Mergers & Acquisitions

Tribune To Acquire Local TV, Creating Content and Distribution Powerhouse

Tribune To Acquire Local TV, Creating Content and Distribution Powerhouse Company Adds 19 Stations in 16 Markets, Making Tribune the #1 Local TV Affiliate Group in America PR Newswire CHICAGO and NEWPORT, Ky., July 1, 2013 CHICAGO and NEWPORT, Ky. , July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Tribune Company and Local TV Holdings, LLC, today jointly announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Tribune to acquire all of Local TV’s 19 television stations in 16 key markets for $2.725 billion in cash. Coupled with Tribune’s current 23 television stations, superstation WGN America, Tribune Studios, Tribune Digital Ventures and its eight major market newspapers, the transaction makes Tribune a multi-platform content and distribution powerhouse. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Japonica Increases Greece Government Bond Tender to €4.0 Billion

Japonica Increases Greece Government Bond Tender to €4.0 Billion PR Newswire FRANFURT, Germany, July 1, 2013 FRANFURT, Germany , July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES , ITS TERRITORIES OR POSSESSIONS, TO ANY U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS DOCUMENT. […]

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Local Identity, Global Recognition – Trading Point Announces Acquisition of XM.COM

Local Identity, Global Recognition – Trading Point Announces Acquisition of XM.COM PR Newswire LIMASSOL, Cyprus, July 1, 2013 LIMASSOL, Cyprus , July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Internationally acknowledged financial Institution Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd has recently announced the successful acquisition of the prestigious two-letter domain name XM.COM for an undisclosed amount. “The foreign exchange market , to which we provide direct access to our clients has practically no boundaries – nor does XM.COM ” , said Constantinos Cleanthous , Founder and CEO, at the press conference held on 21 June 2013 . “Currently , we serve clients from over 170 countries worldwide , and we envisage that XM.COM is a brand name that will as easily become a household name as the online trading products that it features […]