Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on April 22 in a regulatory filing that it would acquire assets of Samsung Fine Chemicals producing ceramic powders, the source material for multi-layer ceramic capacitorsThe main differences between ceramic ...
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Zimmer Holdings announced Thursday that it will acquire Biomet in a $13.5 billion transaction that will provide it with a leading position in the $45 billion musculoskeletal industry. The merger between the two Warsaw, IN–based ...
Olympus Partners, a US-based private equity firm, is set to acquire protective packaging materials and systems manufacturer Pregis Corporation North America. Pregis president and CEO Kevin Baudhuin said the company has established a track ...
Italian steel producer Lucchini is expected to shut down its blast furnace in Piombino on Wednesday, April 23, after trying to postpone the inevitable end by halting production on Friday, April 18 and using limited raw materials, according ...
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TreeHouse Foods is set to acquire Protenergy Natural Foods from Whitecastle Investments, Whitecap Venture Partners and others, for around CAD$170m ($150m) Protenergy produces food and beverage products such as carton and recart broth, ...
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Irish furniture importer and wholesaler Annaghmore Agencies has updated its entire fleet of delivery vehicles. Branded with Annaghmore's unique corporate identity, the company has introduced four new MAN Lorries and seven new 45ft SDC ...
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New Zealand-based Turners & Growers has agreed to take over Apollo Apples, a Hawkes Bay-based apples grower and exporter with an initial payment of NZ$36.05m. Apollo, which exports about 1.4m cartons of apples every year, owns or leases ...
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B&G Foods, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2014. David L. Wenner, President and Chief Executive Officer of B&G Foods, stated, "Our very strong cash flow performance in the face of base business volume ...
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Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York-based middle-market private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Gold Star Foods, Inc., a leading nutritional food distributor to K-12 schools in California, Arizona and Nevada, by Castle Harlan ...
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Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. reported revenues rose 13 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $62.2 million. Revenues were up 16 percent on a currency-neutral basis. On an adjusted basis, the EBITDA loss was trimmed to $3.2 ...
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LyondellBasell announced that its Supervisory Board has authorized the company's Management Board to declare an interim dividend of $0.70 per share, representing an increase of 17% to the company's first quarter 2014 interim dividend. The ...
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Taghleef Industries is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Derprosa Film from 3i Group, Baring and other minority shareholders. The transaction, which has been approved by the Board of Directors of ...
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KPS Capital Partners, through its newly formed subsidiary, has signed an agreement with Ardagh to acquire Anchor Glass Container and its affiliates. KPS partner Jay Bernstein said Anchor Glass is positioned well to supply the expanding ...
Crown has received the European Commission (EC) approval to acquire Spanish food cans and ends manufacturer Mivisa Envases from investment funds managed by affiliates of The Blackstone Group, N+1 Mercapital and management, for €1.2bn. ...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of the 2013 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and homebuilders that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in residential green building. The award ...
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