PITTSBURGH, June 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Calgon
Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) announced today that it has
been awarded a contract by Jiaxing Jiayuan Water Co. to
supply 1.1 million pounds of granular activated carbon
(GAC) to the Jiaxing Nanjiao Water Plant in China for
drinking water purification. Terms of the contract were not
disclosed.
The GAC will be installed at the Nanjiao Water Plant
which supplies 40 million gallons of water per day to the
3.3 million residents of Jiaxing, a major city in Zhejiang
Province.
"We are very pleased that Jiaxing Jiayuan Water
selected Calgon Carbon to provide high-quality drinking
water to the residents of Jiaxing," commented James
Fishburne, senior vice president of Calgon Carbon. Mr.
Fishburne added, "Over the last 40 years, Calgon
Carbon has supplied millions of pounds of activated carbon
to municipalities all over the world for drinking water
treatment, and we are committed to serve the rapidly
growing market in China."
Calgon Carbon Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, is a global leader in services and solutions
for making water and air safer and cleaner.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking
statements. This document contains certain statements that
are forward-looking relative to the company's future
strategy and performance. They involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties that may cause the company's actual
results in future periods to be materially different from
any future performance.
For more information, please contact:
Gail Gerono
Calgon Carbon Corporation
Tel: +1-412-787-6795
Includes Similar Technology, Expected Sooner than ZAP-X
SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP) is
launching a new development program for a high-performance
electric vehicle that is affordable for consumers.
(Photo: http://www.xprn.com/xprn/sa/200706261053.jpg )
(Photo: http://www.xprn.com/xprn/sa/200706261050.jpg )
ZAP says that the initial concept phase for the new
vehicle is complete. The targeted price is $30,000, top
speed in excess of 100 mph and range of 100 miles per
charge. Many of the technologies already specified for the
ZAP-X electric car concept will be applied to the new
vehicle, but delivery is expected to be sooner than the
ZAP-X. CEO Steve Schneider said more details of the new
vehicle will be presented at the annual shareholder
meeting, July 29 in Santa Rosa, California.
"With ZAP's experience over the past 12 years and
the groundwork we have already laid, we know that
electricity is the future of the auto industry," said
Schneider. "At the same time, we believe we have a
design that will serve a niche no other manufacturer in the
auto industry is seeking to fill."
Today, ZAP is selling an innovative electric car and
truck design called the XEBRA for about $10,000 that
travels speeds up to 40 MPH. Schneider says the XEBRA was
designed to fill the growing niche for city-speed electric
vehicles. ZAP is marketing them towards government and
municipal fleets as well as short-distance commuters.
ZAP sells the XEBRA through an authorized dealer
network of sales and service centers. ZAP is developing a
number of vehicles for its automotive business plan.
Earlier this year, ZAP introduced a high-performance
compact, or crossover, SUV concept called ZAP-X. ZAP also
has ventures to build cars in China and Brazil.
About ZAP
ZAP has been a leader in advanced transportation
technologies since 1994, delivering over 90,000 vehicles to
consumers in more than 75 countries. At the forefront of
fuel-efficient transportation with new technologies
including energy efficient gas systems, hydrogen, electric,
fuel cell, ethanol, hybrid and other innovative power
systems, ZAP is developing a high-performance crossover SUV
electric car concept called ZAP-X engineered by Lotus
Engineering. The Company recently launched a new portable
energy technology that manages power for mobile electronics
from cell phones to laptops. For product, dealer and
investor information, visit http://www.zapworld.com .
Forward-looking statements in this release are made
pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors
are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation,
continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased
levels of competition for the Company, new products and
technological changes, the Company's dependence upon
third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and
other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
LOS ANGELES, June 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- In response
to reports that the German Defense Ministry has decided not
to allow the upcoming Bryan
Singer-Christopher McQuarrie production
"Valkyrie" to film at German military sites,
United Artists Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Paula
Wagner released the following statement.
"To set the record straight, 'Valkyrie' is a
historically accurate thriller that presents the World War
Two resistance hero Col. Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg as
the heroic and principled figure he was, and we believe it
will go a long way towards reminding the world that even
within the ranks of the German military there was real
resistance to the Nazi regime. 'Valkyrie' was originated
and brought to United Artists by Bryan Singer and
Christopher McQuarrie. Based on the fantastic screenplay
written by Mr. McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, we gave it
the green light. Mr. Singer, the director, then offered the
role of Col. Stauffenberg to Tom Cruise because he thought
he was perfect for the part. Aside from his obvious
admiration of the man he is portraying, Mr. Cruise's
personal beliefs have absolutely no bearing on the movie's
plot, themes, or content. And even though we could shoot
the movie anywhere in the world, we believe Germany is the
only place we can truly do the story justice."
For more information, please contact:
Dennis Rice
United Artists
Tel: +1-310-586-8333
Allan Mayer
42West
Tel: +1-310-556-1155
NEW YORK, June 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Auerbach
Grayson & Company, Inc., a New York-based brokerage
firm that specializes in international trading for U.S.
institutional investors, announced today that it has
expanded its coverage of Asian public companies through an
existing relationship with Taiwan-based broker KGI Group.
Through its exclusive partnership with KGI Group,
Auerbach Grayson will offer its U.S. institutional clients
increased coverage of companies in Hong Kong, Taiwan and
Mainland China. The partnership also allows KGI to build
its international business by servicing Auerbach Grayson's
clients, more than 400 of the largest U.S. institutional
investors. Auerbach Grayson provides U.S. institutions
access to 16 Asian markets through exclusive partnerships
with local brokers similar to the one that it has with KGI.
