sounds like a real company to me-- big time Zi Engages Lehman Brothers as Investment Banker CALGARY, Jan. 18 /CNW-PRN/ - Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA, TSE: ZIC), a leading developer of text input software, today announced that it has engaged global investment banker, Lehman Brothers to act as its financial advisor on an exclusive basis. Lehman has committed to assist Zi in the areas of equity financing and identifying merger and acquisition opportunities.
``We are pleased to be associated with an investment bank with the experience and reputation of Lehman Brothers,' says Michael Lobsinger, chairman and CEO, Zi Corporation. ``Their extensive commitment to the Asian marketplace and knowledge in the global markets will be an asset to Zi.'
Lehman Brothers is a global investment bank with leadership positions in corporate and municipal finance, advisory services and equity and fixed-income sales, trading and research. Lehman Brothers serves the financial needs of corporate, government and institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals through offices in major financial centers worldwide.
Zi Corporation is leading provider of embedded software technology and educational products. The company's eZiTEXT(TM) input software is licensed in numerous languages for information and Internet appliances such as mobile phones, PDAs and TV set-top boxes. Zi's common shares trade on both the Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC) and the NASDAQ stock market (ZICA). Zi markets its technology through strategic partnerships worldwide from offices in Calgary, Beijing, Hong Kong, Stockholm and San Francisco. |