Berkshire Hathaway has signed a deal to acquire 8.7% stake in Axalta Coating Systems from Carlyle Group for $560m. Under the stock purchase agreement, Berkshire Hathaway will purchase 20 million Axalta's common shares at $28 each. The ...
Ford along with its Chinese partner Chongqing Changan Automobile is planning to invest $1.08bn to buy a plant owned by Chinese automaker Harbin Hafei Automobile. Changan Ford Automobile, a joint venture between Ford and its Chinese ...
Chinese food establishment Cofco is exploring deals for possible acquisitions or partnerships in the US, a move that could provide the company with access to the world’s largest source of corn and a top soybean grower. Cofco ...
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Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital Partners is in talks to acquire American Food Company Kraft Foods, in a deal potentially valued at more than $40bn. According to people familiar with the matter, the private equity firm would ...
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Brown-Forman is planning to invest an additional $20m to restore its Old Forester bourbon brand. Last year, the company had allocated $30m to establish a new distillery in Louisville, Kentucky, to produce Old Forester, which sold only ...
Ford has announced the expansion of its connected services through cloud-based ‘Ford Service Delivery Network’ powered by Microsoft Azure.Ford Service Delivery Network is designed to keep next generation vehicles up-to-date ...
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The Apple Watch could launch within a month or so, according to the most recent batch of rumors and indications from the company itself. While the device is expected to have more health-tracking functionality than any iDevice before it, ...
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Dutch brewing company Heineken is planning to build a new brewery in northern Mexico, which will see an investment of around $470m. The proposed plant will be capable of producing nearly 5 million hectoliters of beer annually. The ...
Dutch establishment Wessanen will divest its juice business American Beverage Corporation in the US to Brynwood Partners, in a $55m deal. American Beverage produces and markets ready to drink cocktails, non-alcoholic cocktail mixers, and ...
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The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has approved $1.13bn bid by JBS USA to acquire Australian Consolidated Food Holdings (Primo), said treasurer Joe Hockey. With this approval, US subsidiary of the Brazilian meat ...
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Apple is reportedly planning to venture into self driving car market and holding talks with car makers and automotive suppliers in this regard. Reuters cited sources familiar with the mater as saying that the iPhone maker is looking to ...
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Hormel Foods is in the late-stage talks to acquire Applegate Farms, a producer of organic hot dogs, bacon and sausages. This comes after the company acquired Muscle Milk maker CytoSport Holdings in August last year. The proposed deal ...
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Dexcom is using the soon-to-be released Apple Watch for its wearable glucose monitor. The Apple Watch showing a heartbeat. (Image courtesy of Apple) Nancy Crotti In the highly competitive, continuous-glucose-monitoring device ...
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Two Thai brewers are contemplating purchase of a stake in Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage, which is 89% owned by the Government of Vietnam. Chang beer maker Thai Beverage is planning to buy 40% of Saigon Beer for around $1bn. Singha, which ...
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Global drinks major PepsiCo is planning to launch stevia-sweetened Pepsi True in stores across Denver, Minneapolis and Washington, in the US. PepsiCo plans to commence the limited rollout of Pepsi True this week. This comes after the ...
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