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Deals of the Hour / September 17, 2010, 3:40 am

UPDATE: EDF CFO Expects UK Asset Sale To Close In November

... hours after shareholders for a Hong Kong-based member of the buying consortium approved the deal. The transaction remains subject to approval by decree of the French finance ministry, as well as European Union ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-09T18:08:26Z)

Genetically Modified Salmon aka Frankenfish -- Let Your Voice be Heard Tomorrow

... Aquabounty Technologies' genetically modified salmon "Frankenfish" . But the President and CEO of Aquabounty, Ronald L Stotish, says, "It looks like an Atlantic salmon. It ... The FDA has not conducted ... (Source: Phoenix New Times 2010-09-15T23:09:08Z)

UPDATE 2-TDC confirms Sunrise sale for $3.3 bln; shares jump

TDC said on Friday it agreed to sell Sunrise to funds advised by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners [CVC.UL], confirming what sources told Reuters on Thursday [ID:nLDE68F29B]. The deal followed an attempt by ... (Source: Reuters 2010-09-17T08:26:17Z)

Caution greets N. Korea offer of talks

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has proposed military talks with South Korea to discuss border disputes, the South Korean Defense Ministry said Thursday, in another sign that the North is reaching out ... (Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2010-09-17T08:54:55Z)

NPS public offering of $41.3 million in stock

NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it intends to publicly offer about $41.3 million in common stock. Jefferies & Co. is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering. Shares of NPS fell 35 cents, or 5.4 ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-15T21:43:14Z)

Couche-Tard May Increase Casey's Offer

LAVAL, Quebec -- Less than a day after Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. was confirmed late Thursday to be the unnamed, $40-per-share rival bidder for Casey's General Stores Inc., the other bidder, Alimentation Couche-Tard ... (Source: CSNews Online 2010-09-12T15:27:24Z)

Zagat Offers Group Buying Deals at New York Restaurants

... Zagat Survey has launched Zagat Exclusives , a new group-buying program that offers regularly discounted meals at Zagat-Rated restaurants, in New York City ... hosted by Groupon competitor DealOn , offers ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T18:21:37Z)

Schwarzenegger urges Congress to act on trade

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged the U.S. Congress to quickly ratify pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, saying Wednesday that the deals are vital to Washington's goal of ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-15T03:13:42Z)

Koreas Discussing North-South Family Reunions

... of North and South Korea.) The reunions would be the first in a year, and a promising sign that the two Koreas are working to repair relations in the wake of the March sinking of a South Korean warship. Seoul ... (Source: Time 2010-09-17T08:47:46Z)

NPS Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq ... The offering is expected to close on or about September 21, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the sole book-running manager and ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-17T04:22:54Z)

FDA Analysis Boosts Plans For Genetically Modified Salmon

... genetically modified salmon is safe to eat, boosting chances that the agency will approve the fish for commercial sale. AquaBounty Technologies ... food from conventional Atlantic salmon," FDA staff said in a ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-09-07T18:10:49Z)

S. Africa Mines, Basel Rules Impact, Lagardere Sale: Compliance

The seven largest publicly traded Chinese banks in Hong Kong all exceeded the ... SCA's 6-year-old sale of a 60 percent stake in a French publisher to Wendel was annulled by the European Union's second-highest ... (Source: Bloomberg 2010-09-14T04:47:56Z)

Library Patrons Get "Behind The Wheel" To Learn Foreign Languages

The Library's audiobook collection includes over 15 foreign languages as well as English as a second language ... Modern Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Yiddish. The easy to use CD courses offer business ... (Source: Garden City News 2010-09-03T03:27:56Z)

Casey's says Couche-Tard offer too low

Iowa -- Casey's General Stores Inc. said Tuesday that it sent a letter to Alimentation ... Couche-Tard's most recent bid was $38.50 per share. An offer from 7-Eleven Inc. was $40 per share. (Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald 2010-09-15T14:55:12Z)

Big Y taking over local stores

In selling its Connecticut stores, the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, which is headquartered in Montvale, N.J., said the sale of the stores is part of the company's "comprehensive turnaround strategy ... (Source: TheDay 2010-09-11T07:57:37Z)

