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        Friday, November 24, 2000, Vol. 1, No. 141


                        Headlines

A U S T R I A

LAUDA AIR: Faces Bankruptcy, Chairman Quits


B E L G I U M

LERNOUT & HAUSPIE: KPMG Audit Reports Become Unusable


C R O A T I A

ISTARSKA BANKA: Dalmatinska Waits to Take over Troubled Bank


F R A N C E

CREDIT MARTINIQUAIS: Loans Worth EUR 168 Million Sold to Acofi


G E R M A N Y

SPAR-HANDELS AG:  Faces Problems over Finance Restructuring
WWL INTERNET:  Third-Quarter Net Loss Widens


N E T H E R L A N D S

HRS:  Faces Financial Crisis


N O R W A Y

NOMADIC SHIPPING: Reports a Nine Month Net Loss


P O L A N D

JACHNICKI & PARTNERZY: Faces Problems on Financial Obligations


R U S S I A

MEDIA MOST:  Gazprom Takes Control
MEDIA-MOST: To Resume Debt Talks with Gazprom-Media


U K R A I N E

CHERNOBYL:  Up for Closure, EU Commission is Due to Grant Loan


U N I T E D   K I N G D O M

BRITISH TELECOM:  BT May Be Forced Deeper into Debt
CHRISTIANI AND NIELSEN:  Construction Firm Goes into Receivership
EMI: Legal Costs Push Music Company into the Red
EQUITABLE LIFE:  Prudential Seen as Sole Bidder
JAMES LONGLEY: Liquidation Proceedings

JAMES LONGLEY: Liquidation Proceedings
MANDALE LEISURE: Liquidation Proceedings
MILLENIUM DOME:  Irish Duo in 150 Million Bid
MINERVA COMMERCIAL: Liquidation Proceedings
NETHERFIELD VISUAL: Liquidation Proceedings

P J O'HARA: Liquidation Proceedings
PALMSTAGE LTD: Liquidation Proceedings
PATRICK F MCCOOLE: Liquidation Proceedings
REDSTONE: Reports First Half pretax Loss of 8.97 Million Pounds
VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL: Liquidation Proceedings


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A U S T R I A
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LAUDA AIR: Faces Bankruptcy, Chairman Quits
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Ananova reported this week that Niki Lauda, chairman of the board
of Lauda Air, has resigned following criticism of the company's
dealings in currency trading. An external audit by KMPG revealed
the company has been unable to gain control over its finances.
The company is reportedly on the verge of bankruptcy.

"I leave it open whether this criticism is justified, how it
should be assessed and whether any of the accusations apply to me
personally," former world motor racing champion Lauda, who
founded the airline in 1979, told the Austria Press Agency.
"Since I have always said that I would step down from my post at
any semblance of criticism of my person, I herewith resign as
chairman of the board of directors of Lauda Air."

Rudolf Streicher, president of the airline's supervisory board
confirmed Lauda's resignation but declined to comment. The board
has been trying to revive Lauda Air, which might have losses as
high as 73 million euros (dlrs 44 million). Austrian Air, which
currently owns a 36 percent stake in the airline, has said it
might be interested in taking over the company.

Wright Investor's Service noted that the company has paid no
dividends during the last 12 months and also reported losses
during the previous 12 months. At the end of 1999, Lauda Air
Luftfahrt AG had negative working capital, as current liabilities
were 179.55 million Euro while total current assets were only
109.04 million Euro. As of October 1999, the company's long-term
debt was 78.53 million Euro and total liabilities were 439.69
million Euro. The long-term debt to equity ratio of the company
is 1.87.


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B E L G I U M
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LERNOUT & HAUSPIE: KPMG Audit Reports Become Unusable
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Deminor, the Belgian company specialized in defending the
interests of minority shareholders, has its doubts about the role
of international audit group KPMG in the case of Belgian speech
technology company Lernout & Hauspie, De Standaard & World
Reporter reports this week. Deminor suspects KPMG of being one of
the architects behind L&H's franchise structure. Deminor, which
is representing 8,000 shareholders, wants to ask for compensation
for shareholders without declaring L&H insolvent. Deminor demands
complete clarity about the role of L&H's consultants. On the
basis of internal controls, L&H board members concluded that its
annual reports of the last 30 months were incorrect. KPMG
announced that its L&H audit reports have become unusable.


