Brazilian juice maker Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group have completed the tender offer under which Cutrale-Safra has acquired American banana producer Chiquita Brands International via its affiliate, Cavendish Acquisition ...
Drinks and pubs business Liberation Group has acquired Butcombe Brewery in the UK for an undisclosed amount. The combined company will now have 94 pubs, bars and eateries, two breweries with the capacity to brew over 30,000 barrels of ...
Tags: beer, cider, Agriculture
CRAIC Technologies of San Dimas, CA, USA has launched the FLEX UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer concept, which is designed to be flexible in configuration, capabilities and pricing. Tailored for cost-effective spectroscopic analysis ...
Tags: CRAIC Technologies, Electrical
International Spirits is planning to follow a new strategic plan, in a move to establish itself as the first African American-owned alcoholic beverage operation in the US. As part of the new strategy, the company will support the growth ...
Tags: alcoholic beverage, rum, tequila products, Agriculture
Private equity investing firm Abraaj Group has decided to withdraw from the bidding process for the acquisition of Egypt's BiscoMisr. The company had offered $12.14 per share to purchase up to 100% of the share capital of Egyptian cake ...
Tags: Egyptian cake, biscuit maker, Agriculture
Jack Wolfskin has reached an agreement to buy out its Chinese distributor and licensee over the next two years to clear the way for a new subsidiary it will establish in the People's Republic of China, or PRC. In exchange for a two-year ...
Tags: Jack Wolfskin, Chinese Distributor
London and New York-based private equity investment firm Pamplona Capital Management will acquire US-based polyethylene films producer Charter NEX Films for an undisclosed amount. Charter NEX specialises in producing packaging for ...
Tags: Charter NEX, Packaging
Cairo based Al-Nour Company for Dairy Product has placed a new bid to acquire 100% shares of Arab Dairy Product Company (ADPC). The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) has approved Al-Nour's decision to purchase the company ...
Tags: Dairy Product, Agriculture
H.B. Fuller Company has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Continental Products Limited, a provider of industrial adhesives in East and Central Africa. This business will generate approximately 2.3 million in revenue for ...
Tags: key customers, market knowledge, customer relationships, Construction
The Cutrale and Safra Group has extended its previously announced tender offer for the acquisition of US-based banana producer Chiquita Brands International until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on January 5, 2015. ...
Tags: farming, processing, technology, sourcing, Agriculture
US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg's has once again raised its offer to acquire Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr to £89.86 per share, in an increasing $144m takeover battle. Kellogg's new offer overtakes Abraaj ...
Tags: Egyptian cake, biscuit maker, Agriculture
Adhesives manufacturers HB Fuller will be acquiring East and Central African provider of industrial adhesives Continental Products. This transaction is expected to generate approximately €2.3m in revenue for the 2014 fiscal year. ...
Tags: paper converting, printing, labeling, Agriculture
Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics will invest NT$10.0 billion (US$317 million) to expand its LED packaging capacity by 25% from the level at the end of 2014 in 2015-2017, according to company chairman Robert Yeh. Everlight may further ...
SemiLEDs, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, has announced it has entered into a definitive common stock purchase agreement with XiaoQing Han, chairman and CEO of Beijing XiaoQing Environmental Protection Group. ...
Tags: LED chips, LED components, Lights
French investment group Wendel Group has agreed to acquire Austria-based Constantia Flexibles where the latter has been valued at €2.3bn ($2.8bn). As a part of the transaction, Wendel intends to support Constantia Flexibles over ...