Buckeye Technologies Inc. and Georgia-Pacific LLC announced that they have reached a definitive agreement for Georgia-Pacific to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Buckeye Technologies' common stock for $37.50 per share in cash. The ...
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Austria-based cellulosic fiber manufacturer Lenzing AG has announced it will sell 85 percent of its shares in Lenzing Plastics GmbH to an Austria-based bidding consortium led by Invest AG, the investment arm of the Raiffeisen Banking Group ...
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April 22, 2013 - ABB announced it is acquiring Power-One Inc.—a provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and management solutions—for $6.35 per share in cash or $1028 million equity value. The ...
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Multinational insurance holding company AmTrust Financial Services has completed the acquisition of Sequoia Insurance and its subsidiaries, Sequoia Indemnity and Personal Express Insurance (Sequoia), for a consideration of nearly $60m. ...
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP and SMCP Group, a leading ready-to-wear affordable luxury apparel retailer, announced that KKR signed a definitive agreement with SMCP’s current shareholders to acquire a majority stake in the Company ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Life Technologies for $76.00 in cash per fully diluted common share, or $13.6bn, plus the assumption of net debt at close ($2.2 billion as of year end 2012). The ...
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The acquisition expected to support fibre optics product range for enterprise and data centre applications Chip maker Avago Technologies has agreed to acquire the optical technologies provider, the CyOptics for about $400m. The ...
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Canada-based Sun Life Financial and Khazanah Nasional in Kuala Lumpur have completed the acquisition of CIMB Aviva Assurance and CIMB Aviva Takaful after receiving regulatory approvals in Malaysia and Canada. CIMB Aviva Assurance is a ...
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GE and Lufkin Industries Inc. announced a joint agreement whereby GE will acquire Lufkin Industries Inc., a provider of artificial lift technologies for the oil and gas industry and a manufacturer of industrial gears, for approximately $3.3 ...
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Avago Technologies Ltd of San Jose, CA, USA and Singapore (a designer and supplier of III-V-based analog components for communications, industrial and consumer applications) has agreed to acquire CyOptics Inc of Lehigh Valley, PA, USA, ...
Burger King chief executive officer Bernardo Hees will become the next chief of ketchup producer HJ Heinz, following its $28bn acquisition by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian private-equity firm 3G Capital. However, ...
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Protective Life Insurance has signed an agreement with subsidiaries of AXA SA to acquire MONY Life Insurance and reinsure certain policies of MONY Life Insurance Company of America. Total consideration for the deal is estimated to be ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has received the marketing authorization from Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institut (PEI) and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK for its quadrivalent (four-strain) influenza vaccine. ...
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital proposed acquisition of American food company HJ Heinz. CCI said that the transaction is not likely to have any adverse effect on ...
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HSBC Insurance (Singapore) has agreed to dispose of its group term life insurance and group medical insurance portfolios in Singapore to AXA Life Insurance Singapore, for an undisclosed sum. According to the underwriter, the gross asset ...
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