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By: Ainsley Brown Happy Easter everyone. Since it’s the Easter season I thought I ought to get into the sprite of things – well the secular aspects to the season anyway – and do an Easter story. So here is a little story about Cadbury, yes Cadbury the chocolate maker. The UK confectionary – the maker of the Creme Egg… Continue reading "Cadbury Mills Over European Expansion"
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By: Ainsley Brown The US securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has extended its long arm yet again. This time it was as a part of an operation to locate and then freeze the personal and company assets of Sir Allen Stanford and his Stanford International Bank (SIB). Mr. Stanford – oh sorry I should say Sir Allen… Continue reading "Long Arm Of US Law Reaches Across The Pond To Freeze Stanford Assets"
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By: Ainsley Brown In what would be the largest acquisition in IBM’s history, talks to take over its rival Sun Microsystems have collapsed. The deal worth an estimated $7 billion broke off after Sun Microsystems’ dissatisfaction with the share price IMB was offering consequently it terminated IBM’s exclusive negotiating status. In response IBM withdrew its offer. All of this could… Continue reading "Take Over Talks Between IBM And Sun Microsystems Collapse"
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By: Ainsley Brown It is situations like these that simply go to fuel the general public distain for multinational. I guess the one positive thing that comes out of this and other similar situations is that it provides ample material for Michael Moore– esque films – just great entertainment. Despite the entertainment value of such films they often depict the… Continue reading "UK Oil Company Accused Of Trying To Buy Witnesses"
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By: Ainsley Brown It is an understatement to say that the English take their tea very seriously. And it is little wonder why a small teashop in Surrey, England, even when faced with potential financial ruin, would not back down from a much larger German multinational. This is a tale about tea better yet teapots; a David and a Goliath;… Continue reading "German Multinational Loses Teapot Battle"
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By: Ainsley Brown The Suncor Energy Inc. attempted take over of Petro-Canada is going to prove to be the first test of the amended and some would say controversial Competition Act. According to the new rules the Competition Bureau has a 30 day tome frame in which to either approve the C$19.2 billion deal or issue a second request from… Continue reading "New Canadian Competition Rules To Be Tested Sooner Rather Than Later"
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By: Ainsley Brown The Jamaican Coffee Industry Board (CIB) launched its new website last week. The site, according to The Gleaner, promises to be the main source of comprehensive information on Jamaican coffee for buyers and stakeholders. The CIB, a quasi-independent statutory body, is charged with the responsibility of having oversight over the various players in the Jamaican coffee industry.… Continue reading "Jamaican Coffee Industry Takes Branding To The Next Level"
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By: Rechtsanwalt (Attorney) Carsten Lexa, LL.M. In November 2008 Germany introduced a new type of company – the so-called “Business Company (with limited liability)” (“Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt)” – UG). Essentially, this is a variation of the highly successful German “Limited Liability Company” (“Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung” – GmbH), and therefore the regulations regarding the Limited Liability Company, set out in the… Continue reading "A new type of company for Germany"
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By: Ainsley Brown Hey it’s Friday and after a long week of work I can be forgiven if my mind I s drifting – oh the joys of a nice ice-cold-beer. MMMMMMMMMM. Anyway before I get too ahead of myself, I still have the day to complete before I can enjoy said beer. However, I can at least think about… Continue reading "Bud vs. Bud: American Beer Giant Loses Trademark Battle To Tiny Czech Rival."
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By: Ainsley Brown The troubled – nationalized – UK mortgage lender is back in the news yet again. I guess the headline should have been: Northern Rock, The Never Ending Story. However, the good news this time is that it’s not about shareholders trying to use the Human Rights Act to bring a case against the government for compensation. No,… Continue reading "Yet Another Chapter In The Northern Rock Saga."