Icon Medialab bleibt doch nicht wie sie ist !!! - 500 Beiträge pro Seite

[Seebaer]

Icon merged mit LOST Boys und erhält neue finanzielle Mittel. Man geht sogar davon aus, dass man bereits Mitte 2002 wieder profitabel sein wird. Erstaunlich !!!
Hier die Einzelheiten:
IconMedialab and Lost Boys merge to create leading international e-business and new media services company

Financial basis secured through fully underwritten Rights Issue

Stockholm/Amsterdam, December 20, 2001 – Swedish Icon Medialab International AB and Amsterdam based Lost Boys N.V. announce they have entered into an agreement to merge. They signed an agreement yesterday. A fully underwritten Rights Issue of approx. SEK 180 million (Euro 20 million) will secure the financial basis of the merged company. The merged company expects to generate positive operating results by mid 2002. The Board of IconMedialab recommends its shareholders to vote in favor of the proposed business combination at an Extraordinary General Meeting, which will be held on January 18th, 2002.

Together, the two companies create the leading e-business and new media services company in Europe, and have a strong position in the USA. The strategic fit of the two companies and resulting positioning is in particular based on a shared culture and vision of creating and delivering world-class user-centered offerings and services. In addition, the complementary geographical position and client base will enable the merged company to apply knowledge, expertise and experience across key industries and a broad range of current and prospective clients.

The New Company
The client base of the merged company includes many leading European, American and multi-national companies. Examples of IconMedialab’s clients are Pirelli, Telefonica, Stora Enso, Lafarge and Siemens Medical. Examples of Lost Boys’ clients are Postbank/ING Group, Audi/Volkswagen, Orange, Novartis, E.Leclerc, Caprabo, Unilever, Anne Frank Museum and Delft Technical University.

The operating companies of both parties will for the time being continue to operate under their own names, until the branding strategy of the merged company will be finalized.

The third quarter pro-forma consolidated turnover of the new group was Euro 33 million and by year end the group will have a staff of around 1500 people. With these 1500 employees and geographic foot-print the group will operate in 16 countries and have the skills and resources available locally in each market to meet local and multinational client needs. The company will have particularly strong positions in Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, the USA and Germany.

Synergies and Results
Michiel Mol, majority shareholder and CEO of Lost Boys, is confident about the transaction. “We have spoken to various possible partners, and we’re convinced that IconMedialab is the best partner for us in the upcoming consolidation process in our industry. Their geographic reach, the installed client base as well as their technical and consulting capabilities strongly complement our company.” IconMedialab CEO Rens Buchwaldt says “The merger is strong both in the short and the long term. The company will have a secure financial position, and we can offer our clients the full advantage of the multinational talents, skills and project experience to meet their needs.”

The new Company will bring together a broad range of project experience and skills, in particular in creating high usability, design, dynamic content management and personalized content, multi-media applications, (digital) corporate identity, and high level security. Specific service offerings to meet client needs include specialist areas such as CRM/Business Intelligence and Content Management Systems. Industry vertical expertise will be strong in Media and Entertainment, Pharmaceuticals, Financial Services and Retail/Consumer Products sectors.

The company will benefit from and build on the proven track records and expertise that both companies have built in their key geographies, and leverage best practices and processes in client acquisition, project management, design, technology and reporting.

The company expects to derive some cost synergies from overhead reductions and will reduce cost by merging sub-scale operations in certain countries. Based on the current position of the companies, current and expected development of revenues and the jointly agreed operational targets, the Board of Directors and management of both companies expect the merged company to generate positive operating results by mid 2002.

Board of Directors, Management and Operations
The merged company will be managed from Amsterdam, where current interim CEO Rens Buchwaldt will take the position as CEO for the company.

The Board of the merged company is proposed to consist of seven board members. Three board members from Lost Boys, two of the current board members from IconMedialab and two new independent board members will be proposed for election by the shareholders at the January 18, 2002, EGM.

Michiel Mol, founder and current Lost Boys CEO is proposed as one of the Board Members of the merged company and will remain active as a strategic advisor to the management of the merged company, focused on strategic marketing and new media initiatives. Roel Pieper, former CEO of Tandem Computers and board member of Philips, and current Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lost Boys is proposed to take the position of Chairman of the Board of the merged company. Dieter Pöhlmann, now board member of Lost Boys, is also further nominated as a new member of the Board. Current IconMedialab board members Jesper Jos Olsson and Tom Nicholson will remain as board members.

