BlueScope and Nippon Steel Corporation have agreed to form a new joint venture encompassing BlueScope's ASEAN and North American building products businesses. Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan will be the world's second largest ...
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US based diverse financial holding company Markel has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Bermuda-based Alterra Capital in a deal valued nearly$3.13bn in cash and stock. Based on a closing price of$486.05 for Markel common stock on 18 ...
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Mexican soft-drink bottler Arca Continental has agreed to acquire two snack food firms –US-based Wise Foods and Ecuador-based Alimenticias Ecuatorianas, for an undisclosed amount. Arca Continental will acquire Wise Foods from ...
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Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH Corp.) and The Warnaco Group Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which PVH will acquire Warnaco and holders of Warnaco common stock will receive $51.75 in ...
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Following last year's merger with Activant Solutions, ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor Epicor is closing in on US$1 billion in revenue, a figure that belies the vendor's relatively low profile compared to giants such as Oracle and ...
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Business Technology Solutions (BizTech), a leading IT Services firm and Oracle Platinum Partner announced that it has entered into a merger agreement with Accel Services Inc. a complimentary business services provider working to support ...
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The SMS group finalized its takeover of the majority share in Paul Wurth on December 17, 2012 Earlier, on July 25, 2012, SMS Holding GmbH had announced its purchase of 59.1 percent of the shares in Paul Wurth SA of Luxembourg. Previously, ...
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The merger of Taiwan-based solar firms Neo Solar Power (NSP) and DelSolar (a subsidiary of Delta Electronics) has been seen as beneficial and a necessary trend for the industry, as NSP gains strong financial support and Delta finds a way to ...
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Alterra Capital Holdings, a provider of insurance and reinsurance products, has increased its total capital committed to New Point V Limited to $247m. The sidecar vehicle was established by the company in June 2012 with a capital of ...
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Deutsche Telekom is in talks with MetroPCS Wireless on a possible deal to combine T-Mobile USA with that carrier, MetroPCS confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. MetroPCS said the talks might not result in a deal. The negotiations had been ...
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Semi conductor giant Intel has had discussions with chip maker Nvidia over a possible acquisition, according to several reports. The reports claim that with Intel's long-time chief executive Paul Otellini to retire in May 2013, the firm ...
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Former T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm has joined Vodafone Group as the chief executive of a new division covering northern and central Europe. Vodafone's announcement on Thursday came just one day after T-Mobile said Humm had resigned. He ...
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Research and advisory firm, Gartner, has released its list of technology predictions and trends for the years 2013 and beyond. According to Gartner, its top predictions focus on economic risks, opportunities and innovations that will ...
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C R. Bard has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Neomend, a developer of sprayable surgical sealants and anti-adhesion products, for $140m. Neomend commercial products include FDA-approved Progel Air Leak Sealant, ...
LabCorp has signed a definitive merger agreement to purchase a provider of specialized toxicology testing services, Medtox Scientific. The transaction includes a purchase price of $27.00 per share in cash, representing a total ...
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