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Grant Kenny Buys Private Aviation Firm: Olympian and former ironman Grant Kenny has acquired Western Australia's largest privately owned aviation company, Slingair Heliwork WA, in a multi-million transaction.The Kununurra-headquartered company comprises two divisions, Slingair fixed-wing aircraft and Heliwork WA helicopters.It provides scenic air tours and safaris, and operates charter services, such as mining exploration and...; Tags: AAP, East Coast, Acquisition, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Aircraft, Business, Aerospace & Defense, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Manufacturing, Investment, Finance, Business Operations; News items 2008-05-06
NAB's Great Western Purchase Approved: National Australia Bank Ltd's $900 million purchase of US regional lender Great Western Bank has been approved by the American central bank.The US Federal Reserve board's approval of NAB's acquisition of Great Western's holding company was the last banking regulatory approval needed for the acquisition.NAB originally announced the purchase...; Tags: Acquisition, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Banking, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Financial Services, AAP; News items 2008-04-28
A&L Chairman and Governance Expert Higgs Dies: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Mortgage bank Alliance & Leicester (ALLL) said its chairman, Derek Higgs, had died suddenly on Monday. Higgs, 64, was the architect of Britain's corporate governance code, and became Alliance & Leicester (A&L) chairman in October 2005. His deputy, Roy Brown, will...; Tags: Alliance, Chairman, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Oukbs; News items 2008-04-29
Marks & Spencer's Rose Faces Tougher Challenge: By Rachel Sanderson and Laurence Fletcher LONDON (Reuters UK) - Stuart Rose, chief executive of retailer Marks and Spencer (MKS), will face tough questions when he takes to the stage at the company's annual results event on May 20. In past years he's experienced a level...; Tags: Retail Company, Marks & Spencer, CEO, M&S, Retail, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Business Operations; News items 2008-05-11
FSA Warns Mutual Lenders on Crunch: LONDON (Reuters UK) - The financial watchdog warned building societies to do more to test their business models against extreme strains like the current liquidity crunch, with some still too slow to react to months of turmoil. The financial sector has been shaken by the near-collapse...; Tags: Lender, Financial, FSA, Financial Sector, Northern Rock, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law; News items 2008-05-07

Sprint Shares Up on Reports of D.Telekom Interest: By Ritsuko Ando NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Sprint Nextel (S) shares jumped on Monday on reports that Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn) may be interested in buying the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator, but analysts said such a deal would be fraught with problems. While combining Sprint...; Tags: Network, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, Corporate Law, AT&T Corp., Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Vodafone Group Plc.; News items 2008-05-05
EasyJet Hit By Fuel Costs: By John Bowker LONDON (Reuters UK) - Budget airline easyJet (EZJ) said rising fuel costs sent first-half losses up threefold to 57.5 million pounds, but that summer bookings were ahead of last year. The company, Europe's fourth biggest airline, reiterated an earlier warning that record...; Tags: Airline, Aerospace & Defense, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Strategy, Manufacturing, Investment, Finance; News items 2008-05-07
BHP Says Chinese Likely to Take Stake: BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers says Chinese interests will take a stake in the mining giant.The prediction comes as BHP Billiton says it is just "weeks" away from formally filing its $179 billion takeover bid for Rio Tinto Ltd.The market was awash with rumours last month after an...; Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Regulator, European Union, BHP, Regulations, Corporate Law, Government, Business Operations, AAP; News items 2008-05-07
NYSE Euronext Profits Triple: NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters UK) - NYSE Euronext's (NYX) quarterly earnings rose more than three-fold as European trading volumes hit records, the company said on Tuesday. The trans-Atlantic exchange beat forecasts as it reaped higher-than-expected technology-related savings. NYSE Euronext's first-quarter net income rose to $230 million...; Tags: NYSE Euronext, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Investment, Finance, CME Group Inc.; News items 2008-05-06