U.S. lays out strategy double exports in 5 years

... has said he wants to resolve outstanding concerns over a free-trade agreement with South Korea by November so he can submit it to Congress by early next year. "On Panama and Colombia, (Obama) has similarly said ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T21:20:34Z)

South Korea Sends Food Aid to North

The humanitarian gestures followed months of tensions set off when a South Korean warship sank in March in what Seoul concluded was a North Korean torpedo attack. Forty-six sailors died in the incident. Nine trucks ... (Source: New York Times 2010-09-17T09:37:52Z)

Zagat Survey launches group coupons with DealOn

Zagat Survey ... New York, with plans to expand to more cities soon. The company, noted for its restaurant rankings and consumer-generated reviews, has partnered with group coupon company DealOn for its new Zagat ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-09-16T21:13:25Z)

CVC Buys TDC's Sunrise for $3.3 Billion, Enabling Share Sale

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- CVC Capital Partners Ltd., a private equity fund, agreed to buy TDC A/S's Swiss unit for 3.3 billion Swiss francs ($3.25 billion), paving the way for a share sale by majority ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-09-17T07:29:01Z)

iGo Figure Club Management Software Now Available in Chinese

English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian. For more information on the iGo Figure Software email sales(at)igofigure(dot)com or visit www.igofigure. (Source: YAHOO! 2010-09-16T14:54:01Z)

UPDATE: TDC Confirms Sunrise Sale To CVC For CHF3.3 Billion

Danish telecommunications provider TDC A/S (TLD) said Friday it has sold Swiss unit Sunrise Communications AG, Switzerlands's second-biggest operator after Swisscom AG (SCMN.VX), to private equity firm CVC ... (Source: Smart Money 2010-09-17T08:54:55Z)

US Mulls Approval of GM Salmon

... AquaBounty Technologies for production and sale of a new Atlantic salmon with a growth hormone gene ... The center was among a coalition of 31 groups urging the FDA to reject the application, and Hanson said ... (Source: NewsMax.com 2010-09-06T11:16:49Z)

Casey's maintains Couche-Tard offer is too low

Iowa - Casey's General Stores Inc. said Tuesday that it sent ... Couche-Tard runs the Circle K chain in the U.S. Last week Casey's disclosed that it is also in talks with 7-Eleven Inc., which has offered $40 a ... (Source: WNYT 2010-09-14T18:45:27Z)

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. to Sell Seven Connecticut Stores ...

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE Symbol. GAP) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Big Y Foods, Inc., to sell seven store locations in northern Connecticut. The sale of ... (Source: PR Inside 2010-09-15T23:59:14Z)

This Week in Retail: Toys R Us Goes Pop-Up - Adding 2.4 Mil SF of Christmas ...

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc. (A&P) agreed to sell seven store locations in northern Connecticut to Big Y Foods Inc. The sale of these stores is part of a comprehensive turnaround strategy initially ... (Source: CoStar Group 2010-09-15T23:37:46Z)

Schwarzenegger: Act on trade

SEOUL, South Korea — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged the U.S. Congress to quickly ratify pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, saying this week that the deals ... (Source: San Jose Mercury News 2010-09-16T03:41:09Z)

'ZAGAT Exclusives' Launches in New York City

NEW YORK , Sept. 16 -- Today marked the launch of ZAGAT Exclusives, a unique group-buying program by Zagat Survey and DealOn. Tailored to meet the needs of both diners and restaurateurs, ZAGAT Exclusives ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-09-16T13:35:17Z)

NPS Pharmaceuticals intends to offer public offering of common stock

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq ... to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is acting as sole book-running manager and ... (Source: News-Medical.Net 2010-09-16T04:31:15Z)

INTERVIEW: EDF CFO Expects UK Sale To Close In November

... hours after shareholders for a Hong Kong-based member of the buying consortium approved the deal. The transaction remains subject to approval by decree of the French finance ministry, as well as European Union ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-09-09T17:39:48Z)

FxPro Launches New App For BlackBerry

FXPro Financial Services will offer its new application, the FxPro b Trader , for use with BlackBerry smartphones. Initially, the application will be available in English, Spanish, Greek and Russian. It will provide ... (Source: Emii.com 2010-09-16T16:34:14Z)

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