LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France, Feb. 18 -- Alstom, a rail transport, passenger transportation, signalling and locomotives company, issued the following news release: Alstom announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bombardier Inc. and Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec ("CDPQ") in view of the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation. Post-transaction, Alstom will have a backlog of around Euros75bn and revenues around Euros15.5bn./1 The price for the acquisition of 100% of B  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: Fixed-income dealers' response to long-term challenges facing the industry could be working to the advantage of global investors. As most banks around the globe face pressure to increase profitability, they are increasingly competing among a small set of dealers, new liquidity providers and, to some extent, electronic trading platforms for a  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: Mark Friedlander and Kris Maccini have been appointed to senior communications positions at the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) to broaden the organization's traditional and social media operations. "We are extremely pleased to strengthen our roster with such experienced communications professionals," said Sean Kevelighan, CEO, Triple-I. "Mark and Kris will surely enhance the Insurance Inform  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown has been named a "Firm of the Year" by Law360 for the fourth consecutive year--the only law firm to hold this distinction. The firm earned this honor by prevailing in eight categories in the publication's "Practice Groups of the Year" series: Appellate, Banking, Benefits, Consumer Protection, Environmental, Project Finance, Securitizations and Tax. Appellate - Mayer Brown was named a Law360 Appellate   more