Detroit-based auto-parts maker American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has agreed to acquire Metaldyne Performance Group (MPG) in a transaction worth about $3.3bn. MPG provides lightweight components for use in powertrain and suspension ...
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Dutch-based Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), through its wholly owned subsidiary Sapphire Investments, has made an offer to acquire Singapore based Super Group for $1.45bn. Super Group is an instant food and beverage brand owner and ...
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The European Commission (EC) has approved the joint acquisition of Slaney Foods JV and Slaney Proteins by ABP Group and Fane Valley. The proposal for acquisition of the stake has been cleared unconditionally by Europe’s competition ...
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Potato-chip giant Utz Quality Foods has completed its previously announced $135m acquisition of Alabama based Golden Enterprises, the owner of the Golden Flake Snack Foods. The merger is expected to support Utz Quality Foods’ growth ...
Crestview Partners has agreed to acquire Accuride, which supplies components to the North American and European commercial vehicle industries. Crestview Partners is a New York based private equity firm, which will acquire Accuride for ...
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CSafe Global, a manufacturer of temperature-controlled air-freight containers for the biopharmaceutical industry, has acquired France-based temperature-controlled packaging solutions supplier Kalibox. Established in 2001, Kalibox has two ...
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Regulators have revealed concerns with price rises and quality issues following VTech's merging with LeapFrog. Toy firm VTech could face an investigation over competition concerns, following the company’s recent merging with ...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is transferring the food packaging machinery operations to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mechatronics Systems ((MHI-MS)), in order to strengthen small and medium-scale business structures. The operations, ...
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The global gallium arsenide (GaAs) device market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.14% over 2016-2020, forecasts a report by TechNavio (issued by the firm Research and Markets). The GaAs device market largely ...
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The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Brakes, the largest UK food distributor, by Sysco, the largest US food distributor. The Commission found that the takeover would not adversely ...
South African competition commission has given conditional approval of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $100bn acquisition of SABMiller. The Commission has given to the recommendations to the Competition Tribunal following an investigation ...
Anheseur-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has offered to sell SABMiller’s Eastern European brewing assets to gain regulatory approval for its £71bn merger with the UK drinks company. The Belgium brewer has submitted an updated ...
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US-based drinks can maker Ball and Rexam have agreed to sell $3.42bn of assets to Luxembourg-based packaging maker Ardagh in order to gain regulatory approval for the proposed £4.43bn merger. The merger, which is due to be completed ...
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Luxembourg-based packaging maker Ardagh has signed an agreement to acquire certain metal beverage can manufacturing facilities in Europe, Brazil and the US from US-based beverage can makers Ball and Rexam for $3.42bn. The deal is a ...
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Japanese drinks company Asahi Group has agreed to acquire SABMiller’s Peroni, Grolsch, Meantime brands for $2.9bn, clearing another hurdle for the Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller’s $108bn merger. The acquisition is ...
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