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C R O A T I A
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ISTARSKA BANKA: Dalmatinska Waits to Take over Troubled Bank
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Reuters reports this week that Croatia's Dalmatinska Banka said
it was waiting for central bank and shareholder approval to gain
majority control of smaller troubled Istarska Banka. Dalmatinska
would buy some stock and invest in a subsequent capital boost,
injecting a total of HRK 186.6 million (USD 21 million) into
Istarska.

Dalmatinska, which was recently taken over by Regent Europe Ltd.
Fund, signed a preliminary agreement on November 14 to acquire
85.15 percent of Istarska's shares prior to their eventual
merger. Istarska's annual meeting to settle on the takeover is
scheduled for December 27. The operation is planned for some time
in 2001, following a cut in Istarska's issued capital to HRK
31.97 million. The central bank is expected to agree to the
proposal as the way to salvage Istarska, which ran into trouble
earlier this year, Reuters noted.


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F R A N C E
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CREDIT MARTINIQUAIS: Loans Worth EUR 168 Million Sold to Acofi
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France's bank deposit guarantee fund has sold a portfolio of
problem loans worth EUR 168m from Credit Martiniquais to a
specialized management company, Acofi, backed by JP Morgan. The
healthy part of the bank was sold to Banques Populaires
subsidiary Bred, Le Monde & World Reporter noted last week.


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G E R M A N Y
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SPAR-HANDELS AG:  Faces Problems over Finance Restructuring
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Financing remains unanswered for the restructuring plan of Spar-
Handels AG, Germany's fifth-largest food retailer, Handelsblatt
reports this week. Spar's major shareholder, France's IMT
Intermarche, has still not taken a decision on how to raise the
capital for the restructuring of the group's 350 Eurospar stores.
Under existing plans, some 160 of the 350 loss-making stores are
to be modernized and modeled on Intermarche stores in France with
the aim of expanding the range of fresh produce and of
introducing Intermarche's own-brand products.

The restructuring plans will require investments of around DM250
million in 2001 and Spar has been reluctant to reveal how the
necessary funds are to be raised. Chairman Arwed Fischer declined
to comment. If the French group does not take a decision to
inject capital soon, Spar may be heading for a liquidity
shortage. The group has bank debts of more than DM1 billion,
according to sources within the finance industry. These debts
stem from bad investment decisions in the past, in particular the
acquisition of the Pro-Markt chain of stores. For 1999, Spar
posted a loss of more than DM200 million, Handelsblatt noted.


WWL INTERNET:  Third-Quarter Net Loss Widens
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WWL Internet AG said its third-quarter net loss widened to 2.44
million euros from its year-earlier net loss of 1.73 million
euros, Handelsblatt reports this week.


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N E T H E R L A N D S
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HRS:  Faces Financial Crisis
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Algemeen Dagblad & World Reporter reported last week that HRS,
the Dutch transhipment company has been granted suspension of
payment. The company, which is active in the port of Rotterdam,
has debts of up to Fl6m on an annual basis and lacks own capital,
Dutch union FNV Bondgenoten said. In September, the company
wanted to cut half of the 220 jobs in a reorganization but
employees refused to accept the social plan. If the company does
not come up with a solution it will head for liquidation.


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N O R W A Y
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NOMADIC SHIPPING: Reports a Nine Month Net Loss
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Norway's Nomadic Shipping, the company sank to a third quarter
net loss of NKr73.02m (Dollars 7.8m) on gross income of
NKr75.83m, Lloyd's List International noted last week. The
figures were in contrast with last year's third quarter NKr16.12m
net profit, on gross income of NKr72.23m. Nomadic's nine-month
bottom line showed a net loss of NKr202.49m, compared with a
profit of NKr11.23m last year. Nomadic reported no progress on
the sale of its two reeferships, the Green Snow and Green
Crystal, which were put up for sale earlier this year as
liquidity pressures mounted. These pressures also catalyzed a
debt and capital restructuring at Nomadic, under duress of the
lending banks. The restructuring transferred three ships, the
Green Eskimo, Green Tundra and the Green Glacier, to Christiania
Bank. Christiania was reported to be marketing these ships as a
bareboat proposition.

