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• Terra Firma Writes Down 90 Percent of Its EMI Investment, After Failing to Restructure Debt

  PaidContent - 2009-11-17

  Terra Firma’s really been brought down to earth, in more ways than one: after failing to restructure EMI’s debt, it has written down about 90 percent of its investment in the struggling music label, reports FT. This comes after its lending bank Citigroup rejected the PE group’s efforts to...

  Tags: EMI Group Plc., Terra Firma, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Entertainment, Music, Companies, EMI, Rafat Ali

• Ticketmaster moves to bolster global interests

  Financial Times - 2009-08-10

  Ticketmaster Entertainment has recruited Roger Ames, a former senior executive at both Warner Music and EMI, to oversee the expansion of its fragmented international business on the eve of its proposed merger with Live Nation.The move for Mr Ames, whose 34-year career in the record industry included five years...

  Tags: EMI Group Plc., Merger, Ticketmaster Corp., Warner Music Group Corp., Entertainment, CEO, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Company News, Financial Times

• EMI PURCHASE CLEARED.

  - 2007-09-05

  On 12 July, the European Commission gave clearance to the purchase by investment fund Terra Firma of Guernsey of the music recording and publishing group EMI Group plc. The deal was cleared under the simplified procedure. RMI

  Tags: clearance, EMI Group Plc., European Commission, FINANCE, Investment, Java

• FTSE lower still.

  - 2007-07-18

  Investor caution prevails ahead of US data and Bernanke speech Jonas Crosland Investors in London adopted a defensive tone this morning, waiting for the release of data on US housing starts and consumer prices. The worry is that continued weakness in the housing sector...

  Tags: EMI Group Plc., Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Investment, London

• BNET Daily Dispatch: Alltel, IBM, EMI, and China - Blackstone

  - 2007-05-21

  The largest buyout deal in telecommunications history was agreed upon last night when Alltel accepted a $27.5 acquisition offer from a consortium of private equity firms, including the Texas Pacific Group and Goldman Sachs' private equity branch. Alltel chief executive Scott Ford said the buyout "delivers substantial and...

  Tags: Telephony, Investment, Currency & Foreign Exchange, IBM Corp., CEO, Alltel Corp., EMI Group Plc., IPO, Data Centers, Financial Services, Finance, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Andrew Hines

• BNET Daily Dispatch: Dell, Bausch & Lomb, Amazon, and Blackstone

  - 2007-05-16

  The New York State Attorney General has sued Dell over consumer complaints against the computer maker. The suit contends that Dell engaged in deceptive financing practices by misleading customers with enticing financing offers that carry many restrictions. The Attorney General's office wants an injunction against Dell's practices and...

  Tags: Financial Services, Investment, Copy Protection, Music Industry, Amazon.com Inc., Bausch & Lomb Inc., EMI Group Plc., Dell Computer Corp., Union, Finance, Joseph De Avila

• BNET Daily Dispatch: Microsoft, Reuters, EMI, and Clear Channel

  - 2007-05-04

  Microsoft has renewed its efforts to buy Yahoo. The two companies have had informal talks over the years, but this latest effort comes as Microsoft tries to counter Google's torrid growth. Analysts often dismiss a takeover of Yahoo by Microsoft citing the two companies different cultures and Microsoft's preference...

  Tags: Business Structures, Financial Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Clear Channel Communications Inc., Analyst, EMI Group Plc., Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Joseph De Avila

• Warner Music plans EMI cash takeover

  - 2007-02-21

  LONDON AFP — Warner Music Group said on Wednesday that any possible takeover offer for EMI, the struggling British music company, would be in cash and not shares. "WMG confirms that any possible offer by it for EMI Group plc is likely to be solely in cash," the US...

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• EMI, Warner set to resume talks that could lead to merger: press

  - 2006-04-23

  LONDON AFP — Executives at British record label EMI and its US rival Warner Music Group are to resume talks that could lead to the creation of the world's third largest music firm. Sources close to both groups told The Sunday Times that the two companies would resume discussions...

  Tags: advisor, Agence France-Presse, EMI Group Plc., FINANCE, Investment, merger, Warner Music Group Corp.

• European stocks lacklustre as security worries linger

  - 2003-11-21

  LONDON AFP ? European stock markets were in subdued mood in early trading as sentiment remained cautious in the wake of the previous day's bombings in Turkey, in the absence of much company news. The British FTSE 100 slipped 0.13 percent to 4,302.6 points, the German DAX 30 dipped...

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