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New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Source: Lexology, May 19, 2008. FTC settles with TJX and Reed Elsevier over security breaches Wiley Rein LLP "In late March 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concluded its year-long investigation of security breaches and releases of personal information by retailer TJX and data broker Reed Elsevier."
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New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Source: Lexology, May 8, 2008 FTC settles data security violation case with Reed Elsevier and Seisint Winston & Strawn LLP "In late March the FTC settled charges brought against Reed Elsevier and Seisint over Seisint's Accurint database (Reed Elsevier acquired Seisint in 2004)".
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChoicePoint Inc.
(NYSE: ) today announced that it and Reed Elsevier have received a
request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission
regarding the proposed merger between the companies. In addition, the
companies have been notified of parallel reviews by the attorneys general
of certain states. The Federal Trade Commission...
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DealBook (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
Silver Lake agreed to buy i2, a high-tech investigation and analysis business serving such customers as the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies, from ChoicePoint, which itself is being acquired by European media conglomerate Reed Elsevier. Silver Lake, which holds stakes in in companies such as Avago Technologies, Flextronics, and Nasdaq, paid $185 [...]
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Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Reed Elsevier is planning to spit up its publishing unit and sell of the US-based and European businesses separately, a source tells Rafat Ali . Apax Partners, which discussed a deal for the whole unit, has now taken itself out of the bidding. Analysts expected all of Reed Business Information to fetch anywhere from $1.96 billion to $2.6 billion , or 8x to 11x 2007 operating income of $233...
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The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
ChoicePoint Inc.'s first-quarter profit shrank following charges related to its pending acquisition by Reed Elsevier. (CPS) (RUK)
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Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
So some reality check coming into the sale process of Reed Business Information , the business publishing arm of Reed Elsevier ( NYSE: RUK ) . We have learned that Apax, initially thought of as being one of the main contenders to buy the RBI worldwide division as a whole, is now sitting out of it. It was never very clear how serious Apax was in the first place, but we do know Reed's management...
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FT.com (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Shareholders in publishing, information and events group take part in a surprise, modest revolt against remuneration report
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Reed Elsevier, the publisher and exhibitions group, will be challenged tomorrow by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) at its annual general meeting over its failure to sell its controversial defence exhibitions business.
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MarketingVOX (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Four leading trade magazine publishers have banded to form yet another ad network. "BBN network" is comprised of Cygnus Business Media, Nielsen Business Media, McGraw-Hill and Reed Elsevier....
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Adotas (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
ADOTAS – Digital marketing company 24/7 Real Media Inc. today announced a partnership with four publishers to create BBN, a B2B interactive advertising network. Cygnus Business Media, Nielsen Business Media, Reed Elsevier and The McGraw-Hill Companies have banded together to offer greater reach and more efficient media buys for online advertisers. The venture says it’s the largest collection...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At a special
meeting of the shareholders of ChoicePoint (NYSE: ) today in New York
City, ChoicePoint shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approve the
previously disclosed Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 20,
2008, by and among ChoicePoint, Reed Elsevier Group plc and Deuce
Acquisition Inc., under which ChoicePoint would be...
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The Modern Patriot (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
As part of it's announced strategy to move all possible work out of the United States to India, Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch publishing giant and parent company of Lexis Nexis continues to eliminate positions at the Dayton, Ohio Lexis Nexis "campus" site. Elsevier and Lexis Nexis white collar workers continue to receive news of job cuts. Occassionally, the news leaks out to the press and then...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Credit Suisse cheered up investors in Reed Elsevier yesterday after saying that, contrary to reports of "cooling interest... private equity is intently interested" in buying the company's business-to-business arm.
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TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Even now, it’s illegal in the U.S. to bypass DRM to convert e-books to another format, thanks to the current DMCA. Hollywood owned the Clinton administration, lock, stock and barrel, along with many in Congress, of both parties; and, yes, employees of certain publishing-related companies also have donated to politicians. What’s more, Reed Elsevier, [...]