Those markets include Japan, Korea, Bangladesh, Malaysia,
Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Mongolia.
Founded in Taiwan in 1988, KGI Group has been widely
recognized as the leading full-service broker in the
Asia-Pacific region, providing corporate finance and
securities investment services for the Asia Pacific region
to more than 600,000 clients with US$3 billion in assets
under management. KGI has offices in Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Thailand, Shanghai and Shenzhen. KGI Group has more than
2,000 employees, including investment bankers, analysts and
traders. In 2006, Asiamoney magazine selected KGI Group as
the best local broker with best overall sales, best sales
trading and best execution. The firm has also received
similar awards from other leading industry publications,
including Euromoney, Global Finance and FinanceAsia.
"Our relationship with Auerbach Grayson will
enable KGI Group to continue growing its global business by
building relationships with some of the largest financial
institutions in the world and offering them greater color
and better execution in the markets we know best,"
said Kevin Pi, Head of Greater China Sales & Sales
Trading at KGI Group.
"With U.S. institutional investing in Asia's
capital markets at an all-time high, Auerbach Grayson is
very pleased to build upon our relationship with KGI that
offers our clients access to one of the top-ranked brokers
in this fast-growing region," said David Grayson,
Managing Director and co-founder of Auerbach Grayson.
"KGI's in-depth knowledge of how their markets work
will be a tremendous asset to our clients."
About Auerbach Grayson
Founded in 1993 in New York City, Auerbach Grayson (
http://www.agco.com ) offers a full range of global
in-depth research, trade execution and settlement services
in equities, derivatives and fixed-income instruments to
U.S. institutional clients through its network of local
broking partners in 103 countries. The firm also provides
and implements hedging and arbitrage strategies. Auerbach
Grayson is a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers (NASD) and the Securities investor
Protection Corporation (SIPC).
For more information, please contact:
David S. Grayson
Auerbach Grayson & Co.
Tel: +1-212-453-3533
Email: david@agco.com
Marc Weinstein
Spring, O'Brien & Co.
Tel: +1-212-620-7100 x216
Email: marcw@spring-obrien.com
- Trains Trump Planes and Cars as "Green" Travel
Option
UTRECHT, the Netherlands, June 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/
-- Last year people took more than two billion journeys on
scheduled airlines worldwide, up four percent over 2005,
according to the International Civil Aviation Organization.
IATA, the International Air Transport Association, predicts
another 500 million passengers will take to the skies by
2010. With jet aircraft emitting 23 kilograms of CO2 per
100 passenger kilometres, that's a lot of carbon dioxide
being dumped into the atmosphere. Cars do somewhat better
at a little less than 18 kilograms, but trains outdo them
both at under five kilograms of CO2 per 100 passenger
kilometres. (1)
Carbon dioxide emissions from cars and planes play a
huge role in air pollution and global warming. Indeed, a
report from the US General Accounting Office earlier this
year affirmed their contribution to climate change and
warned that emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse
gases will increase as commercial jet travel continues to
grow worldwide. While people can't be expected to stop
flying, they can still make wise decisions to help reduce
their carbon footprint during holiday travel. In Europe,
taking the train instead of renting a car or jetting around
on low cost airlines is a sure-fire way to lessen the
environmental impact of travel. Mr. Ian Byrne, Deputy
Director of the National Energy Foundation, based in the
UK, agrees.
"If you're concerned about contributing to global
climate change," advises Mr. Byrne, "remember
that rail is always a better option than flying. The carbon
dioxide emissions from a return economy flight from Paris to
Berlin, for example, would allow a rail user to go from
Paris to Berlin, then on to Vienna, Venice, Rome and back
to Paris - with enough left over for two return trips from
Paris to Amsterdam - so you could take a friend!"
The Eurail network that covers most of Europe with its
wide range of flexible and affordable rail passes makes it
easy to travel "green."
The average Eurail Global Pass Passenger, for example,
travels more than 6,500 kilometres while using the pass.
Trains covering that distance emit 0.3 tons of CO2, while
cars and planes put out more than a ton of CO2. Travellers
can calculate their personal emissions using the carbon
calculators on the CarbonNeutral.Com website.
Aside from the environmental benefits, taking the train
can make the journey as enjoyable as the destination.
Europe's fast, sleek trains go efficiently from city centre
to city centre with a minimal use of land compared to most
motorway systems. Since there is little urban sprawl,
passengers enjoy a window seat on passing views of fairy
tale castles, forested hillsides, sleepy villages and
bustling towns. What's more, trains rarely encounter
mechanical or weather delays, and none of the frequent
congestion that can not only stall traffic in the air and
on the ground, but also further waste fuel and increase
greenhouse gases. It just makes sense to take the train
whenever possible.
Eurail offers a range of flexible and affordable rail
passes. The classic Eurail Global Pass covers 18 countries
and gives travellers the freedom to travel as far as they
want, when they want, as long as they want.
For those wanting to visit a handful of countries, the
Eurail Select Pass can be tailor-made to allow travel in
any combination of 3, 4 or 5 countries, provided they are
linked by rail or shipping line. In response to the growing
trend for shorter vacations to fewer countries, Eurail has
introduced Eurail Regional Passes, valid in two bordering
European countries and Eurail National Passes, allowing the
in-depth discovery of a single country by rail.
In 2007, Eurail introduced some exciting new
destinations to the National Pass range including Italy,
Portugal and the Republic of Ireland.
