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39-553: The EBX Group activities started in the early 1980s with Eike Batista's Novo Planeta project, the first mechanized alluvial gold mine in the Amazon. Over the course of that decade, Batista became chairman of the board and CEO of TVX Gold. It was starting with this company — listed in Canada's Toronto Stock Exchange – that Batista's relationship with the global capital markets began. Between 1980 and 2000, EBX earned US$ 20 billion in value through

78-516: A business focus on urban development and income-generating assets. Among other initiatives, the company's business portfolio includes restoration of Hotel Glória , which is now called Glória Palace Hotel; MD.X Medical Center, a center for integrated medicine; R3X Leblon Business Center; and Hotel Parque do Flamengo, all in the city of Rio de Janeiro. EBX Group also exploits technology through SIX Intelligent Solutions. Created in October 2011, SIX arose from

117-585: A partnership that claimed to generate 20,000 jobs in the construction and operation of its enterprises. The EBX Group's activities focused primarily on infrastructure and natural resources. MMX Mineração is one of the EBX Group's subsidiaries, a company operated through two systems and located in Corumbá , Mato Grosso do Sul . In 2011, MPX—a mining company founded in 2005, belonging to the EBX Group—began operating

156-517: Is also where the EPX Group's investments in gold mining are concentrated. In March 2011, the group acquired, through AUX, stock control of the Canadian mining firm Ventana Gold, which owns mineral rights in northern Colombia's historical California-Vetas gold mining region. REX is EBX Group's real estate company. Founded in 2008 to identify real estate opportunities, the company began operations in 2011 with

195-531: Is an international modelling agency headquartered in New York City and with additional offices in London, Los Angeles, Milan, Paris, and Sydney. It is a subsidiary of the talent management company International Management Group. The company merged with William Morris Endeavor in 2013. In 2015, the agency represented more than half of the highest-paid supermodels. Ivan Bart is the current President, and Lisa Marie Benson

234-491: Is loose clay , silt , sand , or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain , in an alluvial fan or beach , or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit . Alluvium is typically geologically young and is not consolidated into solid rock. Sediments deposited underwater, in seas, estuaries , lakes, or ponds, are not described as alluvium. Floodplain alluvium can be highly fertile, and supported some of

273-509: Is often referred to as "cover" because these sediments obscure the underlying bedrock . Most sedimentary material that fills a basin ("basin fill") that is not lithified is typically lumped together as "alluvial". Alluvium of Pliocene age occurs, for example, in parts of Idaho. Alluvium of late Miocene age occurs, for example, in the valley of the San Joaquin River , California. IMG Worldwide IMG , originally known as

312-700: Is still located on East Ninth Street in Cleveland. On October 15, 2010, IMG acquired ISP, the multimedia rights holder for more than 50 universities based in Winston-Salem , North Carolina. As a result of the acquisition, IMG College retained ISP's former headquarters in Winston-Salem. On December 18, 2013, IMG was acquired by William Morris Endeavor and Silver Lake Partners in a $ 2.4 billion deal to form WME-IMG. WME 's Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell served as co-CEOs. WME-IMG reorganized in October 2017 with

351-577: Is the Vice President. IMG's Consulting division works with rightsholders, and brands on commercial, marketing and sponsorship strategy. IMG's stadium and arena group works with leagues and franchises. In Brazil, IMG worked with local affiliate IMM (former IMX), serving clients involved with the FIFA 2014 World Cup and the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. IMG operates joint ventures with key partners across many areas of

390-600: The DP World Tour and Ryder Cup coverage, and the Premier League 's international broadcast feed. IMG also produces and distributes Sport 24, the live, linear sports channel for the airline and cruise industries, and EDGEsport, the linear action sports channel. In 2012, IMG created IMG ARENA, a sports data and technology company for the betting, media and professional sectors. Endeavor acquired Mailman Group in 2021, and its UK-based Seven League digital marketing agency

429-505: The EuroLeague ( the premier competition for European professional men's basketball clubs ) and its 2nd-tier competition, the EuroCup . In 2018, IMG and influencers Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee founded the joint venture Margravine Management , now known as MVE . IMG owns, produces and commercially represents hundreds of events worldwide. In late 2007, IMG acquired Host Communications and

