Archive for June, 2008

Zagat Survey LLC Drops Auction

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Zagat Survey has said it would end its strategic review after five months, and instead stay its “organic growth” course.
In March, The Deal’s Luisa Beltran reported private equity firms had lost their appetite for the New York-based restaurant guide publisher. Zagat pulls in nearly $8 million to $10 million Ebitda, sources said at the time, […]

Live Transfer Leads Changing the Insurance Industry

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

North Hollywood, CA - By providing live transfer leads to agents in all 50 states, QuotesAuction.com is changing the way that the insurance industry operates. With live transfer insurance leads, agents are connected to consumers the minute that they submit their information online. This timely and accurate transfer is beneficial to both parties.
QuotesAuction.com is an […]

Cybertegic Shares its Internet Marketing Tppls

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Internet Marketing Services Company Cybertegic opens up a page of the most commonly used tools in internet marketing. This internet marketing tools page showcases different tools on how any online business owner should go about in making a web store rise above the competition.
Rowland Heights, CA (Cybertegic.com) — In order to thrive in any business, […]

Tesco to buy out Royal Bank of Scotland stake in Tesco Personal Finance

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

RBS is set to sell off its 50 per cent stake in Tesco Personal Finance to the supermarket giant in a deal believed to be worth up to £1 billion.
It is understood that Tesco has agreed to buy up the bank’s half of the joint venture, which was set up between the two companies 11 […]

Asarco in $2.6bn deal

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Leading US copper firm Asarco plans to sell most of its operating assets to the Indian copper company Sterlite for $2.6bn.
Sterlite is a top Indian metal and mining firm and a unit of UK-listed firm Vedanta Resources.
Sterlite bid the highest price for Asarco, which is selling off assets in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy.

Ping An Drops Out Of Auction For Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

The Chinese insurer, has dropped out of the bidding for the Royal Bank of Scotland insurance arm which is up for sale at £7 billion. The division, which includes Direct Line, Churchill and Privilege has been the centre of much interest.