Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation For The Americas Announces new Environmental Grants
At its annual meeting on October 28, the Board of Directors of the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA), formerly the Mitsubishi International Corporation Foundation, approved $700,000 in new and continuing grants, including: $100,000, payable over two years, to the Rainforest Alliance; $100,000, payable over two years, to Urban Habitat; $20,000 to EcoLogic Development Fund; $15,000 to the Environmental Grantmakers Association; and $7,000 to International Funders for Indigenous Peoples. Read the full article here.

Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas Grantee Wins Brazilian Environmental Award
The Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) Foundation for the Americas has been supporting efforts by the O Boticario Foundation for Nature Protection since 2006 to conserve some of the last remaining areas of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. The $400,000 grant over five years to O Boticario Foundation’s Oasis Project is using payments for ecosystem services to preserve a watershed responsible for supplying water to nearly four million inhabitants of the city of São Paulo. Read the full article here.

MIC Has Posted its Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2007
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Mitsubishi Corporation Announces Partnership with CIMA Energy Ltd
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with oil and gas marketer CIMA Energy Ltd. (CIMA: Houston, Texas) whereby MC will acquire a 34% partnership interest in the Texas company. The CIMA interest will be purchased through MC’s wholly-owned subsidiaries in the US, Mitsubishi International Corporation (MIC) and MC Global Gas Corporation.
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MIC Business Solutions Enters a Strategic Alliance with Solarsoft Business Systems to Reach Manufacturing Enterprises in North America
MIC Business Solutions, Inc., the New York-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi International Corporation, announced a strategic alliance with Solarsoft Business Systems, to resell Solarsoft's ERP software systems and related implementation and support consulting services to mid-sized Japanese-owned manufacturers throughout Canada and the United States. Read the full article here.

Red Diamond Capital and Century Park Sell Portfolio Company Hi-Tech Group to Parker Hannifin
Red Diamond Capital (RDC) and Century Park Capital Partners (CPC), private equity firms based in New York and Los Angeles, respectively, jointly announced the sale of HTR Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries (HTR) to Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), a global leader in motion and control technologies. Read the full article here.

Mitsubishi Corporation Announces Purchase of Shares in Aladdin Capital Holdings LLC (U.S.) and Commitment to New FOF Jointly Established with Aladdin
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC: Tokyo, Chiyoda ward; President and CEO, Yorihiko Kojima) and Mitsubishi International Corporation (MIC: New York; wholly-owned subsidiary of MC; President and CEO Ryoichi Ueda) have agreed to purchase 19.5% of Aladdin Capital Holdings LLC (Aladdin: Delaware, US; President and CEO Amin Aladin). The shares will be acquired from partners, including Aladdin management. At the same time, MC and MIC will commit $300 million to a new fund of funds (FOF) which will be jointly established with Aladdin. The FOF will invest in funds managed by Aladdin. Read the full article here.

Mitsubishi Corporation, MIC's Parent Company, Has Posted its Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2007
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Red Diamond Capital Portfolio Company Completes Strategic Add-On Acquisition
Mitsubishi International Corporation affiliate Red Diamond Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York, announces the acquisition of EBR Holdings Limited by its portfolio company InterFlex Holdings, Inc. InterFlex, headquartered in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, produces printed flexible packaging for the food industry from facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil. Read the full article here.

Red Diamond Capital Acquires International Appliance Maker
Mitsubishi International Corporation affiliate Red Diamond Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York, announces the acquisition of the W.C. Wood Group of Companies, an international manufacturer of chest and upright freezers and refrigerators, and dehumidifiers for the consumer and commercial markets. Read more here.

Mitsubishi International Corporation Receives Forest Stewardship Council Certification from the Rainforest Alliance
Mitsubishi International Corporation (MIC) earned Forest Stewardship Council Chain-of-Custody certification from the Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program. This certification reflects a growing trend in the paper and printing industry of companies making more environmentally and socially responsible supply chain decisions and an important component of MC's effort to develop sustainable business around the world. Read more here.

Mitsubishi Corporation Designates Chief Sustainability Officer in North America
Mitsubishi International Corporation is pleased to announce that President and CEO, Mr. Ryoichi Ueda, has been designated Chief Sustainabilty Officer (CSO) for Mitsubishi Corporation's North American operations, effective as of January 1, 2008. This position is in addition to his role as Regional CEO for North America, and signals a rise in the importance of environmental and social considerations to management. Read more here.