US-based Dole Food has received a proposal from David H. Murdock, the company's chairman of the board and CEO, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock which are not already owned by him in a deal which values the company at ...
Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital have completed the previously announced $28bn acquisition of American food company HJ Heinz. The consortium had entered into an agreement on 14 February to acquire Heinz for $28bn, including the ...
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On 24 May, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA received an anticipated letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC notifying it that it has not regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing ...
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Shuanghui International has agreed to acquire US-based pork producer and processor Smithfield Foods in an all-cash deal valued at $7.1bn, including the assumption of net debt. Shuanghui International is the majority shareholder of Henan ...
Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has now priced its offering of aggregate ...
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Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has announced its intention to offer (subject to ...
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The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has approved the previously announced agreement of Heinz takeover by an investment consortium comprised of Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. The transaction, which remains subject to certain customary ...
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Tesla Motors has paid off the remaining portion of the loan granted to it by the US Department of Energy in 2010. The California-based electric vehicle manufacturer transferred US$451.8 million ($464.0 million) this week to clear its debt ...
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GT Advanced Technologies Inc of Nashua, NH, USA (a provider of polysilicon production technology as well as sapphire and silicon crystal growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and electronics markets) has acquired substantially all ...
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GT Advanced Technologies today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the business of Thermal Technology LLC for purchase consideration, consisting of approximately 3.4 million shares of GTAT common stock and an earn out. ...
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US-based frozen food manufacturer Bellisio Foods has agreed to acquire Overhill Farms in an all-cash merger deal valued at approximately $80.9m. Overhill Farms is a supplier of custom prepared frozen foods for branded retail, private ...
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Macy’s, Inc. reported higher sales and earnings for the first quarter of 2013, the 13-week period ended May 4, 2013. Based on the ongoing momentum in our business, as well as confidence in our future performance, the company also ...
RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has announced a program authorizing the repurchase of up to $75m of the firm’s common stock. Under the program, stock ...
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Carter’s, Inc., the largest branded marketer in the United States of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $300 million share repurchase authorization and instituted a ...
For its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to 29 March), analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $425.2m (split 40% in linear products ...
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