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NexCen Brands Inc. (NEXC) is in the Financial Services Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $34.2M
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- ($4.6M)
- Market Cap
- Sep 04 2008
- $18.6M
Latest News and Analysis
The Way the Cookie Crumbles
Rising commodity prices and slumping sales have struck a favorite of mall rats across America. Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, purveyors of Mrs. Fields Cookies and TCBY frozen yogurt, has announced that it is planning to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A sell-off last year...
Cookie Chain Mrs. Fields to File For Bankruptcy
By Emily Chasan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cookie retailer Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC said on Friday it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to help restructure its business, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The company, which...
NexCen Brands Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
NexCen Brands Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
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Altria in Advanced Talks to Buy UST-source
By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cigarette company Altria Group Inc MO is in advanced talks to buy Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc UST, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Friday. The New York Times reported that...
Microsoft Kicks Off $300 Million Windows Marketing Push
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp MSFT kicked off a $300 million marketing campaign on Thursday, aimed at improving the image of its Windows Vista operating system and strike back at Apple Inc's AAPL "Mac vs. PC" ads. The first commercial of Microsoft's new...
Shire's Big Gamble on ADHD Drug Vyvanse
One of the recent unheralded successes of the drug world was Shire Pharmaceuticals' launch of Vyvanse, a new, long-acting treatment for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. The fact that so little attention has been paid to Vyvanse is a shame because the take-up of this drug has been impressive --...
Mobile Marketing Company Vibes Media Raises $15 Million In First Round
Vibes Media, a Chicago-based mobile marketing company, plans to announce today that it has raised $15 million from Fidelity Ventures in its first round of capital. Vibes will use the money for acquisitions and to continue research and development, it said. The 10-year old claims to have executed more...
WSJ.com Redesign and Relaunch Coming on Sep 16
The Wall Street Journal, which is basking in the glory of launching its luxury magazine supplement "WSJ.", also slipped in a reference to the relaunch of its real WSJ., meaning Wsj.com: after a year and change of redesign effort, it is being launched on Sep 19, with "lots of...
Getting on Top of Brand Hierarchies | BTalk Australia
(15min 56) Sometimes a brand is a product or a group of products, at other times it's the name of a company. On today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Dr Stephen Downes, a lecturer at RMIT University in Melbourne, about how brands are structured. If you are launching a...
Coke's Purchase of Huiyuan Juice Makes Sense, but Will China's Regulators Allow It?
Ockham Research submits: The Coca-Cola Company KO (可口可乐, hopefully “Coca-Cola” in Chinese) made headlines Wednesday as they announced intent to acquire Chinese juice maker China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. for approximately $2.5 billion. This would be the second largest acquisition in Coke’s long and storied history. Coke’s largest acquisition...
Ford August U.S. Sales Fall 26.6 Percent
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co F said on Wednesday that sales fell 26.6 percent in August amid steep declines in large pickup trucks and SUVs, and cut its second-half production plans. Ford said weak economic conditions continue in the United ...
Collective Brands, Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 08/02/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Collective Brands, Inc. PSS F2Q08 Earnings Call
GM Sees Hummer Sale By Early '09, Tough Times Ahead
By Devidutta Tripathy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - General Motors expects to sell its Hummer brand by the end of this year or early in 2009, as it shores up capital to survive a deep industry slump amid record losses, its chief operating officer...
"Brandjacking" is the Latest Marketing Threat
Just when you thought it was safe to return to your desk after a summer at the beach, here's the latest headache for you to worry about: brandjacking. In hindsight, the threat seems obvious: pranksters and evil-doers posing as legitimate representatives of your brand or company, making...
ConAgra Warns on Profit, Shares Fall
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ConAgra Foods CAG warned on Tuesday it would miss its first-quarter earnings forecast after costs for commodities like corn and crude oil eroded profits on sales of cooking oil, Banquet frozen dinners and popcorn, ...
Ethan Allen Sees Profit Below Wall Street Views
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Ethan Allen Interiors Inc ETH forecast quarterly profit below current Wall Street views on Tuesday, citing "substantially lower" sales volumes in July and August from a year earlier and its shares fell more than 7 percent in extended...
Hurricanes Eating Into Industry Profits
Delta, Southwest Airlines, Air Tran, and Continental canceled 137 flights in the Gulf Region Monday, with industry insiders saying the hurricanes may have dashed all hopes of Labor Day Weekend profits. Amtrak also canceled trains around Atlanta, San Antonio and New Orleans because of the storms. It's also using Atlanta...
Earnings Preview: Collective Brands
Collective Brands PSS is expected to report Q2 earnings after market close Wednesday, Sept. 3, with a conference call scheduled for 5:00 pm ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 31c on revenue of $889.44M. The consensus range is 26c to 40c for EPS, and revenue of $878.3M...
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. PBH F1Q09 Earnings Call
Nokia's Unlimited Music Service Launching in UK Next Month; Songs Don't Expire
Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) ambitious all-you-can-eat mobile music service, Comes With Music, will launch in UK next month, and will then be rolled out in continental Europe and Asia next year. It is tying up with mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse, which has more than 800 shops, to stock the phone,...
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- Incorporated: 1996
- CEO: Mr. Kenneth J. Hall
NexCen Brands is engaged in the acquisition and management of established consumer brands in intellectual property-centric industries. Co.'s business is focused on acquiring, managing and developing intellectual property ("IP"), and IP-centric businesses. Co. has acquired Athlete's Foot Brands, an athletic footwear and apparel franchisor; Bill Blass Holding Co., Inc., as fashion company; MaggieMoo's International, LLC and Marble Slab Creamery, Inc., two brands within the hand-mixed, premium ice cream category; the Waverly brand, a home décor lifestyle brand for decorating and Pretzel Time and Pretzelmaker brands, established brands in the freshly made, soft baked hot pretzel category.
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NexCen Brands Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. David S. Oros
Chairman
Mr. James T. Brady
Mr. Paul Caine
Mr. Jack B. Dunn IV
Mr. Jack Rovner
Mr. George P. Stamas
Mr. Marvin Traub
Contact Information
1330 Avenue of the Americas
34th Floor
New York, NY
212 277-1100
NAICS Code
Investment Advice: 523930