The EURAIL Group comprises 27 railways and shipping
lines, as well as several bonus partners. For more
information about Eurail see http://www.EurailGroup.com .
To purchase, go to www.Eurail.com or one of Eurail's
authorized sales agents worldwide: ACP Rail International
(eurail-acprail.com); Flight Centre (flightcentre.com);
OctopusTravel.com and Rail Europe 4A
(raileurope.fr/wheretobuy).
Editor's Notes:
Eurail Countries: Countries participating in the Eurail
Pass offer are:
Austria (including Liechtenstein), Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France (including Monaco),
Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
and Switzerland. Note: participating countries vary per
pass type.
Images: High-resolution photographs of European trains
may be downloaded from Eurail's media library at
http://eurail.informationstore.net/
Technical note: The example given by the National
Energy Foundation is based on return CO2 emissions to
Berlin estimated at 0.38 tons, before any radiative forcing
effect (which some authorities believe means that the
equivalent at ground level would be almost 3 times as
much). The rail trip is based on typical electric
high-speed trains, without taking into account the very low
CO2 emissions associated with the nuclear industry in
France.
(1)"Railways and the Environment," by the
Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
and the International Union of Railways, 2004,
http://www.cer.be .
For more information, please contact:
Mrs Ana Dias e Seixas, Marketing Manager,
Eurail Group G.I.E.,
Tel: +31-30-850-0125,
Email: a.diaseseixas@eurail.nl
SHANGHAI, June 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Digital Media
Group Company
Limited (DMG), China's leading supplier of digital media
technologies and the
largest digital media operator inside subway systems, today
announced that it
will invest, build and exclusively operate PIDS (Passenger
Information and
Direction System) in Beijing Metro Line 4. The DMG digital
media network now
covers 11 lines in 7 cities including Shanghai, Beijing,
Hong Kong,
Chongqing, Tianjin, Shenzhen and Nanjing.
(Logo:
http://www.xprn.com.cn:9080/xprn/sa/200704181538.jpg )
DMG's latest version of PIDS 3.0 will be used in
Beijing Metro Line 4,
covering platforms, trains, ticket halls, entrances,
interchange passages and
tunnels. When the system is completed, it will be one of
the most advanced
systems in the industry and a world class leader. The
system will provide
updated information such as train directions, routes,
emergency information
and integrated services to passengers through more than
2,000 high-definition
display panels.
PIDS 3.0 has two-way broadcasting capabilities with
real-time broadcast
signals sent to trains and real-time monitoring of train
compartment images
sending back. PIDS 3.0 is also linked with fire alarm
systems, automatic
dispatch systems, train monitoring systems, operation
control centers and
command centers. It can broadcast emergency announcements
and evacuation
information to passengers in the trains, platforms, station
halls and
entrances during events. Through the system, operators at
the command centers
can send unique messages to each and every display panel at
different
stations, trains or compartments. PIDS 3.0 is the most
reliable and a truly
user friendly system for the subway authorities.
Beijing Metro Line 4 is the first metro line in China
to adopt PPP
(Public Private Partnership), in cooperation with Hong Kong
MTR Corporation
to build and operate a public transportation system.
Beijing Metro Line 4 is
a north-south traffic artery that is 28.2 km long and has
24 stations along
the route. It will run through densely populated
residential areas (Majialou -
Xuanwumen), central business areas (Xidan - Xinjiekou),
high-tech areas
known as the "Chinese Silicon
Valley"(Xueyuannanlu - Zhongguancun),
university towns (Peking University - Tsinghua University)
and famous scenic
areas (Yuanminyuan - Beigongmen). The 10 interchange
stations in the central
areas of the city provide interchanges with the existing
Line 1, Line 2, and
Line 13 and the future Line 6, Line 7, Line 9, Line 12 and
Line 14.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.DMGtv.com
For more information, please contact:
Philip Wong
Tel: +86-21-62884255x878
Email: Philip.wong@dmgtv.com
Transaction is a Key Strategic Step in Building GLG's
Global Business
LONDON, June 25 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- GLG Partners
("GLG"), a leading alternative asset manager with
gross assets under management of over $20 billion, today
announces that it plans to access the public markets
through a reverse acquisition transaction with Freedom
Acquisition Holdings, Inc. ("Freedom") (Amex:
FRH). This transaction values GLG at approximately $3.4
billion based on Freedom's closing price on June 22, 2007,
and has been unanimously approved by the board of Freedom.
Under the terms of the agreement, the owners of GLG
will receive from Freedom $1 billion in cash and 230
million shares of Freedom common stock on a fully diluted
basis. The transaction is subject to Freedom shareholder
approval, regulatory approval and other customary closing
conditions. Assuming these conditions are met, GLG
anticipates completing the transaction early in the fourth
quarter of this year.
The combined company will be named GLG Partners, Inc.
Shares of the combined company are expected to trade on the
New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
"GLG" upon consummation of the transaction. GLG
will also explore the merits of a dual listing in Europe.
Based on the closing price of Freedom's shares on Friday,
June 22, 2007, Freedom's shareholders will own
approximately 28 percent and current GLG equity holders
will own approximately 72 percent of the combined company's
shares on a fully diluted basis. Upon completion of the
transaction, GLG's equity holders have committed to
reinvest approximately 50% of their after tax cash proceeds
into GLG's funds at full fees.