Roel Pieper, Michiel Mol and Jesper Jos Olsson will form an Integration Committee which will oversee the merger process, including issues such as branding and further management appointments.

The transaction
Icon Medialab International AB will acquire Lost Boys N.V., from its shareholders, against a consideration of 30 million shares.

Red Valley, a company related to Lost Boys’ CEO Michiel Mol, is already a major shareholder in IconMedialab International. Fidessa Asset Management will provide the company with a financing structure to secure the execution of its operating plans. The financing structure consists of a fully underwritten Rights Issue to current shareholders, bridge financing until completion of the Rights Issue and a loan. It is expected that upon completion of the merger and financing transaction, Red Valley will hold an approximate 40 % stake in the merged company.

The merged company will continue to be listed on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

This Rights Issue will allow existing shareholders to purchase one new share in the merged company for each two shares held on the record date at a price of SEK 3.50 per share. The Rights Issue will be fully underwritten by Fidessa Asset Management and will yield the company approximately SEK 180 million (Euro 20 million). The Rights Issue is expected to be completed by early April, 2002. Red Valley will further make available bridge financing of up to Euro 10 million (approximately SEK 95 million) until completion of the Rights Issue. The third element of the financing structure of the company is a loan of Euro 7.5 million, also provided by Red Valley.

Further Time plan
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of IconMedialab is expected to be held on 18 January, 2002. At this meeting the shareholders will be voting on the proposed business combination, the Rights Issue and the proposed new Board members. IconMedialab’s full year and Q4 2001 results are scheduled to be presented on 28 February 2002. Following publication of the full year results, the company expects to issue the prospectus for the Rights Issue to IconMedialab International AB shareholders. The proceeds of the Rights Issue are expected to be available in April 2002, and any of the bridge financing that has been utilized will be repaid.

About Lost Boys
Lost Boys is an international network that offers clients a strong combination of business strategy, brand development, and implementation of digital channels such as internet, broadband, Wap and i-TV. Well-known clients of Lost Boys include ING Groep, TU Delft, Audi, Perfetti-VanMelle, VW, Nokia, E.Leclerc, Arrows, Caprabo and Orange. Lost Boys, founded in 1993, has approximately 500 employees spread over Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, San Francisco, Warsaw, and Zurich.

About IconMedialab
IconMedialab is a world-leading e-business consultancy and integration firm, providing user-driven solutions through innovative technology. IconMedialab has developed solutions for a broad range of clients such as FöreningsSparbanken, Siemens Medical, Sony Computer Entertainment, Motorola, Spencer Stuart and Stora Enso. IconMedialab deploys some 1100 employees in 15 countries in Europe and the US. IconMedialab stock is traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list (ICON).

For more information contact:
William Kellerman
Icon Medialab
International AB
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

[Nautel2000]

Super News heute bei Icon !!!

Fusion mit der holländischen Lost Boys - Erwartung, dass sie Mitte nächsten Jahres profitabel sind !!!!Zusammen sind sie mit Abstand die führende e-businnes und Service Firma in Europa und sind auch hervorragend in den USA aufgestellt !

Excellente Nachrichen, die Icon wieder zweistellig machen ....

Gruß Nautel

[Seebaer]

Wenn ich die Pressemitteilung vom 21.12.2001 richtig deute, dann tauscht der Gesellschafter IPG sein Darlehn gegen eine Beteiligung zum Wert von SEK 44,00 pro Aktie;
Die Übernahme von Lost Boys soll in Aktien vorgenommen werden zum Preis von SEK 12,25/Aktie. Der aktuelle Kurs der Aktie in SEK 3,60.
Der Tausch des Darlehns in equity ist mit Sicherheit gut für die Bilanz und damit für die nächsten Zahlen. Bei dem Wert des Umtausches bin ich mir nicht so sicher. Dies entspricht zwar einem kurs von € 1,36, somit immerhin eine satte Steigerung gebenüber dem jetzigen Kurs, aber wenig im Verhältnis zu den Durchschnittskursen des letzten Jahres.

