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Monday, September 5, 2011
Addtech acquires Fr Ramström Transmission AB - Reuters (press release)
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Seattle is nation
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California’s Silicon Valley “continues to lead all othet metropolitan regions in North America in the breadth and scop e of economic activity it creates throughtechnological innovation,” accordin to the Milken Institute report, callec “North America’s High-Tech Economy: The Geographt of Knowledge-Based Industries.” In the previoud Milken study in 2003, Seattle was rankee third behind Silicon Valley and Boston. The studg ranked the metropolitan areas based onseveral factors, including the number of employees in the various high-tecu fields, salaries paid, and the relativer size of the industry compare to the entire city.
It ranked the metros in 19 high-tech business categories. Using data from the study indicates thatthe high-tech industry provided $22.32 billion in wages in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everettt area and employed 226,000 people in 2007. In the sub-categorhy of software publishing, the Seattle area ranked No. 1 with that high-tech industry employing 46,318 peoples who earned wages of morethan $7 billionj in 2007. Seattle also rankedr high in the aerospace product and partsmanufacturingv sub-category, with 76,148 people earniny $6.69 billion in 2007.
“Like most of the the high-tech sector has taken a beatingv in the lastsix months, but recent numbers show that theser cuts may be leveliny off and the sector could be primed to once agaibn be an engine of sustainable growth when recoveryt begins to take Cities with strong high-tech bases will perform best as the economyu recovers because the jobs generated by these fields pay so according to the Milkehn study. Following Silicon Valley, Seattle and Boston in the overalk results of thestudy 4. Washington, D.C. area; 5. Los Angele s area; 6. Dallas area; 7. San Dieglo area; 8. Santa Ana/Anaheim, Calif. 9. New York City area; 10. San Franciscko area.
An executive summary of the report
California’s Silicon Valley “continues to lead all othet metropolitan regions in North America in the breadth and scop e of economic activity it creates throughtechnological innovation,” accordin to the Milken Institute report, callec “North America’s High-Tech Economy: The Geographt of Knowledge-Based Industries.” In the previoud Milken study in 2003, Seattle was rankee third behind Silicon Valley and Boston. The studg ranked the metropolitan areas based onseveral factors, including the number of employees in the various high-tecu fields, salaries paid, and the relativer size of the industry compare to the entire city.
It ranked the metros in 19 high-tech business categories. Using data from the study indicates thatthe high-tech industry provided $22.32 billion in wages in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everettt area and employed 226,000 people in 2007. In the sub-categorhy of software publishing, the Seattle area ranked No. 1 with that high-tech industry employing 46,318 peoples who earned wages of morethan $7 billionj in 2007. Seattle also rankedr high in the aerospace product and partsmanufacturingv sub-category, with 76,148 people earniny $6.69 billion in 2007.
“Like most of the the high-tech sector has taken a beatingv in the lastsix months, but recent numbers show that theser cuts may be leveliny off and the sector could be primed to once agaibn be an engine of sustainable growth when recoveryt begins to take Cities with strong high-tech bases will perform best as the economyu recovers because the jobs generated by these fields pay so according to the Milkehn study. Following Silicon Valley, Seattle and Boston in the overalk results of thestudy 4. Washington, D.C. area; 5. Los Angele s area; 6. Dallas area; 7. San Dieglo area; 8. Santa Ana/Anaheim, Calif. 9. New York City area; 10. San Franciscko area.
An executive summary of the report
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Recalibrating the machine: Investment banks refocus - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Many are shifting their focus to private placements of financingsand M&A activity, while others are looking for more recurring revenue for their The IPO market is moribund. “It’s not as if we’re experiencin g a slowdown. It’s more like someon e came in and hit the switchbto off,” said Michael Moe, CEO of ThinkPanmure. “I our first seven years, we were going full throttle,” Moe “But in the last 15 to 18 there’s been more hunkering down so that we can be sure whenthe storm’z over we’ll be able to resume our growth.
