Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has signed an agreement to acquire Boise, a manufacturer of packaging and paper products in the US, for about $1.9bn. The acquisition will allow PCA to increase its containerboard capacity to about ...
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Whitworths, the dried fruit, nut and seed supplier, has received a big cash boost after private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe Fund IV acquired a major stake in the Midlands-based firm. Equistone Partners investment will enable ...
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City analysts remain doubtful about media reports speculating Premier Foods is considering selling its Hovis brand to the world's biggest baker Grupo Bimbo. Panmure Gordon was sceptical about rumours suggesting Grupo Bimbo will acquire ...
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Protective Life has received insurance regulatory approvals required in order for its subsidiary Protective Life Insurance to acquire MONY Life Insurance, as well to reinsure certain policies of MONY Life Insurance Company of America ...
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Nokia was examining a switch from Microsoft to Google's Android operating system before it was bought out by the software giant, according to those close to the matter. The New York Times reports that, even while Nokia and Microsoft were ...
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When Microsoft finally completes Steve Ballmer's last-ever super-soaraway acquisition, some 32,000 lucky Nokians will be magically transformed into Microsofties. For a company shrinking as fast as Nokia, it's amazing there are so many ...
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Malaysia-based diversified financial conglomerate CIMB Group is seriously exploring options to divest certain stake in Indonesian life-insurance joint venture (JV), PT CIMB Sun Life, to leverage growth opportunities in Southeast Asia. ...
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Equistone Partners Europe, a private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Whitworths, a UK-based supplier of dried fruit, nut and seed products, from European Capital in a deal which valued the company at £90m. Whitworths, ...
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Pallet racks have been in existence for many years. A vast number of professionals know how to use this type of rack. But what if we want to acquire more storage from the same degree of space? What choices are available? Here are some of ...
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Green Biologics, Inc. ("GBI"), a technology developer and emerging bio-based chemicals producer based in Gahanna, Ohio, and Central MN Ethanol Co-op ("CMEC"), an ethanol producer in Little Falls, MN, today announced that Green Biologics, ...
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Hudson's Bay Company reported its results for the 13-week period ended August 3, 2013. Consistent with the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the second quarter was characterized by strong same store sales growth at Hudson's Bay and rising ...
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Michael Dell has won the battle to take the company he founded in 1984 private after shareholders voted in favour of the deal on the table from Michael Dell and private equity company Silver Lake. It means that the company will be taken ...
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Individuals are keen to make a good mark in their respective career. It is important to choose the right profession based on the qualification and skills. Making the wrong choice will not help in achieving the life goals. Hence, the choice ...
Trafigura and Abu Dhabi's sovereign fund Mubadala Development announced that they signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazilian miner MMX for buying the company's majority stake of the company's Superporto Sudeste port. The ...
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Japan’s largest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo is to offer new iPhone models announced by Apple on Tuesday, after resisting offering Apple’s smartphones for many years. The carrier said on Wednesday that the iPhone 5s and ...
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