Hier noch einmal die Pressemitteilung:

December 21, 2001

Notice to Extra Annual General Meeting in Icon Medialab International AB (publ)

The shareholders of Icon Medialab International AB (publ) are hereby invited to extra annual general meeting on Friday 18 January 2002 at 4 p.m. at the company’s premises, Sergels torg 12 in Stockholm.

Giving notice etc.
Shareholders who wish to participate in the general meeting shall have entered to the share ledger at VPC AB on Wednesday 8 January 2002, and give notice of his or her intention to participate in the general meeting not later than Tuesday 15 January 2002 at 4.00 p.m.

Notice of participation in the general meeting shall be made in writing to; Icon Medialab International AB (publ), Att: Karolina Hjers, P.O. Box 863, SE-101 37 Stockholm, by fax [phone] or by e-mail to e-mail: [e-mail]. When giving notice of participation, the shareholder should preferably state name, personal identity number/registration number, address, telephone number, shareholdings and the number of advisors (no more than two). Shareholders who wish to be represented by a representative shall submit a written power of attorney giving authorisation to a specific person together with the notice of participation.

Nominee shareholders must, in order to participate in the shareholders’ meeting, temporarily register the shares in his or her own name. Such shareholder must notify the nominee regarding the above-mentioned matter well in advance of 8 January 2002.

Proposed agenda
1 Election of a chairman of the meeting.
2 Preparation and approval of the voting register.
3 Approval of the agenda.
4 Election of one or two persons to certify the minutes.
5 Establishment of whether the meeting has been duly convened.
6 Resolution regarding issue against set-off.
7 Resolution regarding adoption of new articles of association.
8 Resolution regarding issue against payment in kind and authorisation for the board of directors to issue new shares against payment in kind.
9 Resolution regarding authorisation for the board of directors to issue new shares with pre-emptive rights for the shareholders.
10 Resolution regarding authorisation for the board of directors to issue new shares against set-off.
11 Election of new directors.

Proposed resolutions

Resolution regarding issue against set-off (item 6)

The board of directors proposes that the shareholders` meeting resolves to increase the share capital with SEK 200,000 by an issue of no more than 2 500 000 shares, each of a nominal value of SEK 0.08. IPG Interactive Investment Corporation ("IPG") shall subscribe for the new shares. Subscription shall be made no later than on 18 January 2002 with the right for the board to prolong the subscription period until 31 January 2002 at the latest. The subscription price shall be paid at the time of subscription by offset of a claim for a debenture issued under the company’s debenture 2000/2002:1 amounting to SEK 110 million. All warrants subordinated to the debenture shall be returned to the company in connection to the subscription.

Resolution regarding adoption of new articles of association (item 7)

The board of directors proposes that the shareholders’ meeting resolves to adopt new articles of association. The new articles of association imply that the company’s share capital shall amount to no less than SEK 8 million and no more than SEK 32 million.

Resolution regarding issue against payment in kind and authorisation for the board of directors to issue new shares against payment in kind (item 8)

The board of directors proposes that the shareholders’ meeting resolves to increase the share capital with no more than SEK 2,400,000 by an issue of no more than 30,000,000 shares, each of a nominal value of SEK 0.08. The shareholders of Lost Boys N.V. shall subscribe for the new shares. Subscription shall be made no later than on 18 January 2002 with the right for the board to prolong the subscription period until 31 January 2002 at the latest. The subscription price shall be paid at the time of subscription by a transfer of all of the subscribers’ shares in Lost Boys N.V.

The board of directors proposes further that the shareholders’ meeting resolves to authorise the board of directors to issue no more than 30,000,000 shares with deduction for the number shares allotted in accordance with the resolution regarding the issue in the foregoing paragraph. The objective of the authorisation is to enable payment to be made in shares to the shareholders of Lost Boys N.V. who have not subscribed for shares in the company before the end of the subscription period in accordance with the resolution regarding the issue in the foregoing paragraph.

Resolution regarding authorisation for the board of directors to issue new shares with the pre-emptive right for the shareholders (item 9)

The board of directors proposes that the shareholders’ meeting resolves to authorise the board of directors to issue new shares with pre-emptive rights for the shareholders, with an issue price amounting to no more than SEK 190 million, at a subscription price of SEK 3.50 per share.