GLG is the largest independent alternative investment
manager in Europe and the eleventh largest alternative
asset manager in the world. GLG has built a highly
scalable investment platform, infrastructure and support
system, which represents a combination of world-class
investment talent, cutting-edge technology and rigorous
controls and risk management. GLG manages over 40 funds,
as well as managed accounts for high net worth individuals
and institutions, using both alternative and long only
strategies and products. These strategies and products
have generated substantial absolute returns since
inception, during periods of both supportive and difficult
market conditions.
"This strategic transaction is an important step
in building GLG's global business, affording us the
opportunity to increase brand awareness and expand in major
targeted markets, including the US, Middle East and
Asia," said Noam Gottesman, Founder, Managing Director
and Co-CEO of GLG. "Accessing the public markets
through Freedom allows GLG to take full advantage of our
highly scalable infrastructure as well as our recent growth
and track record of success to expand our client
relationships and distribution capabilities. In addition
it will provide us with a publicly traded equity currency
with which to compete for, retain and incentivize the most
talented and sought after professionals in our industry and
pursue our growth strategies."
"GLG is one of the world's most successful
multi-strategy asset managers with an experienced team of
highly-regarded investment professionals and a long history
of strong and sustained investment performance," said
Martin E. Franklin, Chairman of Freedom.
"GLG's highly scalable asset management platform
represents an excellent investment opportunity for our
shareholders. We look forward to working with the
management team of GLG as they continue to grow the
company's business and expand into the US and other dynamic
global markets," added Nicolas Berggruen, President and
CEO of Freedom.
Upon consummation of the acquisition, Noam Gottesman
will become Chairman of the Board and Co-CEO of the
combined company. Emmanuel Roman, currently Managing
Director and Co-CEO of GLG, will become Co-CEO of the
combined company. The board of directors of the combined
company will be Noam Gottesman and Emmanuel Roman of GLG;
Nicolas Berggruen, President and CEO of Freedom and founder
of Berggruen Holdings; Martin E. Franklin, Chairman of
Freedom and Chairman and CEO of Jarden Corporation; James
N. Hauslein, a director of Freedom and former Chairman of
Sunglass Hut International, Inc.; William P. Lauder, a
director of Freedom and President and CEO of The Estee
Lauder Companies, Inc.; Paul Myners, Chairman of Land
Securities Group plc; Ian Ashken, Chief Financial Officer
of Jarden Corporation; and Peter Weinberg, Partner of
Perella Weinberg Partners. Further board appointments will
be made in due course. Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and
Emmanuel Roman will continue as Managing Directors of GLG.
"GLG has built an experienced and highly-regarded
team of investment professionals representing decades of
experience in the alternative asset management
industry," said Pierre Lagrange, Founder and Managing
Director of GLG.
"The combined company will build on Freedom's
existing shareholder base and leverage the deep experience
of its founders. With their support, and expanded access
to the capital markets, we look forward to building our
global brand, extending our strong investment track record,
expanding our investment products and strategies, and
leveraging on our success in Europe and the UK to penetrate
other major markets" said Emmanuel Roman, Co-CEO and
Managing Director of GLG.
In order to finance the acquisition of GLG, Freedom
will use the proceeds from its initial public offering and
borrow the balance (up to $570 million) from a committed
third party lender to obtain the $1 billion of cash
necessary to pay the cash portion of the purchase price.
In addition, Freedom and its subsidiaries will issue 230
million shares of common stock on a fully diluted basis
valued at $2.4 billion (based on the closing price of
Freedom's shares on Friday, June 22, 2007) to the GLG
equity holders.
Certain additional information, including historical
financial information and data on GLG such as assets under
management (AUM) and AUM growth rates, will be contained in
a management presentation which will be made public and
filed by Freedom with the Securities and Exchange
Commission today.
Perella Weinberg Partners is serving as financial
advisor to GLG and Citi is serving as financial advisor to
Freedom. Chadbourne & Parke LLP is serving as legal
counsel to GLG and Greenberg Traurig PA is serving as legal
counsel to Freedom.
Istithmar and Sal. Oppenheim Acquire Strategic
Interests in GLG
GLG confirms today that Istithmar and Sal. Oppenheim
have each entered into agreements to acquire 3% ownership
positions in GLG and to invest into various GLG managed
funds. These transactions are expected to close in July
2007.
Istithmar, an investment vehicle of the Government of
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, was established in 2003.
Istithmar is headquartered in Dubai, with offices in
Shanghai and New York.
Founded in 1789 and based in Cologne, Sal. Oppenheim
is one of Europe's leading private banks with approximately
?138 billion in assets under management.
Both Istithmar and Sal. Oppenheim have purchased their
ownership interests from a former principal of GLG.
Commenting on these strategic investments Noam
Gottesman said "We welcome these two experienced and
highly respected world-class investors. In addition to
their ownership interests, Istithmar and Sal. Oppenheim
will help to support the further development and expansion
of our business in the Middle East and Europe."
Investor/Analyst Conference Call and Webcast
GLG will be hosting a conference call for investors and
analysts at 13.30 GMT / 08.30 EST. The dial in details
are: +44 (0) 20 7162 0125 or +1 334 323 6203. To access a
webcast of the conference call, please register via GLG's
website http://www.glgpartners.com .
About GLG
GLG, the largest independent alternative asset manager
in Europe and the eleventh largest globally, offers its
base of long-standing prestigious clients a diverse range
of investment products and account management services.
