Suntory Holdings, a Japan-based beverage firm, has agreed to acquire American spirits maker Beam for around $16bn. As per the agreed terms, both the companies aim to achieve growth in markets across the world, including the US. The ...
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Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls has entered into a definitive agreement with Visteon to offload its automotive electronics business for $265m. As a part of the deal, Visteon will acquire Johnson Controls' instrument cluster, ...
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HOUSTON — Mattress Firm, the nation's largest chain of sleep shops, is in talks to acquire fellow Top 100 retailer Sleep Train, according to a story in today's New York Post. The Post story said the deal, which would combine two of ...
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Plimsoll Publishing's UK Safety & Toughened Glass Analysis provides a detailed overview of the UK Safety & Toughened Glass market and delivers a comprehensive individual analysis on the top 150 companies, including GLASSOLUTIONS ...
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Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq:FWLT) (“Foster Wheeler” or the “Company”) today confirmed that, following a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives, it has provisionally agreed with AMEC plc (“AMEC”) on ...
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Brigus Gold Corp. ("Brigus" or the "Company") (NYSE: BRD) (TSX: BRD) is pleased to report annual production of 98,710 ounces of gold from its Black Fox mine, including fourth quarter production of 21,916 ounces of gold. Production ...
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Amcor is in the process of acquiring some of the assets of PET pioneer company, Constar International Holdings LLC. Constar goes back to the 1960s and developed the two litre PET soda bottle in the 1980s. Constar has been working its way ...
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The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) which represents the $827 billion equipment finance sector, revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014. Given U.S. businesses, nonprofits and government agencies will spend ...
Rainmaker Mining Corp. ("Rainmaker") (TSX VENTURE:RMG) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Option Agreement with JCMP Management Corp. to acquire a 3637 acre quarry permit on the Jayjay Lake silica sand project in northern ...
Foster Wheeler AG confirmed that, following a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives, it has provisionally agreed with AMEC plc (“AMEC”) on non-binding outline terms concerning a possible business combination of the ...
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This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. Two years ago, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote a much-discussed piece on the ...
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Rumors had it that ground-mounted solar power projects have become the mainstream in China after China released a series of policies regarding subsidy plans and grid-connection in 2013. Recently, more and more listed companies have ...
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Heritage Oil Plc ("Heritage" or the "Company") (TSX:HOC)(LSE:HOIL), an independent upstream exploration and production company provides an operational update, that includes unaudited information and may be subject to further review. ...
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Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) (“Matador” or the “Company”), an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources, with an ...
GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE:GE), has formed its third partnership with a Vess Oil Corp. affiliate to purchase oil reserves in East Texas for $108 million. The partnership is acquiring approximately 13,000 net acres and ...
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