Resolution regarding authorisation for the board of directors to issue new shares against set-off (item 10)

The board of directors proposes that the shareholders’ meeting resolves to authorise the board of directors to issue new shares against set-off during the period until the next annual general meeting, with a issue price amounting to no more than SEK 3,800,000, at a subscription price of SEK 3.50 per share.

The objective of the authorisation is to enable payment to be made in shares to the underwriters in respect of an issue of new shares with pre-emptive rights for the shareholders.

Election of new directors (item 11)

Shareholders representing more than 50 per cent of the shares in the company have proposed that during the period until the next annual general meeting the board of directors shall consist of seven directors. The board of directors is proposed to consist of Roel Pieper (new election), Michiel Mol (new election), Dieter Pöhlmann (new election), Jesper Jos Olsson and Tom Nicholson in addition with two other directors to be publicly announced later.

Miscellaneous
The proposals in accordance with item 7-11 are made on the condition that the shareholders’ meeting resolves in accordance with all these proposals The complete text of the board of directors` proposal as set out above, as well as documents according to Chapter 4 section 4 and 6 of the Companies Act (1975:1385), will be obtainable at the company`s premises on Sergels torg 12 in Stockholm from the 11 January 2001. Shareholders who wish to receive those documents may notify the company and give their address, whereupon the documents will be sent by mail.

Stockholm in December 2001
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For more information contact:
William Kellerman
Icon Medialab
International AB
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Shareholders meeting and further time plan
The Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of
IconMedialab is scheduled for the 18th January, 2002, at which the
Board of IconMedialab recommends shareholders to vote in favor of
the proposed business combination. IconMedialab’s Q4 and full year
2001 results will be presented on 28 February 2002. Shortly
thereafter a prospectus is planned to be issued concerning the
Rights Issue. The subscription period for the Rights Issue is expected
to end early April. The proceeds from the fully underwritten Rights
Issues (approx. 20 M Euros) will be accessible shortly thereafter.

[Seebaer]

Auf der außerordentlichen G-Versammlung sind erwartungsgemäß alle vorgeschlagenen Beschlüsse angenommen worden.
Die nächsten Zahlen werde zeigen, ob der merger sinnvoll war und zum turn around beiträgt oder nur eine Flucht in die Fusion war von 2 "kranken" Unternehmen.

[Seebaer]

Es gibt mal wieder eine Nachricht zu icon:

"07:51 Uhr: Blitzmeinung von Christof Schmidbauer


Icon Medialabs zockt mit den Lost Boys


Der Jahresabschluss der schwedischen Webagentur ist ein Desaster, doch durch die Fusion mit dem Konkurrenten Lost Boys hat sich Icon Medialabs Zeit gekauft. Die Umsätze befinden sich im Quartalsvergleich immer noch im Abwärtstrend. Icon leidet unter der gesunkene Nachfrage für bunte Web-Seiten. Problemkinder sind die Märkte Schweden und Deutschland. Der Kampf ums finanzielle Überleben hatte Icon bisher im Geschäftsbetrieb gehindert. Die Barmittel von Lost Boys schaffen Icon nun wieder Spielraum. Die Betriebskosten wurden deutlich gesenkt. Die Hoffnung auf das Überleben geben der Aktie Auftrieb, die jedoch ein Zockertitel bleibt. "


Laut Info auf der homepage git es am 5.3 weitere Information zur zukünftigen Entwicklung, insbesondere des Zusammenschlusses.

[GENlUS]

Also eines kann man den Icon-Leuten nicht absprechen. Sie sind einfallsreich. Es bleibt spannend.
Am Ende schaffen sie es vielleicht wirklich, woran im Grunde keiner mehr so recht glauben mag.




March 5, 2002

First steps to align companies and make profit-goal by mid-2002

STOCKHOLM/AMSTERDAM – 5 March 2002 – Icon Medialab International/Lost Boys group, the recently merged international eBusiness and IT professional services company, today announced a number of appointments, decisions and actions to integrate the company and strengthen its global strategy.