Global Reefer of London was reported to be an interested party.
But independent sources claimed to Lloyd's List that this deal
had collapsed, and the ships continue to remain with Christiania.
The bank has refused to comment. As part of the restructuring,
NKr40m equity issue is to be authorized at a November 28
extraordinary meeting. A total of Dollars 19m out of Nomadic's
Dollars 84m in mortgage debt has been frozen for five years,
after successful negotiations with Bergensbanken, Christiania
Bank, Den norske Bank, Nedship and Sparebanken Vest. The
remaining debt will continue to earn the banks interest, while
installments have been waived until 2003.


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P O L A N D
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JACHNICKI & PARTNERZY: Faces Problems on Financial Obligations
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Warsaw law firm Jachnicki & Partnerzy received much publicity for
publishing on the Internet a list of companies and individuals
not paying off their debts, yet it appears to have some problems
settling its own obligations, Poland A.M. reports this week.  
Jerzy Brzeski, owner of a small micro-processor company in
Poznan, gave Jachnicki a zl. 2500 advance on debt-collecting
services the law firm was to perform. It has failed to do so and
after several phone calls Tomasz Jachnicki finally replied that
he would not refund the advance and that Brzeski should read his
agreement carefully.

It says that the law firm only pledged to take action to collect
the debt, rather than actually collect it. However, Presan, a
company from Rzeszow, had more luck. It had changed the terms of
the agreement so that Jachnicki would be obliged to collect the
debt and paid an advance of zl. 6000. After Jachnicki failed to
deliver, Presan sued him and won. The law firm was ordered to
return the advance plus interest, as well as cover legal
expenses, altogether amounting to zl.118,000.  


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R U S S I A
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MEDIA MOST:  Gazprom Takes Control
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Agence France-Presse reported last week that the state-controlled
gas giant Gazprom unveiled a plan for clearing debts owed by
tycoon Vladimir Gusinsky's troubled Media-MOST empire in return
for increasing its stake in the group. Under the deal, a further
packet of shares in Media-MOST will be set aside for sale to
foreign investors to settle debts of 260 million dollars, which
are due for repayment in July 2001. If the sale does not go
ahead, the collateral will revert to Gazprom, handing it a
controlling stake in the Media-MOST group, according to a senior
journalist in the Gusinsky empire.

Russian prosecutors charged Gusinsky with embezzling 300 million
dollars from Media-MOST companies that were technically bankrupt,
and later issued a warrant for his arrest. Gusinsky, who was
thrown into jail for three nights in June during an earlier
probe, is currently living in exile somewhere in Europe and has
declined to return to Russia, claiming he fears for his safety  
Agence France-Presse noted.


MEDIA-MOST: To Resume Debt Talks with Gazprom-Media
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World News Connection reported last week that the General
Director Alfred Kokh has urged the leaders of the Media-MOST
holding company "to resume without delay the talks on settling
the company's $211.6 million debt to Gazprom that appeared in the
spring of this year."

The Gazprom management has demanded that Gazprom-Media secure
additional guarantees that Media-MOST and its chief Vladimir
Gusinsky will implement the terms of the amicable agreement,
"taking into account the unfortunate experience of the well-known
agreement of July 20." In addition, Gazprombank has urged the
Gazprom management to ask that Gazprom-Media settle NTV
television's $40 million debt to the bank under a credit
agreement that expires on November 21. Kokh said that Gazprombank
has received verbal notification from NTV that it cannot fulfil
its obligations. He went on to say that the other reason for
removing his signature was the coincidence of two events: the
signing of the amicable agreement and the fact that the
Prosecutor General's Office had preferred charges against
Gusinsky and ordered his arrest.