GLG's focus is on preserving client's capital and achieving
consistent, superior absolute returns with low volatility
and low correlations to both the equity and fixed income
markets. Since its inception in 1995, GLG has built on the
roots of its founders in the private wealth management
industry to develop into one of the world's largest and
most recognized alternative investment managers, while
maintaining its tradition of client-focused product
development and customer service. As of the opening of
trading on June 1, 2007, GLG managed gross AUM of over $20
billion.
About Freedom
Freedom is a blank check company incorporated in
Delaware in 2006 to effect a merger, stock exchange, asset
acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination
with an operating business or businesses, which it believes
has significant growth potential. Freedom consummated its
initial public offering on December 28, 2006.
Additional Information
Freedom intends to file with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) a preliminary proxy statement in
connection with the proposed acquisition and to mail a
definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to
Freedom stockholders. Stockholders of Freedom and other
interested persons are advised to read, when available,
Freedom's preliminary proxy statement, and amendments
thereto, and definitive proxy statement in connection with
Freedom's solicitation of proxies for the special meeting
to be held to approve the acquisition because these proxy
statements will contain important information about GLG,
Freedom and the proposed acquisition. The definitive proxy
statement will be mailed to stockholders as of a record date
to be established for voting on the acquisition.
Stockholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the
preliminary and definitive proxy statements, without
charge, once available, at the SEC's Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Freedom
Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 1114 Avenue of the Americas,
41st floor, New York, New York 10036, telephone (212)
380-2230.
Freedom and its directors and Chief Executive Officer
may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies
from Freedom's stockholders. A list of the names of those
directors and the Chief Executive Officer and descriptions
of their interests in Freedom is contained in Freedom's
prospectus dated December 21, 2006, which is filed with the
SEC, and will also be contained in Freedom's proxy statement
when it becomes available. Freedom's stockholders may
obtain additional information about the interests of its
directors and Chief Executive Officer in the acquisition by
reading Freedom's proxy statement when it becomes
available.
Nothing in this press release should be construed as,
or is intended to be, a solicitation for or an offer to
provide investment advisory services.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains statements relating to
future results of GLG and Freedom (including certain
projections and business trends) that are
"forward-looking statements" as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual
results may differ materially from those projected as a
result of certain risks and uncertainties. For GLG, these
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
market conditions for GLG managed investment funds,
performance of GLG managed investment funds and the related