The short term goals of the new company are:
• operational profitability by mid-2002
• an integrated, industry focused offer, both in the fields of professional IT services and new media-based multi-channel solutions.
As a result of the merger the combined company has been able to secure strong financial support and a considerable immediate cash infusion that has allowed the company to rebuild and refocus on its core skills and countries, as well as attract new management talent. The company is on track with the fully underwritten Rights Issue. The prospectus will be available early April 2002.

Assignment of experienced Management Team
The Board has appointed an Executive Management Team that will ensure an immediate focus on both the operational and client-oriented aspects of the company. The four person executive team will work closely with a Global Management Team which will include representatives from each of the major countries and a number of other corporate functions.

The Executive Management Team will comprise: Robert Pickering, acting CEO; Theo Cordesius, responsible for commercial activities; Piet-Hein Houx, in charge of operational activities of the company; and a CFO, who will be named later.

Robert Pickering, formerly the CEO of Origin, 17,000 person IT services business with multi-billion dollars in revenue, will lead the overall restructuring of the company. He brings a broad set of very relevant experiences in the IT professional services industry. Theo Cordesius, previously with Compaq Computer where he was responsible for all Professional Services in EMEA and most recently all Global Accounts in Compaq Global Services in EMEA, will focus on strengthening the sales and account management structure as well as a renewed focus on industry partners and alliances. Piet-Hein Houx, previously COO of Lost Boys NV before the merger, will manage operations of the company globally.

“This management team has a great level of industry experience and is well positioned to take the company forward and strengthen its positions in Europe and the US,” comments Roel Pieper, Chairman of the Board. “In combination with the strengthened financial situation of the company, I feel these overall changes are exactly what the company needs at this moment. I am very confident this team has the ability to focus on improved operational performance as well as on sales growth for all countries in which the company is operating.”

Previous CEO, Rens Buchwaldt, leaves the company
Rens Buchwaldt, who was acting CEO of IconMedialab, and the initial CEO of the merged entity, has decided to leave the company. He will work in a transition period with the new management team to transition financial operations as well as assisting in transitioning to a new CFO.

“Of course we are disappointed that Rens has decided to move on with his career,” comments Pieper. “However we are very pleased he has agreed to help with the transition – his experience with the company over the past year makes him a particularly valuable resource. I’d like to thank him for his leadership and commitment to the company.”

“The past year has been a particularly busy one as the company has been through some significant changes,” says Buchwaldt. “It has also been an extremely exciting time and I’m very pleased I had the opportunity to work with this team. In the short term I will continue to help with the transition - I have not committed to any plans beyond that. It has been a demanding year for me and I am looking forward to taking some ‘time out’ to recuperate before I make further plans.”

International strategy remains key priority
In the past months both companies have further evaluated their skills and experiences to align their combined offer to current and expected market demand. Client and new business contacts in the last quarter and the first months of 2002 have made clear that especially cross border presence is an essential asset in the industry. As competitors are pulling back to focus on their home markets only, Lost Boys and Icon Medialab have decided to maintain their international presence to create a unique position.

The company will continue to operate with its current brands and operating units, but it will start to use a common corporate identity for all communications of its business operations. There is no current plan to change any of the brand names of the company. Consistent customer and market positioning are the highest priorities at this current time.

Actions to achieve profitability
Over the past weeks, the company has developed steps to strengthen its strategic, multi-national position, and at the same time ensure an effective integration, and eliminate existing overlap between the two merged companies as well as improve the expected financial performance:

• The company will focus its market presence in Germany in Berlin. Other operations in Germany will either be refocused in Berlin and/or downsized to ensure they can achieve profitability in the short term.

• The company will focus its sales efforts in both the United Kingdom and France on a limited number of top tier targeted local and multinational clients and will reduce its presence in both countries accordingly.

• The targeted clients in the Norwegian and Swedish market will be served from Stockholm. The presence and structure in that location will be brought in line with the Nordic market opportunity and will serve the leading local and multinational clients. To enable this focus, the company will seek to divest its Malmo, Gothenburg and Oslo offices. Finland and Denmark will continue their operations with a strong focus on profitability and sales growth within the overall Nordic market.

• In the Netherlands and Belgium, several of the existing entities will be consolidated. The company will secure support for its large base of multinational clients with a common positioning and sales approach in the Benelux market.