The conclusion of the amicable agreement immediately after the
Gusinsky was charged "would present the moves of the sides in an
unfavorable light, all the more so since the criminal case was
initiated against Gusinsky at the initiative of Gazprom-Media,"
Kokh said. "In this context, the coincidence of the two events
might have been dishonestly interpreted." However, Kokh expressed
regret that the reasons for taking his signature off the
agreement "were interpreted wrongly by both the lawyers and the
mass media." He said that pending clarification of the positions
of all sides he could not comment on his decision and held
consultations with Gazprom, Gazprombank and other organizations
in order to settle the dispute. He confirmed his determination to
resume the talks with Media-MOST on settling the debt.


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U K R A I N E
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CHERNOBYL:  Up for Closure, EU Commission is Due to Grant Loan
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President Leonid Kuchma will be joined by Ukraine and Western
officials to witness the last rites of the Chernobyl nuclear
power plant whose last operational reactor is due to be shut down
on December 15. Agence France-Presse reports this week that
Kuchma would visit the scene of the world's worst civilian
nuclear accident on December 14 to make sure that reactor number
three is "all set" on the eve of its shutdown, said Chernobyl
official Oleg Goloskokov. An estimated 15,000 to 30,000 people
have died as a result of the April 26, 1986 explosion at
Chernobyl's reactor number four, which spewed into the atmosphere
radiation equivalent to 500 Hiroshima bombs.

Up to 60 parliamentarians from the Group of Seven most
industrialized nations in the world, and around 40 Ukrainian
lawmakers, would also visit the plant to observe the final
preparations for closure. The last of Chernobyl's four reactors
still provides five percent of the country's power needs, and the
agreed timetable for its shutdown had recently been cast into
doubt by Ukraine's leaders.

However, Kuchma confirmed earlier this month that the shutdown
would go ahead as planned. The planned closure of number three
will deliver a severe blow to the country's cash-strapped
economy. Under a G7 accord signed in Ottawa in 1995, the EU
Commission is due to grant Ukraine a 20-year, 600-million-dollar
loan under the auspices of the European atomic agency (Euratom)
to offset the post-Chernobyl loss of generating capacity.


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BRITISH TELECOM:  BT May Be Forced Deeper into Debt
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The Times reports this week that British Telecom could be forced
to go deeper into debt by acquiring 1.8 billion pounds' worth of
shares in Ireland's Esat Digifone and Germany's Viag Interkom.
The former government monopoly could be forced to buy the shares
following news that Norway's Telenor group is considering ending
its six-year alliance with BT. Under the terms of joint venture
agreements, Telenor has the option to sell its 49.9 percent stake
in Esat to BT for $1.2 billion (800 million pounds), or to swap
the investment for a 33 percent stake in Esat Telecom, another BT
controlled company.

In addition, Telenor has the right to sell its 10 percent stake
in BT's Viag subsidiary, thought to be worth a further 1 billion
pounds. The end of Telenor's alliance with BT could also see the
Norwegian company buy its British partner's 50 percent stake in
Telenordia, a Swedish telecoms venture. BT's stake in Telenordia
is thought to be worth 270 million pounds. It is speculated that
BT could swap its stake in Telenordia for Telenor's investments
in Esat and Viag, The times noted.


CHRISTIANI AND NIELSEN:  Construction Firm Goes into Receivership
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Evening Mail reported last week that work on Aston Villa's new
Trinity Road stand 12.5 million pounds was plunged into turmoil
as the main construction firm faced financial collapse.
Administrative receivers were set to be appointed this afternoon
amid mounting cash problems facing contract firm Christiani and
Nielsen. At the same time a court hearing was being arranged as
speculation grew that the cash wrangle could delay the opening of
the new stand. The showpiece stand is earmarked for a grand
opening when Villa meet Premiership champions Manchester United
on Boxing Day. A statement from Aston Villa said: "The parent
company of construction company Christiani and Nielsen Ltd has
decided to cease funding its subsidiary and as a consequence
banking overdraft facilities have been removed."

