB8941]
** Polish insulin maker Bioton BOTN.WA said it had put on hold its acquisition of Ukrainian firm Indar after it learnt the Ukrainian state had lost control over the stake it had sought. [nL25273784] (Compiled by Neetha Mahadevan in Bangalore)
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| From: richardred | 3/25/2008 7:56:17 AM | | | | | | Chinalco may spend over $4 bln for acquisitions
Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:55pm EDT
HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) - China's state-owned aluminium giant Chinalco may spend 20-30 billion yuan ($2.82-4.23 billion) or more this year on acquisitions at home and abroad, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
"The group will focus on resources acquisition and control both in China and overseas," Chinalco's president, Xiao Yaqing, told the paper. "The investment may be even bigger than between 20-30 billion yuan."
Xiao did not disclose specific targets but told the paper non-ferrous metals would be the main focus.
Chinalco last month teamed up with Alcoa (AA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) from the United States to buy a $14 billion stake in Rio Tinto Plc (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) in what is seen as an attempt to prevent the mining giant from being taken over by its rival, BHP Billiton (BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) (BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research).
Xiao said last week that Chinalco had assets worth more than 300 billion yuan ($42.26 billion) and that it had hired advisers for possible domestic and foreign acquisitions involving base metal resources.
Chinalco is the parent of Aluminium Corp of China (Chalco) (601600.SS: Quote, Profile, Research) (2600.HK: Quote, Profile, Research).
(Reporting by Nao Nakanishi; editing by Ken Wills)
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| From: richardred | 3/25/2008 7:58:46 AM | | | | | | China Life buys Visa IPO shares for US$300m
Natalie Chiu
Mar 25, 2008
China Life (SEHK: 2628, announcements, news) Insurance has invested US$300 million in Visa's initial public offering, making it the first mainland insurer to make a pre-listing investment in a multinational company....
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