• In response to changes and development in local market conditions, the company will seek to divest its small operation in Poland.

• All other operating units of the company will continue as planned with a renewed focus on sales growth and profitability. Detailed operating plans for each of the units will ensure that visibility and manageability is increased for all units in the short term.

• The company will make a reserve for one-time costs and restructuring in its first quarter results of approximately SEK 75 million and as a result of the actions above, reduce its number of staff by about 350 to approximately 1,150 by the middle of the second quarter.

Recent client wins and strong financial backing
“It is clear that we have a good window of opportunity to further strengthen our European and US market positions”, says CEO, Robert Pickering. “It is critical that we move quickly to position ourselves as a vigilant player. Recent wins with clients have validated our strategic positioning and the fully underwritten rights issue and backing of a strong primary shareholder give us the financial strength to execute.”


About the company
IconMedialab and Lost Boys merged in January 2002 to become one of the world-leading IT professional service providers. The group operates with 1500 employees in 15 countries throughout Europe and the US.

We provide user-driven solutions through innovative technology for all digital channels - with a global reach and local expertise.

The group focuses on key industries such as Financial Services, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, Media and Telecom and has developed solutions for a broad range of clients, including Audi, Orange, Chello, Siemens Mobile, Stora Enso, Telenor, Föreningssparbanken and Motorola. The company`s stock is traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list (ICON).

For further information, please contact corporate communications:
Kathryn Adamson
Tel: [phone]
email: [e-mail]

For more information contact:
William Kellerman
Icon Medialab
International AB
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

[stockrush]

Hallo,

Habe heute mal wieder zugeschlagen, nachdem ich vor ein paar Jahren schonmal sehr gut gefahren bin mit Icon Medialab.

Denke die kommen wieder auf die Beine.

Man kann nicht viel falsch machen. Der Wert ist zerbombt. Umstrukturierungsmassnahmen und eine die Zzusammenarbeit mit Lost Boys werden ihr Übriges tun.

200% sollten so bald drin sein.



stockrush

[stockrush]

IconMedialab International (SE) IconMedialab: Medmojo launches an ...

IconMedialab: Medmojo launches an aesthetic surgery portal developed
by IconMedialab

Medmojo is truly an original Web site. It is a place where plastic
surgeons, reconstructive surgeons, skin specialists, and other
professionals from the aesthetic enhancement field can find the
latest news and research, exchange experiences, and much more. It is
also a virtual meeting place where members of the medical and
healthcare equipment industries, biotech companies, and others have
the opportunity to marketthemselves globally.

Medmojo is in fact two sites. The first section, which is launched
today, is a password-protected site especially for clinics and
suppliers. It can be found at www.medmojo.org and contains discussion
forums, research documents, news articles, training opportunities and
material and a comprehensive product catalogue. The second site
(www.medmojo.com) is set to go online during the second half of 2002,
and will contain general information for everyone looking to find out
more about the methods and opportunities in this area.

"Medmojo.org already has over a thousand paying members from Europe,
Asia, USA, and Australia. And our experience from Sweden indicates
that the influx of new members will be increase significantly
following the launch. Membership registration piloted in the Swedish
market. And today, now that the meeting place is up-and-running,
almost all Swedish plastic surgeons have registered." says Richard
Öhman, CEO Medmojo.

Aside from developing the publishing tool behind www.medmojo.org and
www.medmojo.com, IconMedialab has also designed the sites` graphic
profile and helped with functionality strategy.

Today`s launch marks the piloting of a whole new business idea.


For more information or a temporary password, please contact:
Richard Öhman, CEO Medmojo,
[phone], [e-mail]

Contact person at IconMedialab
Torsten Bernström, Customer Manager
070-375 89 97, torsten.bernströ[e-mail]

About IconMedialab
IconMedialab and LostBoys merged in January 2002 to become one of
the world-leading IT professional service providers. The group
operates with 1500 employees in 15 countries throughout Europe and
the US. The group provides user-driven solutions through innovative
technology for all digital channels - with a global reach and local
expertise. The group focuses on six industries: financial services,
pharmaceutical and healthcare, manufacturing, retail, media and
telecom and has developed solutions for a broad range of clients,
including Audi, Orange, Chello, Siemens Mobile, Stora Enso, Telenor,
Föreningssparbanken and Motorola. The company`s stock is traded on
the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list (ICON). For more information:
www.iconmedialab.com and www.lostboys.com

