Stanley Black and Decker has announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its Hardware and Home Improvement Group to Spectrum Brands Holdings for $1.4 billion in cash. As previously disclosed, this tax-efficient ...
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Food and drink deals, particularly the acquisition of Weetabix by China's Bright Food Group, dominated large-scale merger and acquisition activity in the UK in 2012, a new report by Experian shows. Food and drink was the most active ...
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Finland-based meat group HKScan plans to cut up to 295 jobs as part of efforts to streamline its subsidiaries in its home country under a cost savings programme announced last week. The company last week revealed its HK Ruokatalo Oy ...
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector last year helped to set a three-year record for the UK economy, according to information services company Experian. A key contributor to last year’s ...
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The morning workshop entitled "Finance and Advice support for lighting manufacturers in respect of R&D, lighting refurbishment and exporting" comprised of four presentations given by: Geoff Smyth from the Carbon Trust, Nicola O'Connell - ...
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US gastrointestinal endoscopy company EndoChoice will merge with an Israeli company Peer Medical for an undisclosed sum. Peer Medical's commercial products include a proprietary video system and Full Spectrum Endoscope which provides up ...
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ON Vallourec Tubes Canada Inc provider of pipe and tubular goods, and VAM Canada Inc a manufacturer of VAM® premium threaded connections, announced that the two companies have merged effective as of January 1st 2013. The new ...
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Further to its announcement on 4 October 2012, EVRAZ plc announced that it has received pre-transfer merger clearance from the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (‘FAS’) in connection with the acquisition of an indirect ...
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The West Australian reported that Western Areas managing director Dan Lougher said that the Glencore-Xstrata merger could be the catalyst for a wave of acquisition activity in the WA nickel sector this year, with the new global giant primed ...
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Jiji Press reported that shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc and IHI Corp are set to merge into a single entity called Japan Marine United Corp on Tuesday in a bid to survive the tough business environment. The units to be merged are ...
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Officials from Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions LLC announced they have finalized the acquisition of Western States Glass Corp., according to a Jan. 3 company release. Western States Glass, offering a wide range of products from shower ...
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WINCHESTER, Va. --- Upper end case goods producer Henkel Harris plans to remain open through the end of this month in order to complete production on its last orders, according to a consultant assisting the company. As the manufacturer ...
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Intradeco Apparel has acquired certain assets of Knothe Apparel Group,a manufacturer of men's sleepwear.Terms of the deal,which closed on Friday,were not disclosed. Knothe,a family-run business based in New York,distributes its products ...
Finland-based meat group HKScan has streamlined its subsidiaries in its home country as part of a cost savings programme. HKScan said today (2 January) that HK Ruokatalo Oy has become a wholly owned subsidiary of HKScan Corp. The ...
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It’s reported that Vallourec, France-based global manufacturer of pipes and tubes announced that the company has merged with VAM Canada Inc which was a threaded connections manufacturer. The new company will give new formation under ...
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