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468-1273: The Global Esports Federation (GEF) announced IMG as their strategic partners and as a result the Commonwealth Esports Championship was formed. IMG represents tennis athletes worldwide. Sport 24 is a 24/7 live sports television channel owned by IMG, which is available on international airlines including AeroMéxico , Air New Zealand , All Nippon Airways , Emirates , Etihad Airways , Singapore Airlines and Turkish Airlines , as well in international waters on cruise lines including Carnival , Celebrity Cruises , Princess Cruises , Norwegian Cruise Lines , Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and P&O . The channel broadcasts live sport from 40 international federations and competitions. These include Premier League , National Football League , National Basketball Association , UEFA Champions League , ATP World Tour , PGA Tour , European Tour , Euroleague , UEFA Euro , Olympics and Ryder Cup . Sport 24 launched in February 2012. A secondary part-time channel, Sport 24 Extra, launched in 2016, offering an extra 150 live hours

507-602: The International Management Group , is a global sports, fashion, events and media company headquartered in New York City . The company manages athletes and fashion celebrities; owns, operates and commercially represents live events; and is an independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG was founded in 1960 in Cleveland , Ohio , by Mark McCormack , an American lawyer who spotted

546-407: The joint venture with Newrest (the only major global company that operates in all segments of catering and related services) is that NRX-Newrest will provide food services, as well as onshore and offshore operational support, cleaning and hospitality, and other services. EBX Group is also developing initiatives in the areas of sports, entertainment, hospitality, cuisine, health, and the environment in

585-645: The 19th century, the term had come to mean recent sediments deposited by rivers on top of older diluvium , which was similar in character but interpreted as sediments deposited by Noah's flood . With the rejection by geologists of the concept of a primordial universal flood, the term "diluvium" fell into disfavor and was replaced with "older alluvium". At the same time, the term "alluvium" came to mean all sediment deposits due to running water on plains. The definition gradually expanded to include deposits in estuaries, coasts, and young rock of marine and fluvial origin. Alluvium and diluvium were grouped as colluvium in

624-728: The Brazilian coast and to LLX's superport, and the energy generated will be supplied to the industries located in the industrial complex. The natural gas produced by OGX can supply MPX's thermoelectric power plants located in LLX's superport industrial complex. LLX's superport could serve as the onshore base for OGX's production of oil and gas. MPX will provide power to MMX's main operating unit in Minas Gerais. EBX and its companies support more than 170 social and environmental initiatives in Brazil, among which are

663-635: The Cesar-Ranchería Basin and Lower Magdalena Valley. CCX, the Colombian edition of MPX's coal mining assets, is developing an integrated greenfield coal mining project in Latin America. This project includes an underground mine (San Juan), two open pit mines (Cañaverales and Papayal), and a dedicated integrated logistics system, which consists of a 150 km (93 mile) railway and a deepwater port capable of accommodating capesize-type vessels. Colombia

702-935: The Collegiate Licensing Company to form IMG College . In 2010 IMG acquired ISP Sports, which was based in Winston-Salem , North Carolina . Today, IMG represents the multimedia rights for more than 90 universities, conferences, collegiate associations and venues along with the licensing rights to more than 150 colleges and universities as well as the College Football Playoff . Additionally, IMG Seating serves more than 100 universities, and IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions provides outsourced ticketing services to universities. IMG's Licensing Division works in trademark licensing and currently provides its services to more than 100 Licensors of intellectual property. IMG eSports represents commercial rights on behalf of game publishers and tournament operators. In April 2022,

741-640: The Cuyahoga Saving Bank, which was acquired by Charter One Bank in 1998. In 1997, IMG renovated the Cuyahoga Savings Bank Building and renamed it IMG Center . Following the acquisition of IMG by Forstmann Little , the headquarters remained in Cleveland , Ohio, for several years until officially relocating to its parent company's existing offices in New York, in 2010, though the IMG Center

780-746: The Pediatric Cancer Center (CPC) in Ceará; and support of Pro Child Hospital in Rio de Janeiro are some examples of the group's activities in recent years. In Rio de Janeiro, EBX Group will allocate R$ 20 million a year until 2014, to the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) project, a new model of public safety and policing. The funds will be used by the Rio de Janeiro State Security Department to purchase equipment and for investment in construction of infrastructure and logistics for its units. EBX Group also invests in historical and cultural preservation. In