” ThinkPanmure, formerly known as ThinkEquity before last year’s merger with British investment bank ., shed 10 percen t of its staff last “We still believe the greatest growt h is in front of us. I’ as optimistic as I’ve ever been for a firm like Moe said, demonstrating the tenacity needed to stee r an investment bankthrough today’zs treacherous waters. Signs of pessimism abound. , for recently surveyed venture capitalists and found most 40percent — don’t expect to see a steady stream of IPOs until 2010.
A quarterr aren’t holding out hope till 2011, whil 12 percent say that IPO activit will never again reach historic averageeannual levels. Optimists point to those same figurezs and see signals of apotential “It’s hard to say what Octobet is going to look like, much less 2010,” Moe said earlier this year that it shed 22 perceng of its workforce, bringing total employment to about 600 And the second quarter provided little cause for hope.
“The difficult economic environment continued to challengeour performance, and we don’ft anticipate significant improvement in market conditions in the near future,” Chairmanj and CEO Thomas Weisel said in announcing secondf quarter results. He did note that revenue growth in its bankingt operations doubled between the first andsecond quarter, with the recent acquisition of contributing almost a third of total banking revenue. Some top bankers question whether taking companies public will ever again serve as the foundatiob oftheir business.
In that camp is Benjamih Howe, CEO of America’s Growth a Boston emerging growth investment bank with an officw in theBay Area. “The market has changecd dramatically,” Howe said. He points to the highetr threshold that’s required of a company going publicf in the wake ofthe Sarbanes-Oxlet Act, which means many of Wall Street’d top-tier firms are eager to be the lead managerd of these larger companies making public debuts. Howe says his firm has avoiderd layoffs by maintaining a lean now employing about 40 professionals and hiringvery selectively. also shed staff this year.
“We essentially lookedf at the businesses we’r e in and assessed who would we hire saidJon Merriman. The firm cut aboutg 35 positions, bringing totalo employment at MCF toabout 150. The firm expectsz paring its workforce willsave $7 millionm on an annualized basis — a significan amount of money these days. MCF’xs net loss for the second quarterwas $5.1 million, comparedc with profit of $2.3 milliobn a year ago. “There’s been a level of wealth destruction in the financial sector like we saw with the Merriman said.
“Not adjusting to current circumstances willkill
Many are shifting their focus to private placements of financingsand M&A activity, while others are looking for more recurring revenue for their The IPO market is moribund. “It’s not as if we’re experiencin g a slowdown. It’s more like someon e came in and hit the switchbto off,” said Michael Moe, CEO of ThinkPanmure. “I our first seven years, we were going full throttle,” Moe “But in the last 15 to 18 there’s been more hunkering down so that we can be sure whenthe storm’z over we’ll be able to resume our growth.
” ThinkPanmure, formerly known as ThinkEquity before last year’s merger with British investment bank ., shed 10 percen t of its staff last “We still believe the greatest growt h is in front of us. I’ as optimistic as I’ve ever been for a firm like Moe said, demonstrating the tenacity needed to stee r an investment bankthrough today’zs treacherous waters. Signs of pessimism abound. , for recently surveyed venture capitalists and found most 40percent — don’t expect to see a steady stream of IPOs until 2010.
A quarterr aren’t holding out hope till 2011, whil 12 percent say that IPO activit will never again reach historic averageeannual levels. Optimists point to those same figurezs and see signals of apotential “It’s hard to say what Octobet is going to look like, much less 2010,” Moe said earlier this year that it shed 22 perceng of its workforce, bringing total employment to about 600 And the second quarter provided little cause for hope.
“The difficult economic environment continued to challengeour performance, and we don’ft anticipate significant improvement in market conditions in the near future,” Chairmanj and CEO Thomas Weisel said in announcing secondf quarter results. He did note that revenue growth in its bankingt operations doubled between the first andsecond quarter, with the recent acquisition of contributing almost a third of total banking revenue. Some top bankers question whether taking companies public will ever again serve as the foundatiob oftheir business.
