In Brief: Swissmed's bonds; El-Dystrybucja and G-8; Gazeta Wyborcza

Roman Walasiński, the president of Swissmed Centrum Zdrowia (SCZ) on Friday said that his firm is holding talks with five investors interested in the purchase of convertible bonds. By the middle of January, SCZ intends to issue convertible bonds of zł. 17.5 million and subsequently make a debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... El-Dystrybycja has submitted an amended bid for the purchase of eight energy distributors from the G-8 group. El-Dystrybucja's president Paweł Rzepka, refused to disclose to what extend the bid has been changed. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) ... Gazeta Wyborcza's daily sales amounted to 442,720 copies in October, which was 4.06% higher than in the same period of 2002. (Parkiet, p. 5) A.Z.