Eastman Chemical Company has completed the acquisition of Commonwealth Laminating & Coating, Inc. The acquired business is part of Eastman’s Advanced Materials business segment, and is expected to be accretive to 2015 earnings ...
Tags: Laminating, Coating, Construction
US based food processing products provider Hamilton Beach Brands has acquired Weston Products from Highgate Capital. With this acquisition, Hamilton Beach will gain access to the growing hunting, wild game processing, specialty food ...
Tags: hunting, wild game, housewares industries, Agriculture
Beijing-based Hosen Capital’s New Hope Investment Fund has acquired Chicago’s beef processor Ruprecht. Ruprecht is the oldest operating beef processor in the region and this acquisition will bring more investments and help to ...
Tags: boxed beef, boxed pork, chicken, Agriculture
Clemens Food Group is planning to invest $255.7m in the construction of a new pork processing facility in Coldwater Township in Michigan. The proposed investment is expected to create 810 jobs in the region. Commenting on the ...
Tags: bacon, ham, pork chops, Agriculture
IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche will be acquiring 80% interest in five companies - Benhil, Erca, Gasti, Hamba and Hassia - which currently form the Oystar Group. The newly formed company will function under the name IMA Dairy&Food ...
Chrysler Group has renamed itself as FCA US with immediate effect following the renaming of its global parent company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The new name was officially adopted in October when the company was listed on the New York ...
Tags: bankruptcy, Auto
The appointment was made as the firm works to broaden its content led play strategy and explore new opportunities to deliver content directly to consumers. Hasbro has elected Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns as an independent ...
Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group closed on their previously announced acquisition of Varsity Brands Dec. 15. "The entire Varsity Brands team is united as never before to ensure we inspire and champion greater ...
Tags: Varsity Brands, Sporting Goods
Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on December 15, 2014 Just when you thought they couldn’t get more widespread or expensive, the medical device mergers-and-acquisitions of 2014 continue to astound. Allergan ...
Tags: DNA sequencing market, lab products, Health
Singapore’s Olam International has agreed to acquire the global cocoa business of Archer Daniels Midland Company, in a $1.3bn deal. This new development is expected to enhance Olam's chocolate and cocoa businesses, in an effort ...
Private label beverage producer Cott Corporation has acquired US-based water and coffee producer DSS Group, in a previously announced deal worth $1.25bn. A definitive merger agreement to this effect was signed between both the ...
Tags: water, coffee, Agriculture
Murata Electronics North America Inc, a subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd of Kyoto, Japan has acquired all outstanding shares of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA for $12.50 per share. Peregrine will continue to ...
Hempel has acquired Schaepman’s Lakfabrieken B.V, a leading Dutch supplier of specialised industrial, protective and decorative coatings. The acquisition is part of Hempel’s five-year growth strategy, One Hempel – One ...
Tags: decorative coatings, suppliers, Construction
American food processing company Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is planning to set up a new information technology and support centre in Erlanger, Kentucky, in a move to expand IT support and infrastructure. Expected to be opened ...
Tags: IT support, infrastructure, Agriculture
British wine importer EWGA has acquired regional wholesaler Heritage Wines for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition, which is said to be the company's biggest purchase to date, will further bolster the company's position in the South ...
Tags: Wines, Heritage, Agriculture