FT.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Yell Group, the highly-geared directories company in the middle of renegotiating its debt burden, is facing a revolt from a US investor
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
YELLOW Pages owners Yell Group have suspended dividend payments to shareholders in a bid to reduce debt.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Admitting you have a problem is usually the first step to recovery - but probably not for Yell Group.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Directories group Yell Group said Monday that its trading and financial performance continues to be on track to meet market expectations. Yell said it's operating within its financial covenants. In order to achieve an appropriate level of flexibility and given the continuing challenging conditions in the credit markets and the wider economy, it intends to reduce indebtedness...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
First, it was Daily Mail and General Trust. Then, it was Yell Group. This week, ITV become the third stalwart of the media sector to be thrown out of the FTSE 100 in the space of less than a year.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares fell again on Friday as investors joined Asia and U.S. counterparts in fretting about economic weakness ahead of some key data on U.S. jobs. Media stocks, technology shares and financials fell, with Yell Group shares down 3.3%, STMicroelectronics down 2.9% and HBOS down 2.7%. The U.K. FTSE 100 index lost 0.3% to 5,346.00, the German DAX 30 index fell 0.8% to...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Morgan Stanley upgraded directories publisher Yell Group to overweight from equal-weight, citing the firm's strong first-quarter results and its expectation that Yell will be able to refinance its debt in 2010 or 2011. "In simple terms, if Yell can avoid the worst case debt-related events, we see dramatic upside for equity investors," the broker said. Market Pulse Stories are...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Yell Group, the company which publishes Yellow Pages directories, tried to calm investors' concerns yesterday by dismissing fears that it could breach banking covenants, and unveiling a 6.2 per cent increase in third-quarter revenues despite "increasingly difficult economic times".
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Perhaps some dedicated online magic can rescue troubled Yell.com operator Yell Group from its precipitous fall. It's hired LA car marketer Autobytel 's chief product officer Mark Canon to its new position of new media president. Canon is a two-year former product VP at AOL ( NYSE: TWX ) Search. He will join Yell this Wednesday , taking charge of the directories group's UK new media strategy. He will...
SEOCentro - SEO News (Free subscription) | 28/05/2008
Shares of U.K.-based Yell Group are up on rumors Microsoft has approached the directories publisher about a possible sale . The acquisition, if it came to fruition, would be Microsoft's first merger in the local business and residential look-up arena, and could be interpreted as a play for search share. For instance, Yell's online properties, including Yell.com in the U.K., YellowBook.com in the U.S.,...
Cnet (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
Shares of the U.K.-based Yell Group rose amid rumors that Microsoft was interested in acquiring its properties, which include the U.S.' Yellow Book directories.
Webware.com (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
Microsoft may be interested in acquiring Yell Group, the British-based parent company of directories like the U.K.'s Yellow Pages and the United States' Yellow Book, Reuters reported Tuesday . Yell isn't commenting, but shares of the company stock rose up to 5.4 percent amid the speculation. Yell's properties do not include the U.S.-based Yellow Pages , which is operated by AT&T. Yell came to fruition...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in Yell Group rose as much as 5.4 percent early on Tuesday as traders cited market talk of bid interest from Microsoft .
