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  • GEC in $4.5 billion acquisition of Fore Systems
    The UK’s General Electric Company (GEC) is buying Fore Systems, a Pittsburgh-based Internet equipment supplier. GEC recently agreed to sell its defence business to British Aerospace and is now concentrating on building up its telecoms and Internet capabilities. This acquisition follows GEC’s purchase of US telecoms company, Reltec.
    May 31 1999
  • $1 billion Brazilian gas privatization
    A consortium including British Gas and Shell has bought a $1 billion controlling stake (53%) in Gas de Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest natural gas distributor*. This was the Brazilian government’s first privatization since the devaluation of the real in January. Gas de Sao Paulo serves around 300,000 mainly industrial customers in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous state. The consortium’s bid was chosen in preference to several rival consortia, including one led by Enron and Agip of Italy.
    May 31 1999
  • Brazil
    Latin America-Brazilian natural gas company sold at a premium of 119%
    May 31 1999
  • Poland
    Europe-Polish Zloty (PLN) to be fully convertible by the year 2000
    May 31 1999
  • The Netherlands
    Europe-Securities guidelines on the use of analysts’ reports
    May 31 1999
  • Denmark
    Europe-Internet transactions may be conducted by use of The Dankort
    May 31 1999
  • Local hires the key to success in Hungary
    With the biggest privatizations over, international law firms in Hungary can no longer rely on highly profitable deals which require western legal know-how. As the market matures, the emphasis is on local law expertise. Rob Mannix reports
    May 31 1999
  • Hungary
    Europe-Valuation of non-cash contributions in Hungarian companies
    May 31 1999
  • China unveils unified contract law
    China’s new contract law is a historic piece of legislation for investors and their counsel as China builds towards a market economy. Lam Wing Wo of Deacons Graham & James, Hong Kong examines the regulations which come into force in October
    May 31 1999
  • Lehman unit to buy Blount International
    The merchant bank unit of Lehman Brothers Holdings is to buy Blount International, a manufacturer of tree-harvesting machinery, for $1.4 billion in cash and assumed debt.
    May 31 1999
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