Europe’s Most Valuable Brand Corporations: Nokia EUR 35,220 bn, Followed by French LVMH Group and Belgian Inbev Group

October 29th, 2009 LONDON - With all the chatter about global warming and changes in the Gulf Stream, one has to wonder whether or not there is less snow in the French Alps than ten years ago. Following that train of thought, scientists and skiers alike have begun to wonder if perhaps there is going to be less snow in the future for the French Alps.

October 25th, 2009 COPENHAGEN - WAYPORT renews the REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP agreement. WAYPORT, the leading provider to REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP with over 150 Rezidor hotels from Iceland to South Africa via Europe and the Middle East using the WAYPORT guest internet solution, has renewed their agreement with the REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP.

October 18th, 2009 LONDON - Over the last two decades, knee injuries have been on the rise among skiers in the French Alps. It is more likely for downhill skiers to experience a lower extremity injury than any other type of injury, whether due to a fall or a collision.

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - BNY Mellon, a global leader in securities servicing and asset management, having received all required regulatory approvals has today announced the merger of its Dutch-based subsidiary BNY Mellon Asset Servicing B.V. into the Belgian bank entity it established in May of this year.

June 24th, 2009 PARIS - Aimed at French-speaking children aged 3-12, TIVI5MONDE PLUS is the first entirely free, fun and educational Online TV station accessible in non-French-speaking Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and in the Arab world. To view the press release with pictures and video, please click on the following MNR link: www.prnewswire.com/mnr/tv5monde/38713/ TIVI5MONDE PLUS offers a wealth and quality of unique programmes thanks to a selection of the best children's television from French-speaking countries (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada) with cartoons, entertainment, educational programmes and news.

June 8th, 2009 REDWOOD CITY, California - Qik now available on Nokia Nseries flagship device Qik, the leading live mobile video streaming platform, today announced their latest cooperation with Nokia, the world's largest mobile device manufacturer. After months of rigorous testing of all mobile video applications, Nokia has selected Qik as a live mobile video application to be pre-loaded on the Nokia N97.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Nokia is the number one mobile phone brand according to 112,000 teenagers, across 30 markets, who took part in the Global Habbo Youth Survey Brand Update 2009 (GHYS). Despite a third consecutive year at the top of the chart, Nokia has lost teen support year-on-year.

May 18th, 2009 SAN RAMON, California - eQuest, the global leader in job posting and Internet recruitment management services, today announced that beginning June 1, 2009 it will release a complete French version of its job posting user interface application. eQuest provides job delivery services to more than half of the Fortune 100 including multi-national companies doing business in France as well as around the world.

May 5th, 2009 LONDON - The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV will be sixth largest bank in Belgium The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, the global leader in securities servicing and asset management, today announced it has established The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, a new banking entity that will be the lead European entity for a range of business activities, including global custody, global collateral management and depotbank. By the end of 2009, the new Belgian bank will incorporate activities carried out by the existing BNY Mellon Brussels Branch and, subject to regulatory approval, the Netherlands-based BNY Mellon Asset Servicing B.V.

April 15th, 2009 LONDON - Leading International Collaboration Adds Email to Music, Gaming and Maps for the Ultimate Mobile Multimedia Experience Orange and Nokia today announced they will extend their partnership with a new, simple-to-use email service for consumers. This extension to their multi-country agreement will deliver and launch a co-branded solution, Nokia Messaging by Orange, on a range of Orange Signature devices, aiming to bring mobile email to everyone with a phone, as well as working professionals.

October 7th, 2009 AB-InBev sells off theme parksBRUSSELS — Anheuser-Busch InBev says it will sell its U.S. theme parks to the Blackstone Group for $2.7 billion.

September 16th, 2009 Anheuser-Busch InBev lists "BUD" on NYSENEW YORK — The "BUD" ticker is back. Anheuser-Busch InBev says the famed "BUD" ticker symbol is trading again on the New York Stock Exchange starting Wednesday.

October 15th, 2009 AB InBev sells Central European operations to CVCBRUSSELS — The world's biggest brewer AB InBev said Thursday it has agreed to sell its Central European operations to CVC Capital Partners in a transaction which could exceed $3 billion. Under the agreement announced Thursday, AB InBev will sell the brewing and distribution rights of brands like Stella Artois, Beck's and Leffe in nine countries in order to pay off debt.

April 22nd, 2009 Head of Anheuser-Busch InBev in China resignsBRUSSELS — The head of brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev in China has resigned, the world's largest brewer said Wednesday. YR Cheng resigned for personal reasons as head of Anheuser-Busch InBev China, according to a statement from the Belgium-based company.

October 7th, 2009 Anheuser-Busch InBev sells parks in $2.3B dealNEW YORK — Anheuser-Busch InBev is selling its theme parks, including SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, to private equity firm Blackstone Group for at least $2.3 billion. The world's largest brewer has been shedding assets to help pay for its $52 billion buyout of Anheuser-Busch last year.

October 2nd, 2009 Report says Blackstone closer on AB InBev dealNEW YORK — Private equity firm Blackstone Group is close to sealing a deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev's theme parks unit, including such notable parks as SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, according to a media report Friday. Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal reported that the New York-based firm could buy the theme parks operated under the Busch Entertainment unit next week in a transaction worth between $2.5 billion and $3 billion.

August 11th, 2009 Sarkozy: 6 aid workers released in SomaliaPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says six people linked to a French aid group have been released after nine months in captivity in Somalia. Sarkozy's office, in a statement Tuesday, welcomed the release of the four Europeans and two Kenyans working for the aid group Action Contre la Faim.

May 8th, 2009 AB-InBev to raise $1.8 billion from S. Korea saleBRUSSELS — Brewer Anheuser Busch-InBev said Thursday it will raise $1.8 billion by selling South Korea's Oriental Brewery, the country's second largest, to private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

May 8th, 2009 AB-InBev to raise $1.8 bn from South Korea saleBRUSSELS — Brewer Anheuser Busch-InBev said Thursday it will raise $1.8 billion by selling South Korea's Oriental Brewery, the country's second largest, to private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP. to cut down on its huge debt burden.

September 23rd, 2009 Report: Blackstone Group may buy AB InBev's parksNEW YORK — Private equity firm Blackstone Group is looking into buying Anheuser-Busch InBev's theme parks, including its three SeaWorld venues and two Busch Gardens, according to a media report Wednesday. Dow Jones Newswires — citing unnamed sources — said the firm was considering buying theme parks operated under Busch Entertainment Corp.