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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mexichem, S.A.B. de C.V. (the "Company") today announced that it has commenced an offer to purchase for cash (the "Tender Offer") any and all of its outstanding 8.750% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "Notes"). There are currently U.S. $350 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding. The Notes are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries. In connection with the Tender Offer, the Company is also soliciting the consents (the "Consent...

CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the Chicago Tribune today announced 27 grant awards totaling $850,000. Awarded through Chicago Tribune Charities, a fund of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the grants will assist 27 local agencies that provide a broad range of parenting programs. These treatment programs are designed to improve the social and emotional well-being of children affected by abuse and family violence, and to assist...

RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VWR Funding, Inc. (the "Company"), today announced the early tender results of its previously announced cash tender offer (the "tender offer") for any and all of its outstanding 10.25%/11.25% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2015 (the "Notes"). The tender offer includes a concurrent consent solicitation (the "consent solicitation") respecting indenture amendments (the "proposed amendments") that would significantly modify and remove certain...

DETROIT, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM - NYSE: AXL), announced today that its subsidiary, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (the "Company") has commenced a cash Tender Offer (the "Tender Offer") for any and all of its outstanding 5.25% senior notes due 2014 (CUSIP Nos. 02406PAD2 and 02406PAE0) and a solicitation of consents to certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the notes (the "Consent Solicitation")....

LONDON, August 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian, the global information services company, has revealed that the mortgage industry saw a 23 per cent jump in attempted fraud rates between April and June 2012. In the meantime, Experian's latest Fraud Index shows that fraud fell by three per cent year-on-year across financial services products with automotive finance and insurance providers witnessing the biggest decreases during the period. A total of 39 in every 10,000...

STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinion Security Center (ASC), a leading provider of identity theft protection services, today announced that it has joined the fight against business identity theft as a premier sponsor of the recently launched BusinessIDTheft.org resource website. BusinessIDTheft.org is maintained by the Identity Theft Protection Association (ITPA) which, together with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), has spearheaded efforts...

CLEAR Commission's nearly 8-year effort reduces state's criminal code by about one-third and makes it easier to understand CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A nearly 8-year, bipartisan effort to reduce the complexity of the Illinois Criminal Code concluded on Monday with Gov. Pat Quinn's signature on the last of a series of bills making the criminal laws more readable, understandable, consistent and just. Drafted by the Criminal Law Edit, Alignment and Reform (CLEAR)...

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FICO (NYSE:FICO), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today released a white paper outlining a new paradigm for enterprise fraud management. This new approach provides greater agility and flexibility to banks seeking to guarantee every customer stronger protection across all product lines, channels, and lifecycle stages. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111010/CG83314LOGO) In What Is the Future...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It might be harder for some to find free, pirated apps tonight. Working in tandem, the Justice Department and FBI have shut down 3 websites which were believed to have been selling pirated copies of Android Apps. The sites have been shut down and seized in the first government sting on pirated mobile software. These actions are all a part of a global effort to fight against counterfeiting and piracy. According to the DOJ’s...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For too long, consumers have fallen victim to a credit industry which offers little information and fewer consumer rights--and which distributes and sells consumer information with little regard for the individual. Now, the leading identity theft protection company is helping with tips on credit monitoring and identity protection. "At TrustedID, we're working on multiple fronts to help empower and protect you, the consumer," said a...