819-487: The acquisition of stock control over AC Engenharia, a company with 18 years’ experience in the Brazilian market, having as its focus the oil and gas operations sector. In April 2012, EBX Group and IBM announced a strategic partnership. The agreement includes IBM's acquisition of 20% of SIX Automation, a subsidiary of SIX Intelligent Solutions, and the creation of a center for the joint development of technology solutions and R&D (research and development) focused primarily on

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858-445: The business. In Brazil , China , India , and Turkey IMM (Brazil, former IMX), CC-TV IMG (China), IMG Reliance (India) and IMG Dogus (Turkey) develop sports, fashion and entertainment properties in their respective territories. In 2015, IMG and Euroleague Basketball agreed on a ten-year joint venture. Together they will manage the commercial operation, and management of all global rights covering both media and marketing of

897-539: The city of Belo Horizonte , it created and maintains the Mines and Metals Museum (MMM), which has been designed to showcase the relationship between the history and culture of Minas Gerais through two major economic activities of the state: mining and metallurgy. Dedicated to the state's major mines, there are 44 attractions and 11 major installations in 18 rooms, covering an area of almost 6,000 square meters (64,584 square feet). In virtual environments, visitors can interact with

936-542: The city of Rio de Janeiro, where EBX is headquartered. MMX iron ore will be transported to the Southeast Brazil Superport, where it will be exported. Steel plates produced by steel mills installed in LLX's Açu Superport Industrial Complex will be used by OSX in the production of offshore equipment, which will be chartered by OGX for its production of oil and gas. Coal from CCX's Colombian mines will be transported to MPX's thermoelectric power plants located along

975-569: The construction of the Southeast Superport in São João da Barra , Rio de Janeiro, as a part of the company's plan to quadruple its production capacity in the coming years.. It was the home of Açu Shipbuilding Unit (UCN Açu), in which OSX, EBX Group's offshore company, invested US$ 1.7 billion. OSX's focus was in the sectors of shipbuilding, exploration and production (E&P) unit chartering , and operations and maintenance (O&M) services. In

1014-564: The creation of another ten in Ceará . EBX Group also supports Muriqui ecological corridor , one of the largest restoration projects ever developed in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, and the preservation of Colombia's Cañaverales Fountainhead. In the social arena, family relocation programs (Vila Nova Canaã in Maranhão and Vila da Terra in São João da Barra , in Rio de Janeiro State); construction of

1053-604: The earliest human civilizations. The present consensus is that "alluvium" refers to loose sediments of all types deposited by running water in floodplains or in alluvial fans or related landforms . However, the meaning of the term has varied considerably since it was first defined in the French dictionary of Antoine Furetière , posthumously published in 1690. Drawing upon concepts from Roman law , Furetière defined alluvion (the French term for alluvium) as new land formed by deposition of sediments along rivers and seas. By

1092-522: The first commercial-scale solar power plant in Brazil in Tauá , Ceará . In 2012, two of the company's thermoelectric power plants came into operation–Energia Pecém in Ceará and Itaqui in Maranhão . In 2013, the company intended to begin operations of its Pecém II plant in Ceará and the first phase of operations of its thermoelectric power plant, UTE Parnaíba in Maranhão. LLX, the group's logistics company, coordinated

1131-511: The implementation and operation of nine gold and silver mines in Brazil and Canada (Amapari, Casa Berardi, Crixás , Musselwhite, New Britania, Novo Astro, Novo Planeta, and Paracatu ), as well as a mine in Chile (La Coipa, now owned by Kinross Gold ). In the 2000s, he began operating three iron ore mines in Brazil (Mina 63, Tico Tico, and Ipê ) Between 2011 and 2012, EBX Group invested US$ 15.7 billion and partnered with General Electric , following

1170-408: The late 19th century. "Colluvium" is now generally understood as sediments produced by gravity-driven transport on steep slopes. At the same time, the definition of "alluvium" has switched back to an emphasis on sediments deposited by river action. There continues to be disagreement over what other sediment deposits should be included under the term "alluvium". Most alluvium is Quaternary in age and