impact on revenue and fund inflows/outflows, operational
risk, and risks related to the use of leverage, the use of
derivatives, interest rates and currency fluctuations. For
Freedom, factors include, but are not limited to: the
successful combination of Freedom with GLG's business,
Freedom's inability to obtain additional financing to
complete the transaction, and the limited liquidity and
trading of its securities. Additional information on these
and other factors that may cause actual results and
Freedom's performance to differ materially is included in
the Freedom's periodic reports filed with the SEC,
including but not limited to Freedom's Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006 and subsequent Form 10-Q.
Copies may be obtained by contacting Freedom or the SEC.
Freedom and GLG caution readers not to place undue reliance
upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of
the date made. Freedom and GLG do not undertake or accept
any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to
reflect any change in their expectations or any change in
events, conditions or circumstance on which any such
statement is based. These forward-looking statements are
made only as of the date hereof, and Freedom and GLG
undertake no obligation to update or revise the
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required
by law.
For more information, please contact:
Investors or analysts
Simon White, Chief Financial Officer
GLG
Tel: +44-20-7016-7000
Email: simon.white@glgpartners.com
Michael Hodes, Acting Director of Investor Relations
GLG
Tel: +44-20-7016-7000 or +1-212-224-7200
Email: michael.hodes@glgpartners.com
Freedom (in US)
Martin E. Franklin, Chairman
Tel: +1-914-967-9400
Freedom (in Europe)
Nicolas Berggruen, President and CEO
Tel: +44-20-7861-0985
Media
Rupert Younger or Amanda Lee
Finsbury
Tel: +44-20-7251-3801
Email: rupert.younger@finsbury.com or
amanda.lee@finsbury.com
Andy Merrill
Finsbury
Tel: +1-212-303-7600
Email: andy.merrill@finsbury.com
Web: http://www.glgpartners.com
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| 2007年06月25日 いよいよ、ビッグイベント2回目を7月14・15日で開催。
単なるﾘﾌｫｰﾑの時代は終わり、ｴﾝﾄﾞﾕｰｻﾞｰが求めているものを常に研究しています。
そんな中、全世界では地球温暖化問題や人と環境に優しいと言った、環境配慮型ﾘﾌｫｰﾑが求められています。
再生工房では単なるﾘﾌｫｰﾑを超えたｵﾝﾘｰﾜﾝﾘﾌｫｰﾑ＋環境配慮型REFORM宣言をさせて頂いております。
それは、他社では真似出来ない様な差別化商材を使う他、特殊ﾙｰﾄにより商品を安く仕入れるなど･･･。多々御座います。
今回も地域を限定し、地域密着でｴﾝﾄﾞﾕｰｻﾞｰに満足していただく為のﾘﾌｫｰﾑﾌｪｱにしたいと思います。
商品の売り込みや押し売りは一切致しません。
そして、再生工房をご理解いただけたお客様に限り、最善で最高で最良の商材でﾘﾌｫｰﾑという商品をお届けしたいのです。 |
| 2007年06月25日 インターネットの宅配・デリバリー専門サイト「出前館」（6,800店舗加盟） 「予約館」における、関西エリアでの初のサービス展開となります。 ゼンショーの運営する「すき家」は、全国に直営店846店舗（2007年5月末）を 今回、「すき家」のネット予約受付を開始することにより、ゼンショーは、テ 一方、利用者は、パソコンや携帯電話の画面で、「すき家」の約30種類（店舗 夢の街は、「すき家」が「予約館」に加盟し「牛丼」のジャンルが新設された
【株式会社ゼンショー 会社概要】（東証一部：7550）
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| 2007年06月25日 中国工場での品質管理・コンプライアンス教育の安全・確実な実施と徹底をサポート 東京--（ビジネスワイヤ）--ティー・ティー・ティー株式会社（東京都豊島区、代表取締役：尾崎博嗣）は、日本企業の中国工場で、品質管理、コンプライアンスなど、日本国内の工場に勤務する社員と同一レベルの社員教育を、安全かつ低コストに行う事を可能にするITツール「USB老師」を販売する。 「日本企業を含む多国籍企業の中国国内生産拠点に従事する社員の教育は、不良によるロットアウトをなくし、能率を上げる目的や、コンプライアンスを徹底する為に、今や必須事項となっております。一方、遠隔地に勤務する社員に教育を行うために、製造工程教育等の社内情報を提供する事は、結果的に情報漏えいに繋がりかねず、コストとセメモリュリティの問題を前に、実行に踏み切れていない会社も少なくありません」と、代表取締役の尾崎は述べています。 今回ティー・ティー・ティーが開発、販売を開始する製品は、USBメモリを利用した、セキュリティを確保しながら、低コストに、遠隔地の社員教育を実行できる製品です。USBメモリを与えられた社員は、会社又は自宅のパソコンにUSBメモリを挿入し、データセンタから中国語教育プレゼンテーションムービーをダウンロードし、Video On Demandでトレーニングを行います。USBメモリが暗号鍵となっており、且つセンター側から各USBメモリの権限に関するコントロールを可能にしているため、一度ローカルディスクにコピーされたデータの閲覧さえも、センター側で管理することが可能になっています。 開発費投資が不要で、企業経営者の判断により個別社員別の教育を行うことも可能です。また、数百～数千人の社員に、時間と場所を問わない教育が可能となります。 USB老師の販売開始に伴い、ティー・ティー・ティーは中国での代理店を同時に募集致します。詳しくは、ティー・ティー・ティーまで御問合せ下さい。 お問い合わせ先： |
