Media companies in Australia reopen merger talks

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Independent Print Media Group Pty. Ltd. (IPMG)has restarted merger negotiations with PMP Ltd. IPMG acquired some shares in PMP as part of this effort.

Strategy & planning, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Printing & Publishing, Publishing industry, Planning, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Independent Print Media Group, PMP Ltd.

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Foster's posts 14% rise in profit for half, is upbeat on fiscal year

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Foster's Brewing Group Ltd. reported an increase in its net profits for the fiscal first half. The company posted a 14% rise in net income. Foster's also predicted that it would perform well for the year ending on June 30, 1999. The company's net profits for the six months to December 31, 1998 reached A$191.1 million (US$124.4 million), compared to A$167.8 million the year before.

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Posts 14% rise in net income for six months to December 31, 1998

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Foster's earnings increase 33% for year

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Foster's Brewing Group Ltd. announced that it posted an improvement of 33% in its yearly profits for the year ending June 30, 1999. Foster's posted A$364.8 million (218.8 million euros) for the year. The company also reported a decline of 17% in its net profits for the year as a result of a A$171.4 million gain. Foster's profits came before extraordinary items.

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