E. J. McKay Acts as Financial Advisor in Konecranes’ Definitive Agreement to Acquire Majority Stake in Chinese Hoist and Crane Manufacturer Sanma

September 28th, 2009 GENEVA - Eni announced yesterday that it has entered Ghana through the acquisition of majority stakes in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) and Offshore Cape Three Points South (OCTPS) exploration licences. Eni's entry into these licences follows agreement reached with Vitol Upstream Ghana Limited ("VUGL"), part of the Vitol Group, to assign a majority interest in both licenses to Eni and to transfer both operatorships.

August 13th, 2009 DOHA, Qatar - - Investment Commitment Exceeds EUR7 Billion, Qatar Holding to own 17% Stake in Volkswagen AG and 10% Stake In Porsche SE Qatar Holding LLC ("Qatar Holding") announced today that it has reached a final agreement with Porsche Automobil Holding SE ("Porsche" or "PSE") and the family shareholders of Porsche on Qatar Holding's investment in Volkswagen AG ("Volkswagen" or "VW"), Porsche and the integrated car manufacturing group which is expected to result from the combination of VW and Porsche. Under the agreement, Qatar Holding will acquire from PSE cash settled options on Volkswagen shares.

July 9th, 2009 STUTTGART, Germany - - Celesio CEO Dr Fritz Oesterle: No Pharmacy Chain Planned in Brazil The supervisory board of Celesio AG has today approved the majority holding of 50.1 per cent in pharmaceutical wholesaler Panpharma. This step into one of the most attractive and strongest-growing pharmaceutical markets world-wide is part of Celesio's growth strategy.

July 6th, 2009 PARIS, France - Essilor is pursuing its external growth strategy through a number of recent transactions in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Essilor has acquired all outstanding shares in De Ceunynck, a major player in the Belgian market where the company is BBGR's long-time distributor.

July 5th, 2009 FAIRFIELD, New Jersey - Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA), a world leader in the development, ownership and operation of Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities and other renewable energy projects, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire from Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., most of its North American EfW business. The transaction is expected to be accretive to Covanta.

June 23rd, 2009 MOSCOW - - Baker Botts Lawyers Counsel Russian Oil, Gas Company in Complex Oil Supply Transaction A US $15 billion loan agreement between Russian oil and gas company Rosneft and the Chinese government is the first step in the development of a major oil supply contract between the two countries. The agreement, which closed in April of 2009, is one of the largest private loans booked in Russia this year.

June 22nd, 2009 THE HAGUE, Netherlands - AEGON and Banca Transilvania Remain Partners Through New Distribution Deal AEGON has completed its acquisition of Banca Transilvania's 50% shareholding in BT AEGON, the Romanian pension business the two companies set up last year. The agreement to buy Banca Transilvania's stake was originally announced in January of this year.

June 2nd, 2009 WINDSOR, England - Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today announced it has reached an agreement with Canadian Superior Energy Inc. (TSX:SNG) under which Centrica could acquire a 45 per cent interest in gas development Block 5(c), located off the south east coast of Trinidad, for US$142.5 million (GBP87 million) in cash.

May 5th, 2009 NEW YORK - Advanced Registration is Required Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., announced today that it will host a Town Hall Meeting to provide all shareholders of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) and other interested parties the opportunity to meet each of its nominees for the Target Board of Directors. As seating is limited, in-person attendees must register in advance.

March 16th, 2009 LONDON - To view the full Multimedia News Release, please click: www.lansons.com/press/renaissance/renaissance-press-release.htm Russell Cleveland: "Renaissance US Growth Trust backs Chinese and US entrepreneurs." "In spite of recent falls in China's growth rate, China will remain the fastest growing economy in the world", said Russell Cleveland, manager of Renaissance US Growth Investment Trust, in answer to investors' questions about where to go for growth. "China will not be immune from recessions but the long-term growth prospects for companies investing in areas such as infrastructure, education, medical and food and water are considerable, partly because of the sheer scale of the Government's ambitions." To capitalise on these prospects, Russell Cleveland now invests 50% of his portfolio in Chinese companies listed on the US Stock Exchange, concentrating on smaller companies with entrepreneurial management who typically have a significant stake in the company.

April 24th, 2009 2 China tourists killed by falling crane in TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — The Taipei mayor says a falling crane from a high-rise building under construction has crushed a bus in Taiwan's capital. He says two Chinese tourists have been killed and three others seriously injured.

August 15th, 2009 Qatar acquire 17% Porsche stakeDOHA, Qatar — Qatar Holding has announced it will acquire a 17 percent stake in Volkswagen AG, which is merging with Porsche, in a deal that will exceed $10 billion. This comes after the Porsche and Piech families said it will sell a 10 percent stake of their shares to the Gulf company.

September 30th, 2009 Penske ends talks with GM to acquire SaturnDETROIT — Penske Automotive Group Inc. says it has ended talks with General Motors Corp.

May 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - The New Delhi-based Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has pulled out from acquiring a majority stake in Sri Lankan telecom company Suntel, citing legal issues and high liabilities. MNTL was looking at acquiring a 50 per cent stake and had quoted around 180 million dollars (Rs.900 crore) for doing so, Sri Lankan daily The Nation reports.

July 8th, 2009 GM says Chinese company bidding for OpelBEIJING — Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Industries Corp. has joined the bidding for General Motors Corp.'s German unit, Adam Opel GmbH, a GM spokeswoman said Wednesday.

April 24th, 2009 Safran to buy 81pct stake in GE Security unitNEWARK, Calif. — French aerospace and defense manufacturer Safran Group has agreed to buy an 81 percent stake in GE Security Inc.'s homeland protection business for $580 million.

June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pearson, a Britain-headquartered education and information company, will acquire 50 percent stake in Indian education resource provider Educomp Solutions for $17.5 million as part of an agreement signed between them Wednesday. The two companies will offer skills training as part of the agreement, a joint statement from the companies said.

May 30th, 2009 Parents to honor son killed in NYC crane collapseNEW YORK — The parents of a construction worker killed in a New York City crane collapse a year ago are traveling from Kosovo to mourn their son at the place where he died. Ramadan Kurtaj (Koor-TAHZH') and Donald Leo were killed last May 30 when the top part of a 200-foot crane crashed down on a Manhattan residential neighborhood.

March 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shyam Sistema Teleservices (SSTS), the joint venture between telecom equipment manufacturer and service provider Shyam Group and Russian telecom major Sistema SSA, will launch CDMA mobile services in two telecom circles, the Chennai-Tamil Nadu circle and Kerala, by this month-end, industry sources said. The company will launch the service in Chennai-Tamil Nadu circle March 26, and most likely by March 30 in Kerala, the sources said.

March 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Reliance Money Express (RME), the cash transfer arm of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), Friday said it will acquire controlling stake in Britain-based money changer No1 Currency. 'While looking for opportunities to widen our services internationally, we found that No1 Currency offered a strong proposition both in terms of synergy and added value,' said RME director and chief executive Sudip Bandyopadhyay.