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Nintendo has entered an agreement to acquire CG animation company Dynamo Pictures in order to develop visual content using Nintendo IP. The gaming company is buying 100% of outstanding shares of Dynamo Pictures and rebranding it as Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd. The deal is expected to close on October 3.
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Metaverse developer VA Corporation acquired ROOT M&C, an immersive content production studio, for an undisclosed amount, the company said Monday.
VA Corporation is a metaverse platform and content developer founded in January last year. It has received investments from major tech companies such as LG Electronics and game companies including Pearl Abyss ... Read more...
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YouTube has acquired social commerce startup Simsim, the Google-owned firm said on Tuesday. Neither of the firms disclosed the terms of the deal, but two people with knowledge of the matter told TechCrunch the Indian startup was valued at over $70 million.
Two-year-old Simsim had raised about $17 million prior to today&am ... Read more...
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Sika has agreed to acquire Supermassa do Brasil Ltda, a mortar manufacturer which operates under the brand BR Massa in the Brazilian market. The acquisition will enhance Sika’s position in the region of Minas Gerais, one of the strongest economic regions in Brazil, and complement the production footprint. The transaction is subject to clearance by the local anti-trust authorities. ... Read more...
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SSH Communications Security Corporation’s subsidiary Kyberleijona Oy has agreed to acquire all shares of Deltagon Oy from Leijonaverkot Oy, a subsidiary of Suomen Erillisverkot Oy.
Background of the acquisition
The acquisition strengthens SSH’s position as a provider of secure networking and ... Read more...
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ARCH Global Precision (“ARCH”) has acquired LISI Medical Jeropa, Inc. (“LISI Jeropa”) located in Escondido, California. A subsidiary of LISI Medical, the Jeropa plant is a leading contract manufacturer of high-precision medical implants, instruments, and other devices serving a variety of segments in the orthopaedic, dental, and cardiovascular ma ... Read more...
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WCG today announced its acquisition of ... Read more...
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AIT Worldwide Logistics, a global supply chain solutions leader, today announced the acquisition of Unitrans International Corporation, a Los Angeles-based freight forwarder with expertise in a variety of specialized services.
"I'm excited to continue the implementation of AIT's growth strategy with our investment in this ac ... Read more...
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Atlassian has acquired Texan agile planning software provider AgileCraft for US$166 million (A$234 million).
Founded in 2013, AgileCraft provides enterprise customers a solution to manage a 'master plan' of strategic projects and workstreams, allowing them to map these projects to the distributed work required, as well as provide visibility into b ... Read more...
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Modern Aviation has acquired Gateway USA, which operates one of the two main FBOs at Boeing Field (KBFI) in Seattle.
The Seattle facility, which will be rebranded as Modern Aviation in the first quarter of 2019, is the third FBO acquisition in less than 12 months for ... Read more...
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Seco Tools, a division within Sandvik Machining Solutions, has reached an agreement to acquire the Chinese company Kunshan Ousike Precision Tools Co., Ltd (OSK), a leading supplier of solid carbide round tools. The acquisition will particularly strengthen the position and product offering to the fast growing Chinese electronics industry.
"The acquisition ... Read more...
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East West Manufacturing, LLC, a global design, manufacturing and distribution business, announced today that is has acquired Team Manufacturing (“Team”), a provider of specialized electronics manufacturing, wire harness assembly and box-build services. Team was founded in 2002 and is located near the Research Triangle in North Carolina. The acquisition of Team repre ... Read more...
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Globus Medical, Inc, a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Nemaris Inc., a privately held company that markets and develops Surgimap®, a leading surgical planning software platform. Surgimap® allows healthcare professionals to simulate potential surgical outcomes and share medical imaging globally to improve procedural workflow ... Read more...
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3SG Plus announced today the acquisition of OnGuard Systems, a cyber security firm specializing in endpoint security software. The acquisition will enable 3SG Plus to offer a comprehensive suite of products and services to the enterprise market. Jim Mazotas, founder & CTO of OnGuard Systems, will join 3SG Plus as Chief Visionary Officer in charge of new and e ... Read more...
