NEW YORK - Friday, October 11th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) today provided the following statement and timeline for the completion of its pending acquisition by IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses.

ICE and NYSE Euronext have established a closing date of November 4, 2013 for their previously announced transaction. The November 4, 2013 closing date is predicated upon the receipt by IntercontinentalExchange and NYSE Euronext of remaining European regulatory approvals prior to such date, and may be extended to a later date by further public announcement should any necessary approvals remain outstanding at such date.

ICE and NYSE Euronext have also established an election deadline for shareholders of NYSE Euronext to make merger consideration elections of stock and/or cash consideration of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 31, 2013, with such election deadline being fix ... Read more »

Vistaprint and its advertising partner PEARL declared under the obligation to disclose information and liable for damages vis-à-vis Unitedprint

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RADEBEUL, Germany - Thursday, October 10th 2013

Online printing company unitedprint.com SE has been exonerated in three final verdicts of the Higher regional court of Dresden (Oberlandesgericht Dresden), along with its subsidiary unitedprint.com Deutschland GmbH (www.print24.com) in a case against Vistaprint and its advertising partner PEARL. This comes in the wake of several verdicts handed down by Dresden district court (Landgericht Dresden), which established that Vistaprint had obtained an unfair advantage on the market by using underhand commercial practices involving its advertising partner PEARL. This, it decided, amounted to anti-competitive behavior. In pronouncing these verdicts, the district court had already found that Vistaprint and PEARL were under the obligation to disclose inform ... Read more »

Celebrated fashion designer, Giles Deacon appointed Global Fashion Consultant

LONDON - Friday, October 11th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- P&G Fabric Care – whose global brands include Ariel, Tide, Dash, Downy and Lenor – today announced a series of influential partnerships with global fabric and fashion experts in support of its new P&G Future Fabrics program.

    Fashion designer Giles Deacon appointed P&G Fabric Care’s first ever Global Fashion Consultant
    P&G’s Tide brand announces a breakthrough partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America in the United States
    Plans for inaugural P&G Future Fabrics 2013 event in Milan unveiled:
        Première Vision, the leading organiser of international textile and fashion trade fairs, named official event partner
        Fashion speakers and progra ... Read more »

New Report, Created under Leadership of Pierre Morgon, Esteemed Industry Expert, Offers Operational Insights and Results of Cegedim Strategic Data Promotion Audit

PARIS - Friday, October 11th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cegedim Relationship Management today announced the release of a pivotal thought leadership white paper, Multichannel: Insights for Measuring Effectiveness. which provides high-level, operational insights on the multichannel strategy. The white paper was developed under the leadership of Pierre Morgon, Chief Marketing Officer of Cegedim Group, capitalizing on the insights from his 25+ years’ experience in leading global operations and marketing in the Pharmaceutical industry. Along with results from a recent Cegedim Strategic Data promotion audit, the paper provides insights and techniques on how to transform current industry obstacles into exceptional value opportunities through a multichannel strategy.

The most innovative Life Sciences c ... Read more »

LONDON - Wednesday, October 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Fastest growth in five years of 7.7%
    Revenues improve across all service lines and geographies
    Emerging-market practices see combined revenue growth of 12%
    Headcount reaches all-time high of 175,000

(BUSINESS WIRE) EY today announced combined global revenues of US$25.8 billion for its financial year ended 30 June 2013. This represents 7.7% growth over the previous financial year in local-currency terms - EY’s fastest growth since 2008. Revenues grew 5.8% in US dollar terms. All EY’s service lines and geographies continued to grow revenues and headcount despite uneven market conditions in many parts of the world.

 "I congratulate our 175,000 great people around the world for providing exceptional, high quality service to our clients, contributing to our strong sense of purpose, and delivering an impressive set of results. Every ... Read more »