Dutch brewing company Heineken plans to merge its majority owned subsidiaries Nigerian Breweries and Consolidated Breweries, in a move to capitalize on the growth potential of the Nigerian beer and malt drinks market over the future. ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy plans to merge with PV module maker Apollo Solar Energy, a subsidiary solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), while GET plans to merge with fellow maker Utech Solar, a Gintech ...
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Major China-based solar wafer makers reportedly have contacted Taiwan-based fellow makers about the possibility of mergers. Taiwan-based makers, due to continued operating losses arising from low product prices, may agree, according to ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2014 (ended 29 March), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported revenue of $256m, down 11.3% on $288.5m last quarter and 8.8% on $280.6m a year ago. Fiscal Q4/2013 Q1/2014 Q2/2014 Q3/2014 ...
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Castle Harlan, the New York-based middle-market private equity firm, announced that Castle Harlan Partners V has agreed to sell Pretium Packaging to Genstar Capital, a private equity firm based in San Francisco. Pretium Packaging, ...
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RF Micro Devices, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency solutions, reported financial results for the Company's fiscal 2014 fourth quarter, ended March 29, 2014. Quarterly Highlights: ...
R.G. Barry Corporation, the parent of Dearfoams, signed a merger agreement pursuant to which Mill Road Capital, a private equity firm, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of R.G. Barry for $19.00 per share in cash, reflecting an ...
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Taiwan-based touchscreen controller IC vendors are expanding their product lines to include other IC parts such as LCD driver ICs, ambient light sensors, fingerprint recognition chips and analog ICs as a means to fend off the adverse ...
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For first-quarter 2014, RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has reported revenue of $177.6m, down 34% on $267.7m last quarter (due to seasonality plus channel inventory ...
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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 ...
With silicon-on-insulator (SOI) business declining, 3D TSV stack implementation beginning, and the competitive environment changing, market research firm Yole Développement has released a new study 'Permanent Wafer Bonding for ...
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Honeywell announced several senior leadership changes, reflecting further advancement of strong leaders throughout the Company, effective immediately. "Honeywell is in an enviable position to capitalize on the strength and experience of a ...
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Burton's Biscuit, a UK-based biscuit manufacturer, is strengthening its manufacturing operations in the UK, with an investment of £14.75m. The investment will be made at the company's facilities in Llantarnam, Blackpool and ...
Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the trading unit of the Japanese car producer Toyota Group, has announced that it has agreed to acquire 39.9 percent of shares in Germany-based scrap recycler Scholz AG. According to Toyoota Tsusho, the deal is ...
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A / C-tick is by the Australian Communications Authority (Australian Communicatio ns Authority, or ACA) to the communications equipment certification mark. Manufacturers and imports must be in accordance with the following further steps to ...
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