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New Investments:
US Investments into the UK
NebuAd Expands Into UK
NebuAd, Inc. provider of the first user-focused behavioural targeting platform for the online advertising industry, announced its international expansion with the opening of a UK office. NebuAd’s unique technology works with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide the advertising industry with new levels of targeting effectiveness while maintaining the highest standards of consumer privacy. Launched in 2007, NebuAd is now successfully established in the US and is in a strong position to roll out its behavioural targeting platform into the UK as part of its international expansion plans. Paul Goad will lead the UK office as Managing Director.
NebuAd Inc. Corporate Headquarters, 901 Marshall Street, Second Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063-2026. Tel: 001-650 421 7000 Fax: 001-650 421 7001
Email: info@nebuad.com Website: www.nebuad.com
NebuAd, Ltd, UK Headquarters,The Media Centre, 19 Bolsover Street, London W1W 5NA, Tel: 020 7665 4240
Email: info@nebuad.co.uk Website: http://www.nebuad.co.uk/
VirtualScopics, LLC Opens UK Office
VirtualScopics, Inc. a leading developer of image-based solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, announced the formation of a European sales office in the United Kingdom. Additionally, the company announced the hiring of a Managing Director of Europe to drive the expansion of the company within Europe. According to VirtualScopics, 20 percent of its 2007 revenues were from European customers. President Jeff Markin said in a statement the sales office should boost its penetration into the European market.
VirtualScopics, 500 Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY 14625
Tel: 001-585 249 6231 Fax: 001-585 218 7350
Email: info@virtualscoptics.com Website: www.virtualscopics.com
Mimosa Systems Opens Offices in UK
Mimosa Systems, a US-based leading provider of Live Content Archiving solutions, announced that it has expanded operations in Northern Europe, opening new offices in Reading, United Kingdom (UK). The move is a direct response to fast-growing European demand for Mimosa NearPoint software, which is transforming the content archiving market worldwide. Mimosa has appointed Brian Bennett as managing director of Northern Europe to drive enterprise sales in the region.
Mimosa Systems Headquarters, 3200 Coronado Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Tel: 01-408 970 9070 Fax: 001-408 970 9041
Email: info@mimosasystems.com Website: www.mimosasystems.com
Mimosa Systems, 400 Thames Valley Park Drive, Thames Valley Park, Reading RG6 1PT. Tel: 0118 963 7860 Fax: 0118 963 7861
Textron Financial Expands with New European Operation
Textron Financial Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced the expansion of its Distribution Finance Group into Europe with the opening of Textron Financial Limited based in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom. The company's new European operation will service all of Western Europe, providing inventory financing, also known as floorplan financing, to a variety of dealers in coordination with product manufacturers. Textron Financial's Distribution Finance Group finances the acquisition of consumer durable goods such as boats, recreational vehicles, computers and related technology, and consumer electronics and appliances, as well as commercial durable goods such as turf mowers, golf cars and industrial equipment. Textron Financial Corporation, with its subsidiaries, is a diversified commercial finance company. It has core businesses in Aviation Finance, Asset-Based Lending, Distribution Finance, Golf Finance, Resort Finance, and Structured Capital.
Textron Financial Corporation, US Corporate Headquarters, 40 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 001-401 621 4200 Fax: 001-401 621 5045
Website: www.textronfinancial.com
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TIG Global Launches London Office
TIG Global, the leading international internet marketing company for the hospitality and travel industry announced that it will open a new office in London. With the new central London location, TIG Global plans to broaden its reach and augment its international online marketing service offering for European and U.S. clients who target niche travel markets in Europe. Establishing the London office with an experienced and dedicated team of marketing and travel professionals, TIG Global will be able to provide a higher level of account service to its local clients and partners, with quicker response times and additional insight into the local travel market. TIG Global serves over 800 clients located throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean.
TIG Global, 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Suite T100, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Tel: 001-301 841 4700 Fax: 001-301 841 4750
Website: www.TIGglobal.com
TIG Global, Grosvenor Square, 10-13 Duke Street, London W1K 6JP
LinkedIn, Opens London Office
LinkedIn, the professional networking website, will open its first office outside the US next week, using a new base in London to boost its presence in Europe.The website, which has 18m worldwide users, has appointed Kevin Eyres as European MD and is looking to recruit a team of five or six to join him in LinkedIn's Marylebone office. The group said its decision to open an office in London follows the European markets "massive" contribution to strong global growth last year. London is now LinkedIn's largest market outside the US - claiming a fifth of its 5m European users.
LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043
Website: www.linkedin.com
Denver Law Firm Establishes London Office
The Denver-based firm of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) announces the establishment of HRO Grant Dawe LLP (HRO GD) in London; HRO GD is a multi-national partnership between Tony Grant and Jonathan Dawe (based in London and the founder partners of Grant Dawe LLP) and Paul Thompson of HRO’s Denver office. The formal association of HRO with Grant Dawe follows a number of years of close working relationships between partners in both firms. It will combine Grant Dawe’s successful niche corporate practice in the UK with a major US law firm with a significant presence in the United States and a strong international emphasis. The new London office will strengthen HRO’s corporate law and securities team through the addition of Tony Grant and Jonathan Dawe to the firm and will enable HRO GD to offer a US and German (through HRO’s office in Munich) law service to its existing client base. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is an international law firm with approximately 250 lawyers. The firm's lawyers provide a broad spectrum of legal services in virtually every area of the law, including corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, commercial litigation, real estate, health, employment, tax, environmental and intellectual property.
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4100, Denver, CO 80203-4541
Tel: 001- 303 8617000 Fax: 001-303866 0200
Website: www.hro.com
HRO Grant Dawe LLP, One Hammersmith Grove, London W6 0NB Tel: 020 3008 5530 Fax: 020 3008 5531
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UK Investments into the US
Hornbill Systems Opens Office in Dallas
Hornbill Systems, the provider of service management solutions, has opened a new office in the city of Irving, Dallas to meet increased market demand for IT service management solutions. Hornbill is in the process of linking the Dallas office to its UK headquarters’ communications network, providing a seamless extensive full service to both customers and staff. Hornbill Systems delivers market-leading Service Management solutions that enable organisations to automate business processes and provide first-class customer service. Hornbill has packaged a number of applications designed for rapid deployment within any employee or customer service support environment. Solutions are available for IT Service Management, Facilities, HR/Payroll, as well as a broad range of Business, Consumer and Citizen Response service desks.
Hornbill Systems Ltd. Ares, Odyssey Business Park, West End Road, Ruislip HA4 6QD
Tel: 020 8582 8282 Fax: 020 8582 8288,
Website: http://www.hornbill.com/
Hornbill Systems, Inc. 300 East John Carpenter Fwy, Suite 110, Irving TX 75062
Tel: 001- 972 717 2300 Fax: 001- 972 717 2331
Hornbill Systems, Inc. 245 Park Avenue, 39th Floor, New York NY 10167
Tel: 001- 212 803 8100 Fax: 001- 212 792 4001
Pharmarama Establishes US Office
UK-based Pharmarama, a leader in the procurement of pharmaceutical products for comparator trials and named patient programs, has announced the opening of its US office to facilitate overseas clinical and commercial development programs for North American life sciences companies. The company’s North America office is located in Needham, Massachusetts and headed by Tammy Bishop, Vice President of US Business Development. Pharmarama’s comparator drug services are used by companies to compare therapies under review to current therapies commercially available in the market. Pharmarama provides validated comparator drug services to the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations.
Pharmarama, Unit 7 Capital Business Park, Manor Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1GW
Tel: 020 8238 6770 Fax: 020 8238 6786
Email: businessdevelopment@pharmarama.com
Website: www.pharmarama.com
Pharmarama, 58 Marshall Street, First Floor, Needham MA 02492
Tel: 001- 781 449 2067 Fax: 001-508 785 1681
Email: usbusinessdevelopment@pharmarama.com
GoQuo Expands into US market
Travel technology provider GoQuo is to follow a number of other UK outfits by launching operations in the US. The London-based dynamic packaging specialist has opened offices in New York and Silicon Valley, California, as it looks to grow its existing North American client base. The New York office will concentrate on sales and marketing and Silicon Valley will handle customer support. Founder and managing director Ron Ramanan said: “Our experience with existing US customers told us it was time to establish a formal presence in the North American market, and the decision to open offices in the US was therefore an easy one.”
GoQuo Ltd, 5th Floor, Crown House, North Circular Road, London NW10 7PN
Tel: 020 8961 2255 Fax: 020 8961 4455
Email: info@goquo.com Website: www.goquo.com
GoQuo Inc, New York (Sales & Marketing), 1375 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
Tel: 001- 888 924 6786 Fax: 001- 877 824 6786
GoQuo Inc, Silicon Valley (Client Support) , 5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 320, Santa Clara CA 95054
Tel: 001- 888 924 6786 Fax: 001- 877 824 6786
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