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Berry Plastics to Acquire Packaging Films Manufacturer Aep Industries for $765m
Aug 31, 2016Berry Plastics Group has signed an agreement to acquire AEP Industries, a North American manufacturer of flexible plastic packaging films, for $765m including debt. Under the terms of the deal, each shareholder of AEP will receive either ...
Tags: Berry Plastics Group, AEP Industries, debt
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Berry Plastics Restructures Operations with Three New Divisions
Nov 18, 2015Plastic consumer packaging specialist Berry Plastics has restructured its operations to better serve its customers and drive future growth. As part of the restructuring, the company created three new market-focused divisions including ...
Tags: Berry Plastics, flexible packaging, Plastic consumer packaging
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FCA to Divest Its Auto Parts Wing Magneti Marelli
Jul 21, 2015Automobile major Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is on the verge of taking a final call on whether to divest its auto parts wing Magneti Marelli in the face of potential buyers expressing interest. Two private equity funds based out of ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, auto parts, FCA
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E-Commerce Can Help Open up The Agricultural Sector
Jun 9, 2015Government's push of e-commerce in rural areas will stimulate online fresh food sales A government-backed drive toward e-commerce can help open up the agricultural sector and generate a rapid increase in incomes for farmers. At a ...
Tags: E-Commerce, Farming, Agricultural
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Remington Outdoor Company Reported Sharply Higher Losses in Q1
Jun 1, 2015Remington Outdoor Company reported sharply higher losses in the first quarter ended March 29 as sales declined by $53.9 million, or 21.2 percent. The country's largest manufacturing of firearms said sales reached $201.3 million compared ...
Tags: Remington Outdoor, Sporting Goods
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Peer-to-Peer Lending Is Facing Its First Serious Government Regulation
Mar 9, 2015Peer-to-peer lending, websites that allow individuals to borrow money from other individuals without going through banking middlemen, is facing its first serious government regulation as defaults undermine confidence in the online systems. ...
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Acquisition of Tile Coating Manufacturer Vetriceramici S.p.A Has Been Completed by Ferro
Dec 5, 2014Ferro Corporation has completed the acquisition of tile coating manufacturer Vetriceramici S.p.A. for €83 million (approximately $104 million), subject to customary working capital and other purchase price adjustments. Vetriceramici ...
Tags: Tile Coatings, Construction
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Ferro Signed a Agreement to Acquire Casola Valsenio
Sep 23, 2014Ferro Corporation has signed a definitive agreement with Milan, Italy-based Private Equity Funds' Management Company Star Capital SGR S.p.A. and two minority owners and founders Gianfranco Padovani and Sergio Zannoni to acquire Casola ...
Tags: Tile, Ferro Corporation, Coating
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Intrawest Is Expected to Raise About $50 Million for The Operator of Seven Mountain Resort
Jan 21, 2014Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. commenced an initial public offering Tuesday that is expected to raise about $50 million for the operator of seven mountain resorts and $200 million for Fortress Investments, which acquired control of the ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
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The Oil and Gas Industry Is in a Period of Major Capital Investment
Dec 6, 2013LONDON, Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifty-five percent of private equity (PE) executives cite the growing capital requirements of the oil and gas industry as the foremost driver of their investment activity in the industry, according to a ...
Tags: the oil and gas industry, private equity, major capital investment
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Zywave's Insurance Solutions Division Is Bought by Aurora Capital
Dec 4, 2013Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has purchased Insurance Solutions Division of Zywave, an insurance software technology provider, from Vista Equity Partners, for an undisclosed sum. Aurora's Software & ...
Tags: Aurora Capital, Zywave's Solutions Division, Purchases Insurance
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AGR Will Be Building Upon Presence at The 20th Africa Oil Week in Cape Town
Nov 27, 2013Global oil and gas service company, AGR, has long had a presence throughout Africa and so will be building upon this at the 20th Africa Oil Week in Cape Town (25-29 November). The richness and diversity of hydrocarbon habitats, combined ...
Tags: oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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PE Activities Have Increased Substantially in The Chinese Market Over The Past Decade
Jul 25, 2013Private equity (PE) activities have increased substantially in the Chinese market over the past decade. PE funds invested in China rose to USD 15 billion in 2012, from below USD 1 billion in 2000. China now represents approximately 10% of ...
Tags: global investment, economy
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Sanofi,Novartis and GSK Are Competing to Acquire The Domestic Formulations Business
Jun 28, 2013Global pharma companies Sanofi, Novartis and GSK are competing to acquire the domestic formulations business of debt-burdening Elder Pharmaceuticals. People familiar with the matter were quoted by media sources as saying that Sanofi and ...
Tags: Domestic Formulations, Medicine
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Seven Seas Water Corporation has named Claudio Baldovino as president
May 27, 2013Seven Seas Water Corporation has named Claudio Baldovino as president, South America. Claudio Baldovino joins Seven Seas Water as president, South America and a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. He comes to Seven Seas ...