| 2007年06月25日 インキュベクス株式会社では、7月20日（金） １３時３０分より 前回は、54社にものぼる受講者様を集め、
実際の営業で役に立つ考え方、ノウハウが満載のこの講座。 みなさま、ぜひお越しください！来て損のない無料講座です！！ ------------------------------------------------------- 「双方向コミュニケーション時代のWEBマーケティングセミナー」 7月20日（金） ■時間 13時30分時～ 16時00時終了予定 ■特別講師 株式会社ECホールディングス 代表取締役社長 井関貴博 氏
・東海道新幹線・ＪＲ横浜線・市営地下鉄線「新横浜」駅より徒歩４分 ------------------------------------------------------- 「ＷＥＢマーケティングセミナー」とは、 ユーザー参加型のＷＥＢサイトを構築し、 営業マンに変わって、ＷＥＢサイトだけで直接仕事を受注する 講師は、前回に引き続き、株式会社ＥＣホールディングスの 代表取締役社長 井関貴博氏。 ＥＣホールディングス様は、プレスリリースやコミュニティ、ＳＮＳ、 ２００６年の開業以来、「笑っていいとも」、「ザ・ワイド」、「ズームイ 全米ＮＯ．１のサプリメント企業で、ＷＥＢでの口コミ戦術によって ＷＥＢ上だけで、クライアントに月商１０００万円～４０億円の売り ◇ 「営業ができない。」「人的な手間をかけず、ＷＥＢサイトだけで仕事を獲得したい。」 そのようなお悩みをお持ちの方は、
■開催場所 ・東海道新幹線・ＪＲ横浜線・市営地下鉄線「新横浜」駅より徒歩４分 ■費用 無料 ■定員 20名 ■申し込み方法 以下担当までメール、電話にてご連絡ください。 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― インキュベクス株式会社 ＵＲＬ http://www.inquvex.co.jp ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― |
| 2007年06月25日 ■製品・サービス詳細 ■特徴 「菜箱-nabako-」の企画はこの３つの柱を前提条件にスタートしています。 また「３６５日アニバーサリー」というコンセプトのもと、大切な人の誕生日、父の日、母の日、お中元やお歳暮などの季節のご挨拶、冠婚葬祭のお礼に、もらって嬉しい、食べて美味しい健康に配慮した贈り物としてご利用いただけます。 |
| 2007年06月25日 報道機関各位 2007年6月25日 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ http://www.scoacamp.com ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SCOA スコア (Sports Camp of America)（所在地：東京都練馬区 J.R. ベスト）と財団法人キープ協会（所在地：山梨県北杜市高根町清里）は、アメリカから来日するアスリート達と、スポーツを楽しみながら生きた英語に触れられる『英語サマースポーツキャンプ』の募集を開始しました。 スコア英語サマースポーツキャンプの内容は、次のとおりです。 ■キャンプ詳細 第二回目となる今年のキャンプには、厳しい面接審査を通過したスポーツ選手達8名がアメリカから来日します。スコアで経験できるスポーツは、タックルなどのコンタクトがないフラッグフットボールとチアリーディングで、これらのスポーツ以外にも、サマーキャンプには欠くことのできない様々なアクティビティやゲームが行われます。 今年はチア部門にNBA全米プロバスケットボールリーグLAクリッパーズのダンスチームのキャプテンを、フットボール部門には、カリフォルニア大学でスタープレーヤーとして活躍した選手をそれぞれヘッドコーチとして迎え入れます。キャンプ参加対象となるのは、小学3年から中学3年までで、英会話力、フットボールやチアリーディングの経験などは全く問いません。 SCOAは、「TPR（全身反応教授法 ）」という言語指導法をベースにしています。TPRは、幼児が母語を習得する過程を応用したもので、言葉と動作を結びつけることにより、母語である日本語を介すことなく、英語を直接体感して理解するアプローチです。TPRは初級学習者に特に効果的であり、スポーツをしながら英語でコミュニケーションをとるSCOAには最適です。 ■特長 共催団体であり、キャンプ会場ともなるキープ協会は、アイスクリームで有名な清泉寮を運営しており、キャンプ中の食事は、ジャージー牛乳や、地元でとれた新鮮な野菜、手作りハムなどが中心となります。 ■実施概要 ■応募要項 ■申し込み方法 ■説明会開催のお知らせ 【SCOA スコア (Sports Camp of America)とは】 主宰者のJ.R.ベストは高校・大学とフットボール部に所属。カリフォルニア大学バークレー校にてMBAを取得後、銀行勤務、コンサルティング会社経営を経て、現在に至る。ベスト圭子はUCLAにて応用言語学・英語教授法修士号を取得後、カリフォルニア大学アーバイン校で日本語教育に従事、後にシリコンバレーの日系半導体製造企業の研究開発所で通訳として勤め、現在に至る。カリフォルニア州知事シュワルツネッガー氏の来日時には、当時の小泉首相との会談などで通訳をしている。 【本件の連絡先】 SCOA スコア (Sports Camp of America) 関連サイト： |
| 2007年06月25日 マッチングッド株式会社（所在地：東京都港区 代表取締役：斉藤康輔） ■『マッチングッド』とは 数十社のクライアントである人材紹介会社のノウハウが凝縮された
１．御社のホームページをはじめとした、【en】転職コンサルタント・イーキャリアFAなどの求人サイトに、 ２．Word・Excel・PDF形式の履歴書・求人票ファイルの中身も検索できることから、 ３．インターネット上の求人案件を自動収集して、御社の求職者とマッチングできることから、 ４．メールの送信だけではなく、受信もできることから、
１．『マッチングッド』には存在しないが、御社で独自に管理したいデータ項目を、 ２．より使いやすいシステムになるよう、
製品名：マッチングッド
名称：マッチングッド株式会社 |
| 2007年06月25日
報道機関各位 2007年6月25日 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 兵庫県播磨地域に特化した、ブログで作るポータルサイト「てんこもり」を 関連URLは以下のとおりです。 てんこもり 谷五郎の笑って暮らそう！ 谷五郎氏公式ページ
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| 2007年06月25日 ゲッティ イメージズ 音楽産業へ進出！ 商業用写真、フィルムのインターネット販売を行う、世界最大規模のビジュアルコンテンツプロバイダー、ゲッティ イメージズ（本社：ワシントン州シアトル、日本法人代表取締役 ショーンF. ムーニー ゲッティ イメージズの創設者及びCEOのジョナサン・クライン（Jonathan Klein）は、「ゲッティ イメージズは、過去１２年、画像コンテンツ産業を推し進め、パートナーとお客様に、この分野のほとんどの主要な先進技術や新しい機会を提供してきました。画像市場は、かつて統一性がなく、不十分で、よく理解されなかったように、今日の商用音楽のライセンシングもそのような状況にあるという意見が浸透しています。 Pump Audioの創設者及びCEOのスティーブ・エリス（Steve Ellis）は、「私たちは、お客様および音楽と画像を、毎日必要とする『新種』のクリエーターの方々のために、一箇所（ﾜﾝｽﾄｯﾌﾟ）で全てが揃えられる、信頼性のあるサービスを確立していきます。アーティストたちが公正に取り扱われ、料金を払ってもらえるようになるべきだという思いから、私たちはこのユニークな音楽配信を始めました。 《ゲッティ イメージズについて》 〔リリースに関しての問合せ〕 〔ゲッティ イメージズ ジャパン〕 |
