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Reed Business Sale Expected As Early As October; Gruner & Jahr Now Interested - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 21 Aug 2008 01:14 AM PST

Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) expects the sale of its Reed Business Information trade magazine unit to complete as early as October. In a memo seen by Dow Jones, Marianne van…

Reed Business’ Auction Enters Second Round; McGraw Hill In Serious Contention; Nielsen Interested? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 17 Aug 2008 10:44 PM PST

Reed Business Information, the B2B magazine unit of Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK), is moving closer to sale, as the bidding enters the second round, after about 12 bidders in its…

Earnings: RBI Performs Well, Divestment Attracts ‘Strong Interest’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 31 Jul 2008 02:35 AM PST

Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) reported “strong buyer interest” for its for-sale Reed Business Information (RBI) unit, which it is already presenting as a discontinued operation. Variety and New…

Live: For-Sale Reed Business Editors Invite Questions Via Chat - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 13 Jun 2008 12:59 AM PST

B2B publisher Reed Business Information - currently awaiting likely divestment from parent Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) - is throwing open the doors to its online operation, hosting a day-long chat…

Reed Business Buys UK-Based B2B Marketplace Site ApprovedIndex - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 12 Jun 2008 08:21 AM PST

Reed Business Information, which itself is in the process of a messy sale, has made an acquisition through its UK arm RBI UK: it bought out UK-based B2B marketplace and…

Reed Business Information To be Sold Off; “Reducing Exposure To Cyclicality” - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 21 Feb 2008 01:11 AM PST

Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK), the Anglo-Dutch B2B media giant, which just announced a $4.1 billion acquisition and its 2007 results, also dropped another big one: it is going to sell…

Reed Elsevier May Cut Up To 1,000 Jobs - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 19 Feb 2008 05:42 PM PST

Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK), the B2B media giant, has plans to cut as many as 1,000 jobs in the next few years, as part of its efficiency drive, according to…

Elsevier Buys Italian Online Health Info Service Edra - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 22 Jan 2008 01:35 PM PST

Elsevier, the biggest publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and part of Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) Group, has bought out Edra, an Italian online healthcare information company with…