Yahoo, Google Say Talked to DOJ About 2-week Test: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG) and Yahoo Inc (YHOO) told the Justice Department about a two-week test combining some of their search and advertising business before it happened, the two companies said on Wednesday. "We informed the Justice Department before we launched...; Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Washington, advertisement, Internet search, Thomson Reuters Corp., antitrust, collaboration, Internet; News items 2008-04-23
Rentokil Profit Slumps: By Mark Potter LONDON (Reuters UK) - Pest control to parcel delivery group Rentokil Initial (RTO) expects to slash its dividend this year after first-quarter profit more than halved, it said on Friday. The services group, which has issued three profit warnings since December, announced...; Tags: Acquisition, Dividend, Financial Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law, Finance, Amazon.com Inc.; News items 2008-05-02
Wesfarmers Share Up With Raising Success: Shares in Wesfarmers Ltd rose after the group raised $940 million from the sale of shares to institutional investors as part of a $2.5 billion equity raising to pay for its acquisition of retailer Coles Group.Wesfarmers shares were up 4.33 per cent, or $1.56 to $37.66 at 1034 AEST...; Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Entitlement, Retail, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, AAP; News items 2008-04-28
SWOT Analysis: The external environment of a firm consists of the moves and the strategies adopted by its rival firms. It is imperative for the firm to conduct external analysis and ascertain opportunities and threats prevalent in its external environment. Having done this, the firm can devise suitable strategies to exploit the...; Tags: SWOT analysis, environment, analysis, strategy, tool; Presentations
Case Study - Magnus Field, UK North Sea a Strategy for Improved Oil Recovery: The WesternGeco Q-Marine survey over the Magnus field addressed the key business drivers for BP in the North Sea: increasing near- and long-term cash flow from existing assets and prolonging viable field life. WesternGeco applied an integrated project design (IPD) process using existing seismic and borehole information, conducted bandwidth analysis...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Schlumberger Ltd., acquisition, imaging, asset, strategy; Case studies
Onamia Elementary School, Onamia, Minnesota: The Onamia Elementary School may be a one story "little red school house," but the it's also one of the more modern, technically sophisticated buildings in this northern Minnesota resort community 100 miles north of Minneapolis. This little red school house is heated and cooled by a computer-controlled GeoExchange (geothermal)...; Tags: Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, Minnesota, geothermal energy, computer; Case studies
Integration of $1.6 Billion Acquisition Saves $40 Million in Manufacturing Operations Costs: The $165 million North American division of a global $8 billion diversified manufacturer of industrial and automotive products had just completed a $1.6 billion acquisition of one of its key competitors. The acquisition thrust the division into a dominant market position with an expanded product portfolio, but also left the...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, PRTM, acquisition, manufacturer, manufacturing, strategy; Case studies
Attracting Great Candidates for Your Internal Audit Department: Internal Audit (IA) teams are under increasing pressure to attract and retain high-quality auditors who can add value to the complex audit, risk management and corporate governance strategies in place in many companies. This article depicts that to meet this critical business need, IA directors must develop effective techniques and...; Tags: Protiviti, corporate governance, risk management, audit, technique, team; White papers
LHS: Customer Care and Billing: LHS Group is a leading global provider of operating support system software and services. LHS products range from pre- and post-paid billing and customer care to enhanced services and acquisition software, installed at more than 300 customer sites worldwide. LHS has adopted ILOG Rules for its Business Support and Control...; Tags: Ilog, billing, pricing strategy, acquisition, software; Case studies
Investment Capital - Putting Brand Capital and Human Capital Above Working Capital or Physical Capital: Human Capital is the team and their track record coming on board. One should only hire stars, no matter what. One should only employ experts in the key roles of the company. For other positions, one should look for great talent that can be moulded to his or her vision,...; Tags: Corporate governance, human capital, advisor, board, working capital, talent, vision, brand, team; White papers
Corporate Governance Guidelines-NATIONAL-OILWELL INC.: This is a Corporate Governanace guidelines of National-oilwell, inc. By adopting these Guidelines, the Board of Directors of the Company has committed to promote: Transparency in reporting the company's financial condition and results of operations, compliance with not only the literal requirements but also the Company's perception of the intended...; Tags: corporate governance, compliance, financial; White papers