About Medmojo
Medmojo is a community for Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologist and
specialists in related fields of medicine. Paying Members have access
to a one stop-Internet based, personalized information source. The
company`s research team continually searches for trade news, the
latest relevant research reports, product launches and articles, from
all over the world. The core of the concept is to offer an effective
and cost efficient opportunity for Pharmaceutical, Medical Device,
Biotech Companies and other Clients to communicate with Medmojo¹s
members ,by posting and presenting products, research, news, manuals,
training videos etc.






Quelle: Hugin Online 12.03.2002 09:14

[stockrush]

Hallo,


Ist niemand mehr investiert ?

Jetzt sollte es doch wieder spannend werden vor den nächsten Zahlen am 25.4 !

[Seebaer]

Man tut tatsächlich etwas, um in die Gewinnzone zu kommen.
Hier die PR:
March 22, 2002

WM-data acquires IconMedialab Norway

Icon Medialab International/Lost Boys group, the recently merged international eBusiness and IT professional services company, today announced that WM-data, one of the leading computer services companies in the Nordic region, will acquire IconMedialab Norway.

On March 5 IconMedialab/Lost Boys announced that the company has developed steps to strengthen its strategic, multi-national position, and at the same time ensure an effective integration. The company will also eliminate existing overlap between the two merged companies as well as improve the expected financial performance. One of the actions was to seek to divest its office in Norway.

Today IconMedialab/Lost Boys announced that WM-data will acquire IconMedialab Norway, terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

“I am pleased to be able to present this immediate and efficient resolution for both our clients and employees in Norway. This enables IconMedialab/Lost Boys to continue to focus on sales growth and profitability in our core activities and markets”, said Robert Pickering CEO of IconMedialab/Lost Boys.

[Seebaer]

Company updates restructuring plan

STOCKHOLM, Sweden and AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands –3 May 2002 – Icon Medialab International AB (Stockholm: ICON) has taken further steps to reach operational profitability by mid-2002. Following its earlier announcement to exit its operations in Malmo and Gothenburg, the company today decided to cease the funding of its operations in Stockholm and France. The consequence of this decision is that the subsidiary in Stockholm, Icon Medialab AB, has filed for bankruptcy. This was a very difficult decision considering the history and importance of Stockholm to IconMedialab. However, a thorough assessment of the performance of the Stockholm operation during the past weeks has made the Board of the company conclude that the financial situation of the operation is not strong enough to make further funding worthwhile.

IconMedialab will continue to maintain a strong presence in the Nordic region. Our operations in both Finland and Denmark have the quality of management and professional staff to provide services to their respective clients. These offices together with the entire IconMedialab organisation are well capitalised and positioned to grow in the IT services industry.

“While we consider the Swedish marketplace to be important to us, our current operation there and the weakened economic environment make it impossible for us to continue in our current state. As we want to reach operational profitability by mid-2002 for the whole company, it is currently not an option to continue to invest heavily in locations that we believe will not perform in the short term”, says Robert Pickering, CEO of IconMedialab.

The company wants to stress that other markets it designated as key areas last week, can continue to count on the commitment of the parent company. “We have now completed our round of assessments and re-assessments. We continue to believe in our strategy of offering an international network to our clients. We have every confidence that these actions will bring us to our financial goals”, Pickering explained.

IconMedialab International AB, the parent company of IconMedialab and Lost Boys, will continue to maintain its listing on the Swedish stock exchange and will keep its administrative office in Stockholm.

Contacts:
Jesper Jos Olsson, Board Member, + 46 70 437 9002
Robert Pickering, CEO, + 46 8 5889 8918

For more information contact:
Kathryn Adamson
Icon Medialab
International AB
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

[GENlUS]

Überlebenskampf pur.

Nach den enttäuschenden Zahlen wenigstens konsequent.
Die geplante KE dürfte geplatzt sein. Um die durchzuführen hätten gute Zahlen hergemußt.

Bin nach den Zahlen nicht sehr optimistisch, daß die den Turnaround schaffen.