January 14, 2008
Prospector
Profile
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Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp. NAICS 448310
529 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017 Description Jewelry Stores
(212) 808-2800 Employees 0
http://www.finlayenterprises.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=95925&p=irol-homeprofile#about Revenue (mil) 761.8000
  Income (mil) 4.4000
  Assets (mil) 536.6430
  Liability (mil) 420.0390
  (for the year ended 2007-02-03)
 
Category: Low Rating
 
Event: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered the senior unsecured rating of Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp. to 'CCC+' from 'B-', and removed all ratings from CreditWatch, where they were placed with negative implications on Sept. 27, 2007. The outlook is negative. "The downgrade reflects the New York City-based company's weak operating performance and concerns regarding the renewal of department store leases and the company's limited history in operating free-standing retail stores," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst David Kuntz.
 
Intellectual Property: In May 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of Carlyle & Co. Jewelers. Carlyle currently operates 33 specialty jewelry stores located primarily in the southeastern United States under the Carlyle & Co., J.E. Caldwell & Co. and Park Promenade trade names. [SEC Filing 10-K 04-19-07]
 
Description: Finlay Fine Jewelry, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finlay Enterprises, Inc., is a retailer of fine jewelry in the United States.
 
Officers: Arthur E. Reiner (Chair & CEO); Joseph M. Melvin (Pres. & COO); Leslie A. Philip (EVP & Chief Merchandising Officer); Edward J. Stein (SVP); Joyce Manning (EVP); Bruce E. Zurlnick (SVP, Treas. & CFO); David B. Cornstein (Dir.); Rohit M. Desai (Dir.); Ellen R. Levine (Dir.); Louis Lipschitz (Dir.); Norman S. Matthews (Dir.); Charles E. McCarthy (Dir.); Thomas M. Murnane (Dir.)
 
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
Securities: Common Stock-Symbol FNLY; Nasdaq; 1,000 common shares outstanding as of December 7, 2007.
 
 
 
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