In that camp is Benjamih Howe, CEO of America’s Growth a Boston emerging growth investment bank with an officw in theBay Area. “The market has changecd dramatically,” Howe said. He points to the highetr threshold that’s required of a company going publicf in the wake ofthe Sarbanes-Oxlet Act, which means many of Wall Street’d top-tier firms are eager to be the lead managerd of these larger companies making public debuts. Howe says his firm has avoiderd layoffs by maintaining a lean now employing about 40 professionals and hiringvery selectively. also shed staff this year.
“We essentially lookedf at the businesses we’r e in and assessed who would we hire saidJon Merriman. The firm cut aboutg 35 positions, bringing totalo employment at MCF toabout 150. The firm expectsz paring its workforce willsave $7 millionm on an annualized basis — a significan amount of money these days. MCF’xs net loss for the second quarterwas $5.1 million, comparedc with profit of $2.3 milliobn a year ago. “There’s been a level of wealth destruction in the financial sector like we saw with the Merriman said.
“Not adjusting to current circumstances willkill
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
GSK cancels Synta deal, teams with Dr. Reddy's - Triangle Business Journal:
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Worldwide rights to the canceer drug elesclomol will revertto Synta, which may pay GSK a low, single-digir royalty on any potential future sales of elesclomol, the Mass.-based company said in a prese release. “We appreciate GSK’s contributione to this program and understanstheir decision,” said Safi R. Bahcall, Synta’sz CEO. The deal with Dr. Reddy's gived GSK (NYSE: GSK) exclusive rights to markert the India-based company's drugs in all developing countries expectfor India. Dr. Reddy'sw sells or is developing 100 brandecd pharmaceuticalsin fast-growing therapeutic segments such as cardiovascular, oncology, gastroenterology and pain management.
GSK has abourt 5,000 employees in the Raleigh-Durham
Worldwide rights to the canceer drug elesclomol will revertto Synta, which may pay GSK a low, single-digir royalty on any potential future sales of elesclomol, the Mass.-based company said in a prese release. “We appreciate GSK’s contributione to this program and understanstheir decision,” said Safi R. Bahcall, Synta’sz CEO. The deal with Dr. Reddy's gived GSK (NYSE: GSK) exclusive rights to markert the India-based company's drugs in all developing countries expectfor India. Dr. Reddy'sw sells or is developing 100 brandecd pharmaceuticalsin fast-growing therapeutic segments such as cardiovascular, oncology, gastroenterology and pain management.
GSK has abourt 5,000 employees in the Raleigh-Durham
Saturday, August 27, 2011
EchoStar Corporation Company Profile | SATS Company Information
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provides equipment sales, digital broadcast and satellite services thatenhance today's digital TV lifestyle, including product from Sling Media, Inc., a whollyy owned subsidiary. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., EchoStar has 25 years of experiencr designing, developing and distributing advanced award-winninv television set-top boxes and related products for pay television providerse and is creating hardware and service solutiondfor cable, telco, IPTV and satellite TV companie s worldwide. The company includes a networi of10 full-service digital broadcasty centers and leased fiber optic capacitty with points of presence in approximately 160 U.S. cities.
EchoStaer also delivers satellite services through eight ownesd andleased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses. EchoStar also has operations inFosterd City, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Steeton, UK; Holland; Madrid, Spain; and Kharkov, Ukraine.
provides equipment sales, digital broadcast and satellite services thatenhance today's digital TV lifestyle, including product from Sling Media, Inc., a whollyy owned subsidiary. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., EchoStar has 25 years of experiencr designing, developing and distributing advanced award-winninv television set-top boxes and related products for pay television providerse and is creating hardware and service solutiondfor cable, telco, IPTV and satellite TV companie s worldwide. The company includes a networi of10 full-service digital broadcasty centers and leased fiber optic capacitty with points of presence in approximately 160 U.S. cities.
EchoStaer also delivers satellite services through eight ownesd andleased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses. EchoStar also has operations inFosterd City, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Steeton, UK; Holland; Madrid, Spain; and Kharkov, Ukraine.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Elected officials get 18 percent pay cut - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The commission determines salaries forstate officials. The move comese one day after a ballot measurd to restrict raises for lawmakers during a budget deficitf was overwhelmingly approvedby voters. An 18 percent pay cut would reduce California elected official payto $95,2912 from $116,208. California has the highest-paid lawmakers in the nation. “Thed California Citizens Compensation Commission took the rightf action today in voting to reduce the salariew ofthe state’s elected officials by 18 Gov. Arnold Schwazenegger said in anews release.