The directors of Christiani and Nielsen Ltd immediately sought
advice and are seeking to appoint an administrator. "The
administrator will then want to discuss with Aston Villa the
completion of the project. However, the situation represents a
breach of contract and the club has already instigated a
contingency plan for completion of the stand."

The statement said the contract with Christiani and Nielsen had
only four weeks to run and the bulk of the work on the
infrastructure had already been completed. The old stand was
demolished in May to make way for the new stand that will
increase capacity from 39,000 to 43,000. It had been hoped the
stand would be completed in time for Villa's Premiership clash
with champions Manchester United on Boxing Day. No one was
available for comment from Christiani & Nielsen, whose European
division is based at Leamington Spa. But recently, the company
said the works were on track, Evening Mail noted.


EMI: Legal Costs Push Music Company into the Red
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EMI Group Plc, the world's third largest music company, is
blaming the 42.9 million pounds of legal costs of its abortive
tie-up with US giant Time Warner and higher interest charges for
pushing it into the red in the past six months. According to a
report in Ananova, in the six months to September 30, EMI turned
in a pre-tax loss of 9.7 million pounds, against a profit of 67.2
million pounds at the same point last year.

But EMI chairman Eric Nicoli says the group's release schedule
for the second half, including Lenny Kravitz, the Spice Girls and
the one album from The Beatles is one of the strongest for many
years. Mr Nicoli says discussions are still continuing with Time
Warner over the possibility of a deal, but he concedes the US
giant's merger with internet firm AOL had delayed matters. EMI
and Time Warner went back to the drawing board last month after
concerns were raised about their proposed 14 billion pounds tie-
up by the European Commission.


EQUITABLE LIFE:  Prudential Seen as Sole Bidder
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Equitable Life was forced to find a buyer after losing a court
case that left the insurer facing a bill of at least 1.5 billion
pounds. Britain's House of Lords ruled in July that the insurer
acted unlawfully in cutting bonuses to some of its policyholders,
Bloomberg reports this week.

Prudential Plc, the second largest U.K. insurer will be the sole
contender to buy Equitable Life Assurance Society. London-based
Prudential may win Equitable's 600,000 wealthy clients and 400
salespeople for less than the estimated price tag of 3 billion
pounds ($4.3 billion), as competitors are discouraged by
uncertainty over Equitable's liabilities. Bidding will close at
the end of November, and a buyer will be selected in December.
Possible buyers have included European insurers Aegon NV, CGNU
Plc and Eureko NV Now, only Eureko and Prudential are mulling
bids.

According to Bloomberg Prudential has been in talks with the
Financial Services Authority, the U.K. financial regulator, about
accessing the assets and may be permitted to use a portion of
them to buy Equitable. Salomon Schroder Smith Barney is advising
London-based Equitable Life. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. is
Prudential's adviser. Prudential has a market value of 21.5
billion pounds.


JAMES LONGLEY: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: James Longley Enterprises Ltd
Company No: 1231301
Com. Business: Real Estate Sales/Development
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Creditors
Appointed by: Creditors and Members
Liquidators: Raymond Hocking IPno: 2322 Simon Michaels 8824
Firm Name: BDO Stoy Hayward
Address: 8 Baker Street
City Postcode: London W1M 1DA


JAMES LONGLEY: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: James Longley Properties Ltd
Previous Name: Boldcross Ltd
Company No: 1602445
Com. Business: Real Estate Sales/Development
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Creditors
Appointed by: Creditors and Members
Liquidators: Raymond Hocking IPno: 2322 Simon Michaels 8824
Firm Name: BDO Stoy Hayward
Address: 8 Baker Street
City Postcode: London W1M 1DA


MANDALE LEISURE: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: Mandale Leisure Ltd
Company No: 3348260
Com. Business: Golf Equipment Retailer
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Creditors
Appointed by: Creditors and Members
Liquidators: Geoffrey Martin IPno: 2207
Firm Name: Geoffrey Martin & Co
Address: St James House 28 Park Place
City Postcode: Leeds LS1 2SP


