After Its Friendly Merger With Info Realite, Lexibook Begins a Period of Revival.Business Editors VENDENHEIM, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2001 From 28 December December: see month. 2000 to 11 January 2001 (the fixed price guarantee period for Lexibook shares), Info Realite bought 57.1 % of the capital of Lexibook (i.e. 536,714 shares) at the price of 20 euros per share. 223,314 shares were bought from minority shareholders, and the rest from the Le Cottier Cot´ti`er n. 1. In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. Noun 1. family. It is important to remember that Lexibook will retain its independence in order to continue developing: -- Lexibook shares are still listed on the New Market at the Paris Stock Exchange; -- The current Lexibook management team (Luc Le Cottier, Aymeric Le Cottier, Emmanuel Le Cottier and Mathew Baile) keeps precisely the same functions; -- The Le Cottier family retains a 32.9% holding in the capital of Lexibook. The merger of these 2 groups, which has been planned for many months, strengthens their commercial, technological and industrial synergies The acquisition of Lexibook allows Info Realite to develop downstream From the provider to the customer. Downloading files and Web pages from the Internet is the downstream side. The upstream is from the customer to the provider (requesting a Web page, sending e-mail, etc.). of its traditional trade and therefore to have at its disposal an expertise and a distribution network for its General Public products. As for Lexibook, this merger allows it to enrich and breathe new life into its product range (particularly in the field of office automation) through its access to all the Info Realite Group technologies, which will accelerate the company's growth: is therefore embarking on a period of dynamic revival. On Tuesday 6 February 2001, Lexibook is holding a meeting to present its strategy. A report will be made then. About Info Realite Info Realite is an industrial holding company specialising in the sector of communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry . With its widely recognised expertise in electronics, Info Realite has expanded on the international markets to meet new communication needs, both those of professionals and of the general public. The Group has the skills necessary to control every link in the value chain: Research & Development, industrialisation Noun 1. industrialisation - the development of industry on an extensive scale industrial enterprise, industrialization manufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of , mass production, mass marketing. Info Realite has also hatched hatch 1 n. 1. a. An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft. b. The cover for such an opening. c. A hatchway. d. a number of start-ups: some of its subsidiaries will soon be listed on the Paris Stock Exchange... The Group published a consolidated turnover of 79 million euros (515 million French francs) for the financial year 1999 (+ 23 % on the consolidated turnover for 1998), with a sharp rise in its operating results of +53%. Over the last five years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time group has seen its turnover progress by an average of 40% and has had a net profit margin level of around 10 % over the same period. Info Realite was founded in 1974 and employs around 700 people. The company has been listed on the Second Market of the Paris Stock Exchange since 1995 (Sicovam Code: 5367). About Lexibook, leader in General Public hand-held electronics LEXIBOOK LINGUISTIC ELECTRONIQUE SYSTEM S.A., founded in 1992, designs, produces and distributes innovative, communicating hand-held electronic equipment in five domains: Translators This is primarily a list of notable Western translators. Please feel free to add translators from other languages, cultures and areas of specialization. Large sublists have been split off to separate articles. , Dictionaries, Organizers, Calculators and Toys. Owner of the Touchman trademark, LEXIBOOK distributes over 4 million products annually throughout France and Europe, and has over 300 references. LEXIBOOK was awarded the Les Echos Credit Lyonnais Argent ar·gent n. 1. Heraldry The metal silver, represented by the color white. 2. Archaic Silver or something resembling it. 2000 trophy for e-Export. |
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