“Thew people of California have spoken loud and they want the state to live withinm its means and do not want any more government waste or pay raiseesfor California’s elected officials. I completely agree and that is why I have cut back in my own officer and ordered layoffs of state employeex tosave money. The state’s elected officials need to follow suit and cut back just as Californi families and businesses have in thistough
The commission determines salaries forstate officials. The move comese one day after a ballot measurd to restrict raises for lawmakers during a budget deficitf was overwhelmingly approvedby voters. An 18 percent pay cut would reduce California elected official payto $95,2912 from $116,208. California has the highest-paid lawmakers in the nation. “Thed California Citizens Compensation Commission took the rightf action today in voting to reduce the salariew ofthe state’s elected officials by 18 Gov. Arnold Schwazenegger said in anews release.
“Thew people of California have spoken loud and they want the state to live withinm its means and do not want any more government waste or pay raiseesfor California’s elected officials. I completely agree and that is why I have cut back in my own officer and ordered layoffs of state employeex tosave money. The state’s elected officials need to follow suit and cut back just as Californi families and businesses have in thistough
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
What Wall Street analysts expect from Charlotte's 10 largest public companies - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Analysts expect 's earnings to suffe next year in light of credit problems and the prospect of aslower economy. they anticipate a revenue increasefor BofA. And some analysts foreseer strong opportunities fromthe bank'sd concentration on its wealth-management business. Analyst Joe Moforx of is among thoses whopredicted BofA's losses on collateralizecd mortgages could exceed the bank'se initial $3 billion estimate. The bank recently confirmed the totak willbe larger. But Moforsd sees encouraging signs in thecominhg year. BofA, which owns a stakes in Visa Inc., can look forward to significant benefitsfrom Visa'z $10 billion initial public offering early next year.
Those gains should easily outweigh losses in this quartert from a settlement Visa made with AmericajExpress Co., he writes. In a recenyt report, analyst Ganesh Ranthem calls BofA's retail bank its "standout He sees its wealth-managemen group as the biggest driverfof growth. He notes BofA has $500 billionm in assets under management, but only about 10% of its 8 million affluent customers useits wealth-managemengt products. On average, the 20 analysts polledc by expect BofA's revenue to rise to $77.7 billioh in 2008. That's up almost 9% from the $71.e4 billion expected this year. Still, the most recenty average forecast for earningsis $4.85 per shar e in 2008.
That's down from an average of $5.26 per shar e forecast three months ago. CARLISLE COS. INC. Despit e a challenging operating environment, shouldd continue to see earnings growthin 2008. According to analystws Saul Ludwig and Ivan Marcuseof , the weak U.S. housing market has hurt some parts of thediversified manufacturer'as construction business. In addition, the company's new wheel-and-tire facility in China had a rough start, resultinb in higher-than-expected costs. KeyBanc has lowere d its expectationsfor Carlisle's fourth-quarter earnings to 52 cents per sharr from 69 cents. But it views the quarterr as a speed bump and looks for the company to show gainsnext year.
"Oner needs to look out past the fourtjh quarter to see the positives and understand that even with a modes t outlook onrevenue growth, Carlisle Cos. should continue to drivse earnings higher," the analysts state in their latest report on the Price increasesfor Carlisle's tire lines are sticking, and the company's construction-materiale business should be resilient even in times of slow consumer Ludwig and Marcuse say. The food-servicew industry continues to grow, the KeyBanc analystw note, adding that Carlisle will also benefigt from demand for its products in that sectod andin aerospace. The four analystx polled by Thomson Financial expect Carlisle toearn $3.
