Symbolics.com, widely known as the first and oldest domain name, has changed hands for the only time since it’s original registration in 1985. XF.com Investments, based in Missouri, has purchased the unique Internet address for use in their business.
On March 15, 1985, the Internet officially became active with the registration and use of the Symbolics.com [...]

Black Birch Capital Acquisition I Corp. (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: BBC.P) is pleased to announce that it has completed its initial public offering through its agent, Northern Securities Inc. (“Northern”) of 2,342,500 common shares at the price of $0.20 per common share for total gross proceeds of $468,500. The Company has received conditional acceptance to [...]

Nordea continues to execute on its growth strategy and acquires the Danish Fionia Bank from Finansiel Stabilitet A/S. Nordea has signed an agreement to acquire Fionia Bank, excluding the ’bad bank’ part, and thereby further strengthens its position and gets a very strong market position in the Funen region in Denmark.
Nordea takes over leases and [...]

GE Capital, Restructuring Finance today announced it led a $197 million revolving credit facility as part of a $242 million plan of reorganization financing for Spectrum Brands, a global consumer products company. The loan refinances an existing debtor-in-possession facility, and supports Spectrum’s exit from bankruptcy and their ongoing working capital needs. GE Capital Markets served [...]

PetroChina Company Limited (“PetroChina” or “the Company”, HKSE: 0857; NYSE: PTR; SSE: 601857) announced today that the profit attributable to the owners of the Company under IFRS was approximately RMB50.5 billion for the six months ended 30 June 2009 and basic and diluted earnings per share was RMB0.28. The performance reflects the Company’s measures to [...]

Natura World Inc. is pleased to announce the August 19, 2009, acquisition of NexGel , the leading manufacturer of gel mattresses. Natura plans to expand distribution of gel mattresses, toppers and pillows across Canada and the United States.
NexGel mattresses, made with Ortho-Gel technology, are innovative in their ability to provide superior pressure relief across the [...]

FBR Capital Markets Corporation (Nasdaq: FBCM) (FBR Capital Markets), a leading investment bank serving the middle market, announced today that it has launched a Prime Brokerage platform within its Institutional Brokerage group. FBR Capital Markets has hired a veteran team from Shoreline Trading Group to form the core of the new initiative, which will utilize [...]

Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) has priced $400 million of 3.250% notes due September 15, 2015. The notes are being offered under its universal shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering is led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and RBS Securities Inc.
The offering is expected to close on September 1, 2009. [...]

TPG Software, Inc., a leading provider of management and accounting software solutions for the financial industry, announced that Apple Bank for Savings has selected TPG’s software solutions to automate and streamline its investment and derivative operations and financial reporting. Apple Bank for Savings plans to convert and be in live production by the end of [...]

Synfora, Inc., the premier provider of algorithmic synthesis tools for integrated circuit and system designers of large, complex processing applications, today announced that it has purchased Esterel Studio™, a tool suite developed by Esterel EDA Technologies. Esterel Studio is based on the Esterel synchronous programming language in use for the design of control logic and [...]