Thursday, August 31, 2006

Venture capital aids family firms

Venture capital aids family firms
By Xiyun Yang
The Wall Street Journal Europe
31 Aug 2006

BOUILLON, Belgium— In this southern Belgian town far removed from the crisp suits and financial fervor associated with corporate finance, Benot Michels needed cash to expand his family’s one- shop bakery into nearby France. As is typical with small... read more... Tech Tags:

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Monday, August 21, 2006

Who needs HR? Executive team takes role

Who needs HR? Executive team takes role
By Phred Dvorak
The Wall Street Journal Europe
21 Aug 2006

BANNUSHUDSON, chief executive of alcoholic-drinks retailer Beverages & Moreresource Inc., is proud of his company’s winetraining program. It’s practical—covering everything fromhowto approach customers to what kind of wine goes with pork tenderloin in... read more... Tech Tags:

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Thursday, August 17, 2006

Danone goes on buying binge after years of slimming down

Danone goes on buying binge after years of slimming down
By Jenny Clevstrom
The Wall Street Journal Europe
17 Aug 2006

PARIS—After a decade-long reorganization, Groupe Danone SA is hungry for acquisitions. But many say the French dairy, beverage and biscuit firm remains itself a tasty morsel. Danone plans to spend between OE500 million and OE1 billion, or between... read more...
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Steel group joins Russian push to London

Steel group joins Russian push to London
Mark Milner Industrial editor
The Guardian
02 Aug 2006

Severstal, the Russian steelmaker which intervened unsuccessfully in Mittal Steel’s battle to acquire Arcelor this year, is to join the growing group of top Russian companies listing in London. The company, controlled by Alexei Mordashov, who is... read more...

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