In terms of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, portfolio changes and investment projects, one of the most active sectors in the European coatings supply chain is dispersions. Despite a slow growth in demand for coatings, ...
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Software-defined networking won't turn enterprise switches into an inexpensive commodity until three to five years from now, according to Arpit Joshipura, the former Force10 Networks executive who now manages Dell's networking products. ...
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The ratings on the Russian vertically integrated steel group OAO Severstal are constrained by our view of the highly cyclical, capital-intensive, and competitive nature of the steel industry. Steel margins are relatively weak, and in our ...
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The coatings industry in Europe has been bracing itself for an extremely difficult 2012 in which much of the region will be suffering from the effects of a severe economic downturn mainly due to the impact of the troubles with the euro on ...
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There were, despite continued economic uncertainty in many Western markets and concerns over slowing growth in the East, signs that M&A activity rebounded in the food sector this year. Data for the whole of 2012 has not yet been published ...
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Fiscal 2013 Second-quarter Highlights(%cited vs.year-ago period amounts,where applicable): Diluted EPS from continuing operations of$0.51 as reported and$0.57 adjusted for items impacting comparability,up 19%as reported and up 16%on a ...
Tags: consumer foods, commercial foods, ConAgra Foods, profit
Dell has made a deal to acquire data-protection vendor Credant Technologies and plans to add the company's technology to its enterprise IT security offerings. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal.Credant,founded in 2001,is ...
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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Arca buys US firm Wise and Ecuador's Inalesca Mexican firm already owns domestic snacks business Arca also number two Coke bottler in Latin America Mexican food and drink group Arca Continental has bolstered its snacks business with ...
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G&K Services Inc. reported operating results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013, which ended on September 29, 2012. First quarter revenue grew by 6.1 percent to $222.4 million, up from $209.7 million in last year's first quarter, ...
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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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In the first quarter of 2012 the investment company Hal Holding was confronted by a 7.2% decline in turnover to €385m in its other consolidated subsidiaries division. Following adjustments to account for acquisitions, divestments and ...
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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 ...
Tags: Epicor, CEO, Pervez Qureshi, SaaS, growth plans
voestalpine Group has set ambitious goals up to the year 2020.With a clear focus on the customer segments Mobility and Energy and on non European growth markets,and with profitability remaining at virtually at the same level compared to the ...
European coatings companies must deal with the widening gap between mature domestic markets Mature Domestic Markets in Europe Present Challenges Nonetheless,the poor prospects for major parts of Europe underline the challenges for its ...