MILLENIUM DOME:  Irish Duo in 150 Million Bid
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Irish Independent reports this week that the company controlled
by two Irish property developers is poised to buy London's ill-
fated Millennium Dome for around stg 150m pounds. John Ronan and
Richard Barrett, the developers behind Dublin's proposed Spencer
Dock development, have emerged as the financial backers behind
London company Legacy's bid to buy the Dome from the British
government. The Dome has cost the British public purse and the
National Lottery Fund nearly stg 1bn pounds and it is now
expected to go to Legacy, the British company in which Mr Ronan
and Mr Barrett have an 85pc stake. The announcement yesterday
that Legacy is the preferred bidder follows weeks of uncertainty
when the government held up the deal to ensure that Legacy had
the financial and managerial capability to carry it through.

Last week Legacy threatened to withdraw from the bidding after
growing increasingly frustrated by the long delays as a Cabinet
committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott discussed
the bid. Mr Ronan and Mr Barrett own their stake in Legacy
through Treasury Holdings, their Dublin-based property
development company. Treasury is behind a spate of high profile
property investments particularly in Dublin, including Central
Park office scheme in Leopardstown. Maurice Harte, managing
director of Treasury, said their plan is to transform the Dome
area into a high-tech business park. The group plans to attract
companies involved in research, e-commerce and bio-science, onto
the site. The company is not just buying the Dome building
itself, but a total site of 63 acres. There could still be some
haggling over the price, Irish Independent noted.


MINERVA COMMERCIAL: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: Minerva Commercial Developments Ltd
Previous Name: Midas Commercial Developments Ltd
Company No: 2070005
Com. Business: Property Development
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Members
Appointed by: Members
Liquidators: Stephen J Hobson IPno: 6473
Firm Name: Francis Clark
Address: Southernhay House 36 Southernhay East
City Postcode: Exeter EX1 1NX


NETHERFIELD VISUAL: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: Netherfield Visual Ltd
Company No: SC
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Creditors
Appointed by: Creditors
Liquidators: Blair C Nimmo IPno: 8208
Firm Name: KPMG
Address: Saltire Court 20 Castle Terrace
City Postcode: Edinburgh EH1 2EG


P J O'HARA: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: P J O'Hara Construction Ltd
Company No: 2607949
Com. Business: Construction/Civil Engineering
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Creditors
Appointed by: Creditors
Liquidators: Ronald S Harding IPno: 2123
Firm Name: Grant Thornton
Address: 30 Hounds Gate
City Postcode: Nottingham NG1 7DH


PALMSTAGE LTD: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: Palmstage Ltd
Company No: 3528799
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Creditors
Appointed by: Creditors and Members
Liquidators: Kirankumar Mistry IPno: 8795 John P Harlow 8319
Firm Name: HKM Harlow Khandhia Mistry
Address: The Old Mill 9 Soar Lane
City Postcode: Leicester LE3 5DE


PATRICK F MCCOOLE: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: Patrick F McCoole & Co Ltd
Company No: IR
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Members
Appointed by: Members
Liquidators: Robert Richardson IPno:
Firm Name:
Address: The Citadel Old Clare Street
City Postcode: Limerick


REDSTONE: Reports First Half pretax Loss of 8.97 Million Pounds
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Redstone Telecom, which delivers high-tech telephone services,
would like to raise more money. "With the funding we have already
got, we expect to get 20 percent coverage of the UK small and
medium sized enterprise market," said chief executive Graham
Cove. "But we'd like more investment so we can take that to 80
percent." But, he admits, the climate isn't right as investors
are now too worried about the debts that telecoms companies
already have to lend any more cash. The company reported its half
year results, which show a pretax loss was 8.97 million pounds,
against 3.49 million pounds in the same period in 1999. Cove
insists that losses are consistent with the strategy.


VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL: Liquidation Proceedings
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Company Name: Village International Ltd
Previous Name: Pica Technology Ltd
Company No: 3634741
Appointed on: 17/10/00
Type: Creditors
Appointed by: Creditors and Members
Liquidators: Chris Williams IPno: 8772
Firm Name: McTear Williams & Wood
Address: De Vere House 90 St Faiths Lane
City Postcode: Norwich NR1 1NE



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