The agreement will take the partnership through to 2019. Mattel and WWE have revealed the multi year extension of their global master toy licensing agreement. The agreement will take the partnership through to 2019. The two companies ...
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Smith & Nephew plc (London) announced on February 3 the "execution of a definitive agreement" to acquire the U.S. medical device company ArthroCare Corp. (Austin, TX) for a cash price of $48.25 per ArthroCare share, a total of about $1.7 ...
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Commission encourages Chinese steelmakers to boost global footprint Chinese steelmakers that have lost money because of volatile global iron ore prices should invest more in foreign mineral resources to gain greater pricing power, the ...
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Henniges Automotive Holdings, Inc., a leading supplier of highly engineered sealing and anti-vibration systems for the global automotive market, announced it has acquired the remaining 40 percent of Beijing Wanyuan-Henniges Sealing Systems ...
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IBM plans to commit over $1.2 billion to significantly expand its global cloud footprint. This investment includes a network of data centers designed to bring clients greater flexibility, transparency and control over how they manage their ...
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For four decades, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), and Analog Devices, Inc., have played a fundamental role in delivering some of the biggest technological advancements that have deeply ...
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Crocs, Inc. announced that Blackstone Group LP is making a $200 million investment that will give the private equity firm a 13 percent stake in the shoe company. Crocs also said late on Sunday that John McCarvel, its CEO, plans to retire in ...
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), the world’s leading vertically integrated Polyester Value Chain producer, has successfully completed the refinancing of a US$640 million term loan for its business in the U.S.A. The ...
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As a follow-on to plans announced earlier this year, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced it has acquired a building in the Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone from UTAC Chengdu Ltd. Earlier this year, TI announced its investments in these ...
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In line with Hexagon's multi-industry focus and continued effort to truly leverage its entire portfolio, existing platforms, and global footprint to create the next generation of value for Hexagon customers, the following changes are ...
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In a quiet corner of Milton Keynes sits the head office of Cerulean, a company of 120 people focused on the business of designing and manufacturing quality control instrumentation and packaging test and measuring equipment. The company ...
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world's leading maritime services provider, is celebrating the further expansion of its global footprint, following the opening of a new office in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. This new opening takes the ...
JF Hillebrand Group (JFHG), a global beverage logistics company, has purchased Satellite Logistics Group (SLG), a supply-chain solution provider for the beverage industry. Based in the US, SLG offers reverse logistics solutions and ...
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Excelitas Technologies of Waltham, MA, USA, which provides customized optoelectronics to OEMs, has acquired Lumen Dynamics of Ontario, Canada, a privately held volume manufacturer of lamp- and LED-based UV curing and fluorescence ...
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Tata Steel, Europe's second largest steel producer, has announced a multi-million pound contract with KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation) for the manufacture and supply of pipe in the Middle East. The deal, between KOGAS and Tata Steel's Energy ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy