The takeover of Klenk by the US investment company The Carlyle Group was completed on 30 August 2013; this marks the conclusion of the M&A process involving Klenk that had been underway since autumn 2012. According to a report from ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Chinese exporters will continue to face increasing trade frictions in the second half of 2013 and in 2014 amid escalating trade protectionism moves and an uncertain economic recovery, said a report released on Monday by ...
Tags: trade frictions, economic recovery
GuideOne Insurance, an Iowa-based national niche market insurer, has deployed a new claims management system, Guidewire ClaimCenter, which is developed by Guidewire Software. To develop the software, GuideOne teamed with Guidewire ...
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Tech companies are hanging onto record amounts of cash, and industry watchers want to see more of it reinvested in the companies or distributed to shareholders. FactSet, a financial research firm, tallied all the cash and marketable ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, webservice
Workers’ compensation insurance provider CompSource Oklahoma has deployed InsuranceSuite, including Client Data Management from Guidewire Software as its new platform for underwriting and policy administration, rating, billing, ...
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THE online advertising industry directly contributed $3.4 billion of Australia's economy last year and may indirectly be responsible for another $13.7bn. That was the finding of a PwC study on the sector released by the Interactive ...
More than half of mid-sized businesses across Europe would refuse to do business with an organisation which has suffered a data breach, despite the fact many see data loss as just another part of everyday business. That is according to ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Financial representatives are attempting to forge a sale of some or all of chilled food firm Bakkavr’s UK facilities to 2 Sisters Food Group, according to a source within 2 Sisters. 2 Sisters has been highly acquisitive recently ...
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More than half (58%) of European mid-sized firms refuse to do business with a company that had suffered a data breach, despite the fact that 41% believe data loss is just an inevitable part of daily business, a new study has revealed. The ...
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Retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies today are dealing with new rules of consumer engagement as they seize opportunities from advanced technology and the digitally connected consumer, according to the 2013 Financial ...
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2 Sisters Food Group is considering a bid for Bernard Matthews, according to recent press reports. Speculation surrounds Bernard Matthews as the subject of potential takeover by 2 Sisters The meat processing group, which has hit the ...
Tags: Faccenda Group, Julian Wild, Seara Foods, 2 Sisters Food Group
What is sustainable packaging and does it even exist in today's market? Dr. Liz Wilks, European Stakeholder and Sustainability Manager for Asia Pulp and Paper, explains. Packaging is a vital part of the toy industry. It protects products, ...
Tags: toy packaging, Toys, Opinion
Increasing confidence in the economy and a rising stock market could lay the groundwork for a revival in tech-sector mergers and acquisitions as companies embrace cloud technology and pursue game-changing software, particularly for the ...
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Lenders to London-based Stemcor, the world's largest independent steel trader, have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to assess Stemcor's proposal for a standstill agreement on $850 million of loans, according to Reuters. After ...
Tags: Mineral, Standstill Deal Request
A joint-venture sales firm between The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Ltd. (PICC and SEHK: 1339) and US insurance giant AIG has begun recruiting talents. PICC Life, the life insurance unit of PICC, said in its official ...