PPR group is increasing its portfolio of luxury brands in the jewellery segment and its presence on the Chinese market by acquiring a majority stake in the Chinese fine jewellery brand Qeelin.The transaction should be finalized in January ...
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Taipei, Dec. 6, 2012 (CENS)--Industry executives pointed out that GlobalFoundries and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) might form partnership against No.1 silicon foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), in the formula of ...
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Watson Standard has acquired certain assets of Delta Coatings Corporation, a privately-owned coatings company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of coatings for the general industrial and packaging industries. Acquiring ...
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Millwood has acquired Williamson Pallets business, a family-owned Southside, West Virginia pallet operation. Millwood will service its accounts from mills in the region, although Williamson is closing the plant. Williamson will remain ...
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Emulex has announced its acquisition of Endace for $130m in cash. Founded in New Zealand, Endace specialises in network performance management, providing both software tools and network appliances to monitor and analyse switching traffic. ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Ligand Pharmaceuticals' partner, has gained FDA priority review status for the supplemental new drug application for Promacta to treat thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. ...
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CGI International Group, one of Europe’s leading independent manufacturers of fire resistant glazing marketed under the Pyroguard brand, has reinforced its European reach with the creation of CGI France – a new trading entity. ...
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GE Lighting of Cleveland, OH, USA has agreed to acquire Albeo Technologies Inc of Boulder, CO, a privately held LED fixture manufacturer established in 2004. "The addition of Albeo Technologies' immensely talented team and its ...
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US-based Prime Health Services (Prime) has acquired Casualty Management Network (CMN), broad based PPO network. Colorado-based CMN provides workers' compensation, group health, and auto markets while the coverage and discounts are ...
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RIA Novosti reported that Russia's largest oil company Rosneft has secured USD 30 billion in loan commitments including USD 7.5 billion in long term loans from a syndicate of international banks to finance the purchase of TNK-BP. Rosneft ...
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China Mengniu Dairy is in talks to acquire China Modern Dairy, a leading raw milk supplier in China, in order to gain better control over its milk supply. China's state-owned COFCO and US-based private-equity firm KKR - the largest ...
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OCCG has operations in northern Mexico and the southern United States. OCCG employs 2,800 people (2,000 of whom are employed in Mexico), and is expected to generate $53m of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ...
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Retail giant Tesco announced today(December 5)a review of its US enterprise Fresh&Easy and the departure of the business'boss,Tim Mason,after years of disappointing financial results. "It is now clear that Fresh&Easy will not deliver ...
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Private equity firms Blackstone and BC Partners are set to submit a joint bid for frozen food company Iglo, in a deal which is expected to value the company at $3bn, including debt. The two firms, which were earlier competing with each ...
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What is the interplay between sustainability and industry's ever-greater environmental responsibility?What steps should firms take in response to the new geo-economic realignment of the planet?What strategic choices must be adopted given ...
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