1209-422: The management of associations and non-profit organizations. The sports-related businesses were combined with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) to form IMG College , while the association management division was renamed IMG Associations. IMG was originally headquartered in downtown Cleveland in a complex built in 1965 across the street from Erieview Tower . When the IMG Center was built, it originally housed

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1248-498: The natural resources and infrastructure sectors, as well as outsourcing EBX Group's IT operations to IBM. IMX, a joint venture with the American firm IMG Worldwide , is EBX Group's sports and entertainment company, devoted to the staging of events and production of entertainment content in the sports, fashion, and music sectors. Also in 2011, EBX Group created NRX-Newrest, to operate in Brazil's air and rail catering sectors. The result of

1287-627: The oil and gas sector, OGX is responsible for the largest private sector exploratory campaign in Brazil. Founded in 2007, the company was one of the country's leading oil producers. In January 2012, OGX began extracting oil from the Waimea accumulation in Rio de Janeiro's Campos Basin . OGX has a portfolio of 30 exploration blocks in Brazil in the Campos, Santos, Espírito Santo, Pará-Maranhão, and Parnaíba Basins, as well as four exploration blocks in Colombia, located in

1326-910: The parent company being renamed from WME-IMG to Endeavor , and IMG and WME becoming subsidiaries of Endeavor. Ari Emanuel became Endeavor CEO and Patrick Whitesell became Endeavor executive chairman. In October 2024, IMG agreed to be purchased by another one of Endeavor's subsidiaries, TKO Group Holdings , as part of a $ 3.25 billion deal, with the transaction expected to close in the first half of 2025. IMG's Media Division produces, develops and executes multi-channel distribution strategies for federations, associations and events working with major global broadcasters, channels and platforms. Each year it delivers 45,000 hours of content originating from over 200 clients. The company's multimedia product offering includes production of Channel 4 's England men's UEFA Nations League and European Qualifiers and Super League rugby coverage, CBS ' UEFA Champions League coverage,

1365-480: The potential for athletes to make large incomes from endorsement in the television age. He signed professional golfers Arnold Palmer , Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as his first clients who collectively are known as The Big Three. McCormack died in 2003. In 2004, Forstmann Little , led by Theodore J. Forstmann , acquired the company; Forstmann served as chairman and CEO until his death in late 2011. On June 1, 2006, IMG Media acquired Tiger Aspect Productions ,

1404-519: The preservation of three national parks ( Maranhenses , Fernando de Noronha and Pantanal ). Additionally, it has created and maintains three of its own reserves – the Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPNs) Engenheiro Eliezer Batista (tropical wetland), Quebrada del Morel ( Atacama Desert ), and Caruara (salt marsh). It also supports the management of four RPPNs in Brazil's Pantanal (Dorochê, Acurizal, Penha, and Rumo ao Oeste), and

1443-778: The producer of the British television series Mr. Bean and the company, along with Darlow Smithson Productions (also acquired in 2006) later sold to Endemol in November 2009. In 2006, IMG Media acquired nunet AG, a provider of mobile TV services to mobile network operators around the world. Clients of nunet's mobile TV CMS currently include: Vodafone , Proximus , Vodacom , Mobilkom A1 . Content distributed currently includes MTV , Fashion TV , Eurosport , and Discovery Networks . In November 2007, IMG acquired Kentucky -based Host Communications, which had multiple business units with services ranging from sports marketing and broadcasting to

1482-514: The spaces that were created, allowing them to dynamically experience the world of metals and minerals. The attractions were made more personal through MMM's historical and fictional characters, such as Dom Pedro II , the Baron de Eschwege and Xica da Silva , who introduce museum attractions to visitors in a playful and interactive manner. Alluvial Alluvium (from Latin alluvius , from alluere  'to wash against')

1521-835: Was integrated into IMG's Media division. Trans World Sport was one of the first productions created by TWI/IMG when it began weekly production in May 1987. The 49-minute sports magazine programme airs in numerous countries around the world and is owned and distributed by IMG IMG's Archive Services (previously IMG Replay) houses the largest sports archive platform with over 500,000 hours of content dating back over 120 years including event footage, highlights, interviews, ISOs and programming, available in 4K, 3D and HR=D. IMG currently works with over 37 rightsholders helping to digitise, monetise and market their archive content including: IMG also supports brands, agencies and production studios in securing rights and clearance for archive content. IMG Models

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