Article: A small town's big cheeses. (Parmalat exploits the success of its soccer club subsidiary Parma AC to boost the image of its food brands)(Brief Article)

Article: How going global compromised Parmalat.(CASE STUDY)(Company Profile)
European Business Forum;  March 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......shares and, at its peak, Parmalat's market capitalisation...church and factory'. With Parmalat's success, Tanzi had created...Bankrolled by the success of Parmalat, he became a major patron...the world of football. Parmalat bought the small local team Parma AC in 1991. Over the ...

Article: Netgrocer.com Named Official Merchandise Supplier of World Soccer Power, Parma AC.
PR Newswire;  December 26, 2000 ;     583 words ......will sell everything from Parma AC soccer jerseys to backpacks. Parma AC has a loyal and strong...Netgrocer.com. Carrying Parma AC's merchandise underscores...sellers. Founded in 1913, Parma AC is one of the oldest and...our global network of Parma AC ...

Article: Greek tragedy plays out in Italy Parmalat's chief, now in a Milan jail, 'challenged the gods'
International Herald Tribune;  January 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......and New York, the Parmalat affair has quickly...35-year-old son of Parmalat's jailed founder...s soccer team, Parma AC. Stefano Tanzi...Tanzi, who founded Parmalat, the giant food...Italian league, Parma AC symbolized both...privy to all of Parmalat's schemes, ...

Article: Parmalat : How much did the bankers know? The collapsed dairy giant was kept afloat by a series of fund raisings, so regulators are delving into the role of US and Italian banks and founder Calisto Tanzi. Edward Simpkins reports
The Sunday Telegraph London;  January 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ......appointed as special administrator to Parmalat, is this weekend fighting to keep the stricken Italian dairy multinational alive. Parmalat, which has collapsed after a 10bn ( pounds...compared with the mountains of cash that Parmalat has burned through over the past few...

Article: Parmalat Says Bank Not Holding $4.9B
AP Online;  December 20, 2003 ;     545 words ......Online 12-20-2003 Dateline: MILAN, Italy Parmalat Finanziaria SpA said Friday that Bank...held an emergency board meeting Friday. Parmalat said Bank of America had disavowed the...announcement confirmed investors' fears that Parmalat, which nearly defaulted on a $186.5 million...

Article: Parmalat files lawsuit against Swiss bank UBS
AP Worldstream;  August 6, 2004 ;     478 words ......Dateline: ROME Scandal-struck dairy giant Parmalat said Friday it has filed a lawsuit seeking...million) from Swiss bank UBS Limited. Parmalat, which is reeling from a massive fraud...filed in a New Jersey court last week. Parmalat said then that the suit against Citigroup...

Article: Advisers Descend On Parmalat: If it's to avoid the fate of other European defaulters, it needs help.
Investment Dealers' Digest;  January 5, 2004 ;     700+ words ...As Parmalat Finanziaria SpA succumbed to bankruptcy...in its accounts first came to light, Parmalat had some E550 million of debt coming...defaulters that have gone before it. Parmalat's is the first major corporate scandal...

Article: Parmalat talks of fresh bank loans in new year.
Financial News;  December 30, 2003 ;     446 words ...Byline: Vivek Ahuja Parmalat, the Italian food group engulfed in a fraud scandal, says it...in Italy last week.A source close to the new management at Parmalat said: Parmalat has enough working capital to take it into January, and the...

Article: Parmalat says Citigroup helped mislead investors
International Herald Tribune;  July 31, 2004 ;     528 words ......International Herald Tribune 07-31-2004 Parmalat, the Italian food and dairy company...transactions that misled shareholders and cost Parmalat billions of dollars. The suit, which...the first legal action taken against Parmalat's lenders by Enrico Bondi, a trustee...

Article: Parmalat presents plan to restructure
International Herald Tribune;  March 17, 2004 ;     581 words ......03-17-2004 The Italian food conglomerate Parmalat disclosed plans on Tuesday to overcome...including some in the United States, Parmalat said in the outline of a restructuring...to vote on the plan before summer, a Parmalat spokesman said.While not yet finalized...

Article: The gloves come off; Parmalat.
The Economist (US);  October 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ......than prayer Enrico Bondi's battle with Parmalat's banks is getting ugly UNTIL recently...big banks that did dozens of deals with Parmalat before the Italian dairy-products group...formidable operator. His case against Parmalat's banks and advisers has been steadily...

Article: Parmalat's rescuer; Face value.(Enrico Bondi and Parmalat)(management consultant brought in to clean up operations at Parmalat S.p.A.)
The Economist (US);  December 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ......help from Enrico Bondi UNTIL recently, Parmalat looked like an unqualified success. A...controlled by the founding Tanzi family, Parmalat has thrived. It employs more than 35...business brain. He will need it. This week, Parmalat went into meltdown. It almost defaulted...

Article: Italy's Parmalat reaches deal with SEC but proceedings in Ireland still in question.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
Private Placement Letter;  August 2, 2004 ;     459 words ...A lawsuit against Parmalat - the Italian dairy foods maker riddled with fraudulent...papers filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, Parmalat will not pay a fine. Additionally, Parmalat agreed to internal corporate governance reforms without...

Article: Bank of America is Parmalat's latest target
International Herald Tribune;  October 8, 2004 ;     446 words ......International Herald Tribune 10-08-2004 Parmalat sued Bank of America on Thursday, seeking...misled investors about the true state of Parmalat's finances. In an 89-page complaint...the Western District of North Carolina, Parmalat accused Bank of America, the third-largest...