ARCADIS Finalizes Merger With Malcolm Pirnie, Becoming a Major Player in Global Water MarketAMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company, has finalized the previously announced merger with Malcolm Pirnie, the White Plains, New York based company active in water and environmental consulting and engineering. All internal shareholders, representing 100% of the share capital of Malcolm Pirnie, voted in favor of the merger, showing that this major step is fully supported by management and senior staff of the company. Malcolm Pirnie, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARCADIS U.S., has more than 1,700 employees with 2008 gross revenues of $392 million (EUR280 million). The financial terms of the transaction were disclosed on June 25, 2009 and can be found on the investors and press section of ARCADIS’ website at www.arcadis-global.com. Tunisia Will be One of the Fastest-Growing Markets in AME, Reaching US$2.2 Billion in 2014, Says PyramidCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Tunisia’s telecom market will be one of the fastest-growing markets in the Africa/Middle East region with total telecom revenue estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.4 percent over the next five years, reaching US$2.2 billion in 2014, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). NXP and TSMC Deliver Industry’s First 45nm Single-Chip Digital TV PlatformEINDHOVEN, The Netherlands and HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C. - - Accelerates TV set development; dramatically reduces cost of production NatureWorks and Avantium to Collaborate on a New Generation of Biobased PolymersMINNETOKA, Minnesota and AMSTERDAM - NatureWorks and Avantium, two leaders in the field of sustainable materials, announced today a development partnership formed to more fully understand the properties and commercial potential of a new generation of polymers made from renewable resources. As of 29 June 2009, Tom J. Krooswijk Will be joining Hotel de l’Europe in Amsterdam as General ManagerAMSTERDAM - A veteran of the hotel industry, Tom previously made his mark at InterCotinental Hotels & Resorts. His career saw him working in the Middle East, where he held the position of Senior Vice President overseeing 17 hotels in the area, after which he was appointed VP for Eastern Europe and subsequently GM of the ‘Grand Inter-Continental Paris’ and VP for France and Switzerland. SNV Establishes International Advisory BoardTHE HAGUE, The Netherlands - SNV Netherlands’ Development Organisation today announced the formation of its new International Advisory Board (see: www.snvworld.org). The Board’s members include social, political and academic leaders from around the world. Each member has professed a keen interest in engaging with SNV to promote its mission to achieve poverty reduction through local capacity building and the promotion of good governance. ClusterVision to Offer the Cray CX1 Deskside SupercomputerAMSTERDAM - ClusterVision, specialist in supercomputer clusters, has established a strategic alliance with global supercomputer leader Cray Inc., to offer the Cray CX1(TM) deskside supercomputer throughout Europe. ClusterVision will help customers choose the various configuration options to best fit their needs, delivering the cluster as well as providing training and support over the Cray CX1 system’s life. Companies are Failing to Keep Their Overseas Subsidiary Reporting in Good ShapeLONDON - Companies across the globe are failing to maintain the required legislative and regulatory reporting requirements for their subsidiaries, according to TMF Group, (TMF) the world’s leading independent provider of accounting and corporate secretarial services and Computershare Governance Services (CGS), the leading subsidiary governance software supplier. Vale Plans to Offer Two Series of Mandatorily Convertible NotesRIO DE JANEIRO - Vale S.A. (NYSE: VALE, VALE.P) hereby announces that it plans to offer in the global capital markets two series of mandatorily convertible notes due 2012 (the Series VALE-2012 Notes and the Series VALE.P-2012 Notes) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Vale Capital II. At their maturity and upon certain events earlier, the Series VALE-2012 Notes will be mandatorily converted to American Depositary Shares (ADSs), each representing one common share of Vale, and the Series VALE.P-2012 Notes will be mandatorily converted to ADSs, each representing one preferred class A share of Vale. Together, the ADSs will represent up to an aggregate of 18,415,859 common shares and 47,284,800 preferred class A shares of Vale, all of which Vale currently holds in treasury. Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli to Deliver Keynote Address on the Future of Gaming Graphics at 2009 Game Developers Conference EuropeBERLIN - - President of Germany’s Top Action Game Developer to Explore Future of Gaming Graphics Eurail Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary of “Golden Ticket”UTRECHT, The Netherlands - Hailed as a “golden ticket” by travelers across the globe, the Eurail Pass has been enabling safe and reliable train travel to Europe for half a century. To celebrate this milestone, a golden jubilee was held in the beautiful city of Budapest during the Eurail Group’s Annual Conference. The stylish Le Meridien hotel provided the perfect backdrop to the grand gala, which included a stunning special performance by the Black Light Theatre Company and addresses by a range of guest speakers commemorating the landmark occasion. New Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Join TI Pharma by Signing Two New ProjectsLEIDEN, The Netherlands - Three new small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) - Syncom, Synvolux Therapeutics and InteRNA Technologies - have joined public-private partnership TI Pharma by participating in two new projects. These projects, focusing on cancer and inflammatory diseases, have a total budget of nearly 6 million euros. Credit Suisse International Press StatementLONDON and AMSTERDAM - Credit Suisse International hereby announces that an application has been submitted to Euronext Amsterdam to list the following securities (the “Recovery Notes”) on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext. A request will be made to Euronext Amsterdam to admit the Recovery Notes to trading on an “As-if-and-when-Issued” (AIW) basis as of 3 August 2009, in advance of the official listing on 6 August 2009. Local Government Pension Institution LGPI Licenses ALM Solution From Ortec FinanceROTTERDAM, The Netherlands - LGPI, the pension institution for local governments in Finland, has signed an agreement with Ortec Finance to license its Asset Liability solution for pension plans Ortec Finance PALM. The ALM solution enables LGPI to formulate ALM strategies based on Ortec Finance state of the art scenario generation, asset and liability methodologies. The selection of was made after a thorough search and evaluation process. Aviation Regulatory Lapses Significantly Reducing Safety LevelsHOOFDDORP, The Netherlands - Despite all the promises and promotional videos, the European Union’s regulation of the aviation industry has now hit an all time low placing passengers at an unacceptable level of risk. With 2009 rapidly becoming one of the worst accident periods for many years including the recent tragic events resulting in loss of life, any weaknesses within the European Aviation Authorities and the EU only serve to promote unsafe practices. Dyadem Expands Direct Presence in EuropePARIS and DEN BOSCH, Netherlands - Dyadem today announced that it is expanding its presence in Europe in order to support its growing European customer base. Dyadem, the leader in Operational and Quality Risk Management, has seen its revenues grow 357% from 2003 to 2008, and now has offices in Paris and Amsterdam to complement its existing infrastructure in London, Houston and its headquarters in Toronto, Canada. Latin America’s Smartphone Market to Grow to 150 Million Handset Units through 2014, says PyramidCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Given the growing interest by operators in smartphones, intensified competition among vendors, and the greater potential for growth in Latin America compared with other regions, the region’s smartphone segment will represent an opportunity of 150 million handset units over the next five years — 48 million handsets units in 2014 alone, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). EndNote X3 Offers New Functionalities to Streamline ResearchHEEMSTEDE and SCHIPHOL, The Netherlands - The Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters has released a new version of the program EndNote(R) for Windows, the bibliographic software, used by millions of researchers, librarians and students all over the world. EndNote X3, including EndNote Web, is a software program that helps to make research easier and more efficient. EndNote X3 offers new possibilities to create, import, manage and group references. It also includes an improved full text locator for online databases. The unique Cite While You Write(TM) technology is now integrated with Microsoft Word 2003/2007, Apple Pages’09 and OpenOffice.org Writer 3. The new version also supports chemistry styles. KEMA and Gasunie Reach Agreement on Acquisition of Gasunie Engineering & TechnologyARNHEM and GRONINGEN, The Netherlands - - Establish International ‘Center of Excellence’ for Gas New Data Supports Significant Economic and Clinical Value of MENOPUR(R) in IVFAMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - - “Study Could Have Major Impact on the Decision-Making Process With Respect to Infertility Treatment” IPTV Rollouts in Asia/Pacific are not for Faint of Heart but Needed to Gain Market Share, says PyramidCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Despite the massive investments necessary in Asia/Pacific’s IPTV market, both in technology and content procurement, telecom operators must invest to gain subscriber market share according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Technology Company IAI Industrial Systems Will Supply Systems