The Federal Trade Commission challenged Ardagh Group, S.A.'s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., alleging that it will reduce competition and result in the two firms - the merged firm and its only remaining ...
US-based equity investment firm Madison Dearborn Partners has agreed to buy the US-based print-based packaging supplier Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS), from Irving Place Capital for an undisclosed value. MPS chief executive officer Marc ...
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B&G Foods has acquired US-based snack food manufacturer Robert's American Gourmet Food from VMG Partners, Michael Repole, founder Robert Ehrlich and other parties in an all-cash deal of $195m. Robert's American Gourmet Food, which is also ...
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Texas-based private-equity firm TPG Capital is said to be considering signing an agreement to acquire Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings, an Ohio-based pharmacy-benefits manager (PBM), for an undisclosed sum. Sources familiar with the ...
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Yahoo will acquire Qwiki, a start-up behind a mobile app for creating videos on Apple's iPhone, as it continues to ramp up its mobile offerings. Yahoo paid about $50m (£33m) for the company, according to sources close to the matter, ...
Dialog Semiconductor has announced plans to acquire iWatt, a provider of digital-centric power management ICs, for as much as US$345 million. Dialog said it will pay approximately US$310 million in cash, plus up to US$35 million in ...
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International Process Plants (IPP) is pleased to announce the purchase and acquisition of a European low density polyethylene (LDPE) production plant that is available immediately to be acquired, relocated and operated elsewhere. The plant ...
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Sydney-based underwriter QBE Australia is to divest its National Credit Insurance Brokers (NCIB) business and professional indemnity authorized representative Invivo by the end of 2013. Following completion of listing process, the ...
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US-based independent insurance intermediary Brown & Brown has completed the earlier-disclosed acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings, an insurance and risk management broker. Earlier in May 2013, Brown & Brown signed an agreement to ...
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Canada-based insurance brokerage Western Financial Group (Western) and Coast Capital Savings Credit Union (Coast Capital) have closed the sale of Coast Capital Insurance Services (CCIS). Western will acquire the ownership of Coast ...
Global buyer and seller of surplus manufacturing facilities, International Process Plants (IPP) has announced the purchase and acquisition of a European low-density polyethylene (LDPE) production plant. The plant, which is available ...
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Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, a maker of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules, which it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has signed an agreement with a private ...
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Nokia is to acquire Siemens' 50% stake in joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Finnish company after the transaction is completed. The handset maker is paying $2.2 billion to acquire the ...
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Dialog Semiconductor Plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, audio and short-range wireless technologies, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire iWatt Inc. ("iWatt"), a leading ...
Fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA and u2t Photonics AG of Berlin, Germany, which makes high-speed indium phosphide-based photodetectors and receivers as well as gallium ...
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