Global IPOs to continue rise, indicates E&Y July 6, 2010 A REPORT by Ernst & Young shows global IPO activity has continued its momentum despite current market conditions. The figures, which come from E&Y’s seventh annual global IPO report, demonstrates both in terms of funds raised and deals completed that the momentum created in the first quarter has been sustained into the second of this [...]
Global IPOs to continue rise, indicates E&Y July 6, 2010 A REPORT by Ernst & Young shows global IPO activity has continued its momentum despite current market conditions. The figures, which come from E&Y’s seventh annual global IPO report, demonstrates both in terms of funds raised and deals completed that the momentum created in the first quarter has been sustained into the second of this [...]
Morgan Stan is top in global IPO rankings June 30, 2010 MORGAN Stanley has topped the underwriting league for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first half of the year. A few large deals helped propel the Wall Street bank to first place, up from its number three spot at this time last year. It underwrote 36 deals with estimated proceeds of $5.9bn (£3.9bn) in the [...]
Infineon mulls €1bn wireless unit sale June 15, 2010 GERMAN chipmaker Infineon has hired JP Morgan (JPM) to map out a possible divestment of its mobile phone chip unit. The US investment bank is looking into a range of options, including a sale, reports said yesterday. Industry sources said Infineon has already held talks with PC chip giant US-based Intel. Some analysts have said [...]
Sharp to step up LCD TV sales May 17, 2010 JAPAN’S Sharp said brisk demand in Asia’s emerging economies will offset most of the impact on its business from Greece’s debt problems and the euro’s weakness. Sharp, the world’s fourth biggest LCD TV maker behind Samsung, Sony and LG, said it planned to double the number of outlets in China that sell its Aquos TVs [...]
It’s sun, camera, and action for the holiday May 24, 2010 JVC GZ-HM1 £694.00 www.hi-camera.com This model has storage for six hours of 1,080p video on its 64GB flash memory (plus room for three hours more in its memory slot) and is a winner in this year’s Press Association awards. Optical image stabilisation enables smooth use of the 20x zoom with additional advanced stabilisation for panning. [...]
Sony ups forecasts after cuts pay off May 10, 2010 SONY said it expects to have swung to a surprising annual operating profit in the last financial year and beat forecasts after cost-cutting. The maker of Bravia TVs and Cyber-shot cameras has shed jobs and shut plants due to the global downturn and worked to boost its flat TV division, which has struggled amid fierce [...]
Sony aims to make its TV and games units profitable this year May 13, 2010 SONY saw a five per cent rise in revenue for the year to the end of March but admitted the going is still tough, especially in its native Japan. It aims to turn its TV and games divisions profitable in 2010 after investing heavily in new technology in recent years. It has slashed jobs, shut [...]
SNAP HAPPY June 23, 2010 Samsung NX10 A hybrid camera combining compact dimensions with digital SLR tech, the NX10 includes a 14 megapixel detachable lens, HD movie recording, and a very high quality, 3 inch viewing screen. £599 www.jessops.com Leica V-Lux 20 Taking a camera on your travels is one thing, but how about one that can record exactly where [...]
Vodafone to reveal surge from iPhone May 16, 2010 VODAFONE is expected to announce strong results tomorrow off the back of strong smartphone sales. The soaring popularity of products including Apple’s iPhone will lead to a spike in revenue of around seven per cent, according to analysts. This would bring the full-year revenue for the telecoms giant to around £44bn. Its profit before tax [...]