International Business News - Allied http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's said Tuesday it placed ratings of insurer Allied World Assurance Co. on a negative credit watch. Allied World Assurance currently carries a "BBB" counterparty rating from S&P, which is considered investment-grade. Allied World Assurance's operating units currently have "A-" counterparty and financial strength ratings. All the ratings are on a negative credit watch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/s-p-reviewing-allied-world-assurances-ratings.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:29:34 EDT Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd. said Monday it has agreed to acquire specialty insurer Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc. in a deal the companies value at $550 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/allied-world-assurance-to-buy-darwin-for-550m.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:53:10 EDT Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings said Monday it placed the ratings of Republic Services Inc. on negative watch and Allied Waste Industries Inc. on positive watch after Republic Services said it is buying Allied Waste. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/fitch-reviewing-allied-waste-republic-services.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:01:51 EDT Allied Capital Corp., an investor and lender to middle-market businesses, said Monday it raised $193 million through the private placement of unsecured debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/allied-capital-issues-193-million-in-debt.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:52:51 EDT Shares of Allied Waste Industries Inc. opened down slightly Monday morning after Republic Services Inc. said it would pay $6.07 billion for its rival, a move one analyst said may help future returns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/out-of-the-gate-allied-waste-shares-edge-down.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:59:28 EDT Disposal company Republic Services said Monday it will buy Allied Waste Industries in a $6.07 billion stock deal that would combine the second- and third-largest players in the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/republic-services-to-buy-allied-waste-for-6-07b.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:50:35 EDT In an apparent negative reaction to buyout talks, investors sent shares of Allied Waste Industries Inc. and Republic Services Inc. down in Monday morning trading after both said they were discussing a tie-up. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/allied-waste-shares-slide-after-buyout-talks.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:18:39 EDT Waste collection and disposal companies Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. said Friday the companies are discussing a possible buyout deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/waste-collectors-republic-allied-in-buyout-talks.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:58:38 EDT Waste collection and disposal companies Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. said Friday the companies are discussing a possible buyout deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/republic-and-allied-in-buyout-talks.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:56:51 EDT Shares of Allied Waste Industries Inc., the largest U.S. garbage hauler and landfill operator, surged to a new high on Thursday, after an analyst upped his rating on the waste sector, and added the company to his portfolio of recommended securities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/allied-waste-soars-to-new-12-month-high.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:51:49 EDT Allied Capital Corp., which lends to and invests in medium-sized businesses, said Friday it has completed the sale of 9 million shares at $20.45 apiece for proceeds of $184.1 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/allied-capital-raises-175m-in-stock-offering.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 14:19:25 EDT Shares of Allied World Assurance rose sharply Friday, a day after the insurer said first-quarter earnings rose 15 percent. Allied World Assurance shares rose $3.07, or 7.5 percent, to $43.78. Shares have traded between $38.29 and $53.48 during the past year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/allied-world-assurance-shares-rise-on-strong-1q-earnings.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 14:04:13 EDT The union representing American Airlines' pilots spent $160,000 in the first quarter to lobby on federal aviation funding, according to a disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/allied-pilots-association-spent-160k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 12:53:54 EDT Allied Capital Corp. posted a loss for the first quarter on Wednesday as the fund's investments in certain kinds of debt soured. Allied Capital lost $40.7 million, or 25 cents per share, in the first quarter. In the first quarter last year, Allied Capital earned $133.1 million, or 87 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/allied-capital-posts-loss-for-1q-on-bad-debt-investments.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 09:57:15 EDT Shares of Allied Waste Industries Inc. jumped in Thursday after the company said first-quarter profit more than doubled, as higher prices offset a drop in landfill volume. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/allied-waste-shares-up-after-1q-profit-soars-on-price-boost.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 13:46:19 EDT Allied Capital Corp. found a buyer for 2.8 million shares of the company's stock at $17.87 per share a 7.2 percent discount, the lender said Friday. The Washington-based lender and investor, in a s... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/allied-capital-finds-buyer-for-2-8m-shares-at-17-87-each.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:05:02 EDT The chairman and chief executive of Allied Waste Industries Inc. received $5.6 million in compensation in 2007, a year that the solid waste services company's earnings surged 70 percent, according t... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/allied-waste-ceo-gets-5-6m-in-2007.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:04:22 EDT Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier Cos. on Thursday said it has completed its $83 million acquisition of American Allied Railway Equipment Co. and its subsidiaries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/greenbrier-acquires-american-allied.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:07:24 EDT An aviation-fueling company has agreed to pay nearly $1.9 million to black and Hispanic workers who said they were taunted with hangman's nooses, racist cartoons and other racial slurs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/company-pays-1-9-million-in-bias-case.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:23:44 EDT Allied Waste Industries Inc. said Friday it will open its customer-support operations at an idled manufacturing facility in Morocco, Ind. The waste-management company said the center will create more than 350 jobs by 2014. It will provide services to customers in 17 states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080307/allied-waste-to-open-ind-service-center.htm Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:23:33 EST