to Bulgaria (Revenue More Than 10 Million Euro)WAALWIJK, The Netherlands - Technology company IAI industrial systems in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, a subsidiary of the stock listed company DOCDATA N.V. in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, will supply over thirty units of two systems for de-centralized personalization of passports and ID-cards to Bulgaria. The majority of the systems will be supplied within 2009. MEDRAD Multi Vendor Service Launches TotalRepair(SM) in EuropeMAASTRICHT, Netherlands - - The first and only guaranteed ultrasound probe repair solution makes efficient use of shrinking healthcare budgets Q-Park NV Announces Departure of CFO Wim van EsveldMAASTRICHT, The Netherlands - - Q-Park’s CFO Wim van Esveld Will Leave Q-Park NV as of January 1st 2010 Elsevier Announces 2008 Journal Impact Factor HighlightsAMSTERDAM - - 51 Elsevier Journals Receive Top Rank and Show Continued Focus on Quality Elsevier Launches SciVal Spotlight: New Tool Provides Multidisciplinary View of Research PerformanceAMSTERDAM - - Allows Institutions to Optimize Strategic Funding, Hiring and Collaboration Decisions ARCADIS Plans to Merge With Malcolm Pirnie, Creating a Major Position in the Global Water MarketAMSTERDAM - ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company, announced today that it has signed a merger agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Malcolm Pirnie, a White Plains, New York based company predominantly active in water and environmental consulting and engineering, currently owned by about 80 internal shareholders. At closing, Malcolm Pirnie will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARCADIS U.S. Malcolm Pirnie has more than 1,700 employees, 2008 gross revenues of $392 million (EUR280 million), net revenues of $294 million (EUR210 million) and profitability close to ARCADIS overall target EBITA margin of 10%. Equens Offers Banks an Economical Solution to Become SDD CompliantUTRECHT, the Netherlands - - Short Implementation Time and Limited Resources Required As one of Europe’s largest payment processors, Equens is ready for the introduction of the SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) on 1 November 2009. Equens is offering banks an economical, state-of-the-art internet solution with a short time and minimal effort for implementation. With Equens’ solution, banks will be able to receive SDDs and fully comply with the SDD regulations and implementation guidelines drawn up by the European Payments Council (EPC). Ballast Nedam and Strukton Win A2 Maastricht ProjectNIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands - The Steering Committee for the A2 Maastricht project announced today that the project will be carried out by the Avenue2 Consortium, which consists of Ballast Nedam and Strukton. The decision to award the contract to Avenue2 also signals the approval of the Groene Loper (Green Boulevard) plan. The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, the City of Maastricht, Limburg Provincial Authority and the Municipality of Meerssen were all represented in the steering committee. Elsevier Releases Results of Alternative Energy Research Leadership Study Identifying Top 25 Institutions WorldwideAMSTERDAM - - Over 1000 Members of the Research Community View Webcast to Learn About Findings and New Performance Measurement Method Malaysia’s Mobile Broadband Demand Growing Faster Than Expected, says Pyramid ResearchCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Soaring demand for mobile broadband services in Malaysia, driven in part by intense competition, will result in higher-than-expected growth rates for telecom operators in that nation through 2014, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Avantium to Deliver Flowrence System to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), USAAMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has signed an agreement with Avantium to enable the sale and delivery of an Avantium Flowrence(TM) parallel fixed bed reactor system. The Flowrence(TM) will allow PNNL to accelerate its catalyst research for infrastructure compatible biofuels and bioproducts. Palace Cinemas and XDC Agree to Deploy 170 Digital Screens in Czech Republic, Slovakia and HungaryAMSTERDAM - Palace Cinemas, the leading exhibitor in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and XDC, the leading Pan-European digital cinema service company, have agreed on the deployment of digital cinema systems in 170 of Palace Cinemas’ screens in Central Europe. AEGON Completes Acquisition of Remaining 50% Stake in BT AEGONTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - AEGON and Banca Transilvania Remain Partners Through New Distribution Deal New Crowdsource Platform From Amsterdam Challenges Graphic Design Talent Around the WorldAMSTERDAM - PimTim, the online marketplace for graphic design, used its own platform (www.pimtim.com) to challenge creative people from all over the world to design its new identity. Today, PimTim shows its identity and website to the world. |
