Pearson to sell German FT stake

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UK publisher Pearson PLC is selling its 50% stake in the German newspaper Financial Times Deutschland to Gruner + Jahr AG. The deal provides Pearson with a licensing fee for the FT name and content. Although the deal value was not disclosed, Pearson's gross asset share in FT Deutschland was approximately $11.9 mil as of Dec. 31, 2007.

Book publishing, Book Publishers, Printing & Publishing, Commercial Printing, Germany, Printing industry, Pearson PLC, Commercial printing industry, Gruner + Jahr AG, Financial Times Deutschland (Newspaper)

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BAE Systems sets integration deadline

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Article about how BAE Systems has set the deadline for the integration of British Aerospace PLC and Marconi Electronic Systems. Chairman Richard Evans said that the integration is to be completed within a year, and that a major goal will be to avoid the merger mistakes of the firm's American defense competitors.

United Kingdom, United States, Asset sales & divestitures, Foreign operations, Executive changes & profiles, Aircraft & Parts, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing, Management, Brief Article, Aircraft industry, BAE SYSTEMS PLC, BAE Systems (Farnborough, United Kingdom), Evans, Richard, Marconi Electronic Systems Ltd.

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Informa adds databases with Datamonitor deal: information provider continues expansion in $995 million pact

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U.K.-based information company Informa Group PLC has announced that it will purchase market intelligence firm Datamonitor PLC in a deal valued at $995 mil. The price involves a 2.2% premium on Datamonitor shares.

Securities issued, listed, Periodicals, Information retrieval services, Periodical publishing, Securities, Company securities, Informa Group PLC, Datamonitor PLC

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