Rigid plastics manufacturer One Fifty One’s (One51) has agreed to to acquire US-based firm Macro Plastics for around $150m. Based in Fairfield of California, Macro Plastics is engaged in the manufacturing of rigid plastic bulk bins, ...
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Cargill reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 first quarter ended 31 August, 2016. Key measures include: Adjusted operating earnings rose 35 percent to $827 million in the first quarter, compared with $611 million in the ...
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US-based beverage can manufacturer Ball Corporation has received an approval from the European Commission (EC) for its proposed £4.4bn acquisition of Rexam. The move marks the final regulatory clearance in Europe for the company to ...
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UK based packaging maker RPC Group has agreed to acquire packaging firm British Polythene Industries (BPI) in a deal worth about £261m ($379m). Under the terms of the deal, each shareholder of BPI will receive 470 pence in cash and ...
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The Cutrale and Safra Groups announced that the previously announced tender offer by its affiliate, Cavendish Acquisition Corporation, for all outstanding shares of common stock of Chiquita Brands International at a price of $14.50 per ...
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NYSE-listed Dollar General Corp said it remains committed to acquiring rival Family Dollar and also extended its offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Dollar General will tender $80.00 per share in cash, ...
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IMRIS, an image-guided therapy solutions provider, has obtained Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) regulatory clearance for its ceiling-mounted VISIUS intraoperative computed tomography (iCT). IMRIS, an image-guided therapy solutions ...
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The Australian brand Organic Stevia Plant-derived sweetener stevia has been quietly gaining traction with consumers and usurping the traditional pecking order of more established sweeteners, according to a new report from market research ...
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C4 Imaging, a US-based medical device company, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Sirius MRI marker. Sirius is a positive-signal MRI marker that will be used following treatment of ...
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LabStyle Innovations, the developer of Dario, has announced the official European launch date for the Dario iOS mobile application. Dario is a cloud-based, mobile health (mHealth) platform for diabetes and related blood glucose ...
France-based SpineGuard has received additional regulatory clearance from Comision Federal para la Proteccion contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS) to sell its Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico. Earlier, SpineGuard received ...
The Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended the approval of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance's umeclidinium/vilanterol as a treatment for chronic obstructive ...
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SpineGuard, a developer of handheld surgical device for spine surgery, has obtained regulatory Ninsho approval to sell its PediGuard platform in Japan PediGuard is reportedly the only handheld device that is capable of alerting surgeons ...
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Will the deal between Apollo Tyres Ltd. and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. go through? We will find out Sept. 30, 2013, when Cooper holds a special meeting of stockholders to consider and vote on the previously announced merger. Cooper ...
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Biotechnology company Amgen has reached a deal to buy all outstanding shares of California-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals for $125 per share in cash. The purchase price of the transaction that is expected to be closed by the beginning of ...
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