| 2007年06月26日 「板金車検リクエスト」サイトを運営する株式会社鈑金オークションコム（代表取締役：澤井光司）は、「キズへこみの見積りから板金オークションまで行うことができるプログラム」を無料利用できるフリーソフト扱いにして全国一斉公開致します。
この見積りソフトコンテンツを加えることで、見積り希望するお客様
株式会社鈑金オークションコム（代表取締役：澤井光司）は、「板金車検リクエスト」サイト内で展開している「キズへこみの見積りから板金オークションまで行うことができるプログラム」を、板金工場/整備工場/車検工場/ガソリンスタンド/車買取店/中古車販売店/その他サイト運営者様向けに誰でも無料利用できるフリーソフト扱いにして、全国のサイト運営者を対象に一般公開致しました。
● 市場の背景 ● 具体的にお客様は車にキズへこみができた場合、デーラーや修理工場・ガソリンスタンドなどで修理金額の見積りを依頼していました。 しかし、修理の見積り金額は、お店によってすべて異なっているのが実情です。 そのため、高いとは思いつつも妥協し、知っているお店で修理をしていました。
一方、「軽補修の見積りソフト」は、デーラーや軽補修店のチェーン店などが１ヶ月あたり○万円の使用料をソフト販売企業に支払っています。 大半の板金工場・整備工場・ガソリンスタンド・車買取店・中古車販売店などで、「軽補修の見積りソフト」を契約し利用しているケースは少ないものです。 したがって、これらのお店の見積り金額は「勘による見積り」となり、見積り金額を聞くたびに違う事もありました。 そのためお客様は、安い見積りをするお店は「いいかげんな修理をするのではないか？」 逆に高い見積りを提示するお店は「お金のボッタクリをしているのではないか？」と思えているのです。
以上、２つの理由からお客様と自動車関連事業者様にご利用いただけるように、「軽補修の見積りソフト」を弊社のホームページで、誰でも無料で利用できるソフトとして運営しています。
● フリ－ソフトにする理由 ● 弊社は、「板金車検リクエスト」サイト内において、日本で初めて自動車のキズ・ヘコミの見積りソフトを誰でも利用できるコンテンツとして平成１２年１２月より運営しております。 ちなみに弊社が開発したこの見積りソフトは、これまでにも「大手車買取企業」や「自動車関連ソフト制作企業」より、同じソフトを制作してほしい。と○千万円もの価格で商談を受けている軽補修の見積りプログラムです。 そこで一定以上の利用がないように弊社サイトの利用量を調整するために、広報活動も控え検索エンジンにも載らないように対処していました。
具体的に、軽補修見積りプログラムをフリーソフト扱いにし、様々なサイトを「入口」とすることでお客様に利用しやすくし、より多くの皆様にご利用いただけるように致しました。 この機会に、是非貴社ホームページに、下記アドレスを貼り付けていただき貴社ホームページのコンテンツにお加え下さい。
ＵＲＬ：http://www.bankin-request.com/auction/2_1.php
■利用するメリット １、自社のホームページに、軽補修の見積りソフトをコンテンツにすることは不可能でした。 ２、既存顧客へのサービスはもちろんのこと、ホームページを訪れる顧客を増やす手段となる。
■ご利用の流れ １、自社ホームページのコンテンツとして、下記アドレスを貼り付ける。 ２、修理依頼の場合は、お客様の申込み情報が貴社にメール送信される。
★貴社が電話受付けした場合の、全国対応プログラムのご提供 ★電話受付代行サービスのアウトソーシングシステムのご提供
■お客様向け無料サービス ★最安値で、車のキズ・ヘコミが修理できるオークションサービス ★最安値で、車検が受けられるオークションサービス ★自動車保険料の値上がりを一部補償してくれるサービス
■企業案内 □会社名：株式会社鈑金オークションコム □代表取締役：澤井 光司 □所在地：岐阜県大垣市今宿６－５２－１６ □電 話：0584-75-5011 □ＦＡＸ：0584-75-5013 □会社概要 URL:http://www.bankin-request.com/admin/admin.php
□事業概要内容ムービー URL：http://www.skyalliance.net/open/bankinauctioncom/ □設 立：2004年5月 □資本金：1,750万円 □Ｅ-mail:bankin@vb.softopia.or.jp □運営サイト：http://www.bankin-request.com
■ お問い合わせ先 ■ 株式会社鈑金オークションコム 電 話：０１２０－５６２－９５４ 担当：澤井 |
| 2007年06月26日 報道関係各位 2007年6月26日 ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ～独自の新配信ソリューション「BOOSTER」でPCユーザーへアプローチ～ 詳細はこちら⇒ http://www.nanopro.jp/newsrelease/pdf/20070626.pdf ■概要■ プレスリリース⇒ http://www.nanopro.jp/newsrelease/pdf/20070626.pdf
配信は、音楽・映像などエンターテインメント分野においてデジタル配信事業 プレスリリース⇒ http://www.nanopro.jp/newsrelease/pdf/20070626.pdf
◆「BOOSTER」について
【ソリューション及びアフェリエイト販売システムに関するお問い合わせ先】 |
| 2007年06月26日 プレスリリース 2007年６月23日 報道関係者各位
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| 2007年06月26日 ■手近にあるペットボトルをリユース（再利用）して、誰にでもカンタンにできるエコ活動の紹介です。明るい太陽の下、ペットじょうろで樹木やお花に水やりをすると、心身ともにすがすがしさとエコ心が自然と育まれます。 ■環境教育というと3Ｒを中心としたエコ活動が段々と定着してきていますが、今回は「親・子・マゴの三世代交流」「ご近所交流」という目的を加えているのが特徴です。環境教育に徳育を盛り込んで、「環境徳育」という分野を新しく開拓しようという試みです。教材としまして、まずはペットボトルをリユースして「ペットじょうろ」をつくります。誰にでもカンタンに出来て、しかも楽しい！２００６年度は、、全国からたくさんの小学生が応募してくれました。近くの公園で木に水を上げたり、ご近所の家の花壇にごあいさつをしながら水やりをしたり、道路に水で自分の名前を書いたり。親戚のおばあちゃんの家に、夏休みに遊びにいくときに一緒に持っていって畑に水やりをした人。中でも秀作だったのは、お散歩しているワンちゃんに途中でお水を飲ませて上げて、オピッコしたらそのままお水で流して後始末するという「ペットマナー」を題材にした作品。 ■環境徳育グッズ 「ペットじょうろ」とは・・・ 1）ペットボトルから、製品名フィルムをはずす。 2）ペットボトルにペットじょうろをつける。
●応募対象年齢 小学生以下 ●一般の方で参加ご希望の方は、「２００円分の切手」を同封の上、 環境徳育推進協議会 事務局 www.airhaus.jp エアハウストップページ |