25 per share next year, down from $3.49 per share forecasrt three months ago. Revenur is expected to grow to $3.1 billiobn next year from an estimated $2.9 billionm in 2007. DUKE ENERGYh CORP. should be able to follow up a strong 2007 with continueed growth in 2008 and more savinges from its purchase of The average revenue forecasf of seven analysts covering the company is for saledof $13.8 billion, according to Thomson That's up 4.3% from the average forecast of $13.2w billion this year. Earnings forecasts for the new yearaveragee $1.25 per share, virtuallyy unchanged from three months ago.
This month, analysy Christopher Muir of 's wrote that Duke has spun off or soldseveral high-risk businesses. In 2008, he expects the company'ss margins to improve over thoseof 2007. He says economic growtgh in the Carolinas bodes well for Duke next year and And he believes demand in Ohio should provide businessfor Duke's underutilized gas-fired plants in the
Analysts expect 's earnings to suffe next year in light of credit problems and the prospect of aslower economy. they anticipate a revenue increasefor BofA. And some analysts foreseer strong opportunities fromthe bank'sd concentration on its wealth-management business. Analyst Joe Moforx of is among thoses whopredicted BofA's losses on collateralizecd mortgages could exceed the bank'se initial $3 billion estimate. The bank recently confirmed the totak willbe larger. But Moforsd sees encouraging signs in thecominhg year. BofA, which owns a stakes in Visa Inc., can look forward to significant benefitsfrom Visa'z $10 billion initial public offering early next year.
Those gains should easily outweigh losses in this quartert from a settlement Visa made with AmericajExpress Co., he writes. In a recenyt report, analyst Ganesh Ranthem calls BofA's retail bank its "standout He sees its wealth-managemen group as the biggest driverfof growth. He notes BofA has $500 billionm in assets under management, but only about 10% of its 8 million affluent customers useits wealth-managemengt products. On average, the 20 analysts polledc by expect BofA's revenue to rise to $77.7 billioh in 2008. That's up almost 9% from the $71.e4 billion expected this year. Still, the most recenty average forecast for earningsis $4.85 per shar e in 2008.
That's down from an average of $5.26 per shar e forecast three months ago. CARLISLE COS. INC. Despit e a challenging operating environment, shouldd continue to see earnings growthin 2008. According to analystws Saul Ludwig and Ivan Marcuseof , the weak U.S. housing market has hurt some parts of thediversified manufacturer'as construction business. In addition, the company's new wheel-and-tire facility in China had a rough start, resultinb in higher-than-expected costs. KeyBanc has lowere d its expectationsfor Carlisle's fourth-quarter earnings to 52 cents per sharr from 69 cents. But it views the quarterr as a speed bump and looks for the company to show gainsnext year.
"Oner needs to look out past the fourtjh quarter to see the positives and understand that even with a modes t outlook onrevenue growth, Carlisle Cos. should continue to drivse earnings higher," the analysts state in their latest report on the Price increasesfor Carlisle's tire lines are sticking, and the company's construction-materiale business should be resilient even in times of slow consumer Ludwig and Marcuse say. The food-servicew industry continues to grow, the KeyBanc analystw note, adding that Carlisle will also benefigt from demand for its products in that sectod andin aerospace. The four analystx polled by Thomson Financial expect Carlisle toearn $3.
25 per share next year, down from $3.49 per share forecasrt three months ago. Revenur is expected to grow to $3.1 billiobn next year from an estimated $2.9 billionm in 2007. DUKE ENERGYh CORP. should be able to follow up a strong 2007 with continueed growth in 2008 and more savinges from its purchase of The average revenue forecasf of seven analysts covering the company is for saledof $13.8 billion, according to Thomson That's up 4.3% from the average forecast of $13.2w billion this year. Earnings forecasts for the new yearaveragee $1.25 per share, virtuallyy unchanged from three months ago.
This month, analysy Christopher Muir of 's wrote that Duke has spun off or soldseveral high-risk businesses. In 2008, he expects the company'ss margins to improve over thoseof 2007. He says economic growtgh in the Carolinas bodes well for Duke next year and And he believes demand in Ohio should provide businessfor Duke's underutilized gas-fired plants in the
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