Gameplay.com's shares soar 64% from IPO price

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Gameplay.com PLC saw its share value increase by 64% in its first day of trading on the Alternative Investment Market. The UK-based online computer games firm saw its shares close at 221 pence (3.35 euros) higher compared to the IPO price. Gameplay's share price during its IPO reached 135 pence. The company has been valued at 88 million pound sterling as of August 2, 1999 closing price.

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Share value increases by 64%

On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Securities prices, Online services, Internet services, Abstract, Securities, Gameplay.com PLC

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How banker's life, full of intrigue, ended in murder

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French financier Edouard Stern of Lazard Brothers and Company Ltd., was murdered by his mistress Cecile Brossard in February of 2005. The tumultuous relationship came to a head when $1 million delivered to Ms. Brossard's bank account for a set of Chagall paintings was frozen by Mr. Stern.

Legal issues & crime, Investment Banking and Securities Dealing, Investment Banking, France, Executive changes & profiles, Security brokers and dealers, Legal/Government Regulation, Obituary, Officials and employees, Company legal issue, Cases, Investment banks, Crimes against, Murder, Lazard Brothers & Company Ltd., Stern, Edouard, Brossard, Cecile

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Staff, consultants, billboards: Vizzavi keeps on spending

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The article discusses the spending habits of Vizzavi Europe Ltd. and Vivendi Universal S.A. The two companies have invested Euro1.6 billion to begin a service to rival Yahoo, AOL, and MSN.

Radiotelephone communications, Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications, Services introduction, Mobile Radio Services, Services, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Wireless communications services, Vivendi S.A., Vizzavi Europe Ltd.

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