Luxembourg-based CVC Capital Partners–led group has agreed to purchase insurance-claims adjuster Cunningham Lindsey from Stone Point Capital and Fairfax Financial Holdings in a deal valued between $900m and $1bn including debt. An ...
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November 29, 2012 EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — November 29, 2012 — (NYSE:GE) — When Havertys Furniture (Atlanta, Ga.) evaluated its lighting portfolio across all 122 of its retail locations, the Southeast-region retailer wanted ...
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Fairfax Financial Holdings has entered into an agreement with UK’s Thomas Cook (TC) Group to acquire 77% interest in Thomas Cook (India) for Rs50 per share totalling to nearly Rs8.17bn ($150m). Subject to customary conditions, the ...
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Fairfax Financial Holdings has acquired the entire outstanding shares of London-based Brit Insurance, following the receipt of all regulatory approvals. The $300m acquisition was carried out through its runoff subsidiary RiverStone based ...
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US based property and casualty insurance group Crum & Forster has selected Accenture’s Duck Creek Policy Administration system to modernize policy processing system for commercial lines, specialty lines and workers’ ...
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Kootenai Health, a regional health care provider in northern Idaho and eastern Washington, has purchased North Idaho Gastroenterology medical practice in Coeur d'Alene. The practice's sister facility North Idaho Endoscopy Center will be ...
In an unexpected and surprising development,Leon's Furniture Limited will acquire its archrival,The Brick,in a deal made in response to the rising American presence in the Canadian retail landscape while shoring up their respective ...
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Lane Bryant, the nation's leading women's specialty plus apparel retailer for 110 years, introduces a new collection of fashion-forward, high quality looks with Lane Collection. Available in select stores and online at lanebryant.com ...
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In a special series,Fairfax Business Media Asia will be previewing speakers from the CIO Summit 2012. The debate on cloud computing should not be about private or public clouds but on the data centre,according to Raju Chellam,cloud ...
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A joint research study between San Diego State University and the University of Arizona tested 90 offices in three cities and found more than 500 species of bacteria, about the same number found in previous studies of bathrooms and ...
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The Siemens Building Technologies Division has acquired Pace Global, a U. S. -based energy service provider. The acquisition underscores Siemens’ commitment to helping customers increase the value of their companies by optimizing ...
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