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Popular online video platform iQiyi has acquired a 100% stake in Chinese mobile game studio Skymoons for 1.27 billion yuan, or $190 million.
An additional $107 million will be added to the total if the studio meets certain benchmarks over the next two years.
iQiyi is a Chinese online video platform similar to YouTube that features a mix of ... Read more...
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SPi Global, the market-leading content technology and content solutions enterprise that provides data services and subject matter expertise (SME) to multiple industries, today announced it has completed the transaction for the acquisition of Scope e-Knowledge Center, a leading provider of specialized knowledge services for publishers and information providers.
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Gulf Capital, a top alternative asset managers in the Middle East, has acquired a strategic stake in Saudi Geidea, a leader in electronic payment and fintech solutions, for a total transaction value exceeding SR1 billion ($266 million).
The deal constitutes the largest acquisition in the Saudi Fintech sector to date, a statement said.
The trans ... Read more...
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Virtusa Corporation has entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of eTouch Systems Corp and eTouch Systems Pvt. Ltd (“eTouch India,” together with eTouch US.
The Company completed the acquisition recently and expects to complete the acquisition of eTouch India in the next several days, pending the fina ... Read more...
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Software services firm HCL Technologies has acquired C3i Solutions for USD 60 million, a move aimed at accelerating the Indian IT firm's growth in life sciences and consumer services.
C3i Solutions is a wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary of Merck & Co, (known as MSD outside the US and Canada).
It provides multi- ... Read more...
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Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced the completion of its acquisition of Key Technology, Inc. (“Key Technology”) (NASDAQ: KTEC), a leading designer and manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipmen ... Read more...
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Chennai: Bike bound logistics platform, Genie Solutions has acquired Chennai's first food delivery service, Dinein.in as a part of an all-stock deal. The acquisition will help Genie strengthen its business by bolstering volume and adding customer touch points. Dinein.in was started in 2012 by Vinith Chordia and Sandeep Daga, and worked with over 250 restaurants in Chennai to ... Read more...
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In a move that will totally shake up the TV industry and bring an end to the Rupert Murdoch era in broadcasting, the Walt Disney Company has agreed to buy most of 21st Century Fox.
For $52.4 billion, plus an additional $13.7 billion in debt, the House of Mouse will acquire Fox's film and television studios — a boon ... Read more...
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Whitbread PLC announces that Costa has acquired 49% of its South China Joint Venture from its JV partner, Yueda, for RMB 310 million (£35 million). This acquisition provides full ownership in this important growth market and is in line with Whitbread's strategy to focus on key international opportunities.
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DERMATEST Pty Ltd has been acquired by Eurofins Group, the bio-analytical service provider.
DERMATEST Pty Ltd, founded in 1997, is the leading Sunscreen and skin care evaluation laboratory in Australia. The laboratory and its CEO, John STATON, are recognized internationally for their active role in the definition of International Sun Protection Standards. ... Read more...
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A Singapore-listed real estate investment trust has acquired a data centre in Dublin for €66 million.
The acquisition of the centre in the Ballycoolin business and technology park is Keppel DC Reit’s second venture in Dublin. The 2,350sq m (25,200sq ft) da ... Read more...
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Local electronics manufacturer Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp. is buying a Silicon Valley-based antenna solutions company, its president said Monday.
The company is acquiring Quintel, a product design company that produces the "most advanced seller antennas in the world," said Roberto "Jojo" Dispo.
Dispo said this acquisitio ... Read more...
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NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global Internet community builder, has acquired JumpStart, a Los Angeles-based provider of educational products which specialise in creative and educational games for K-12 children, the company said.
Founded in 1991, JumpStart has set the standard in children´s educationa ... Read more...
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Wipro has invested $809,690 in management and IT consulting firm, Drivestream Inc, the company informed the bourses on Wednesday. This cash consideration will result in Wipro acquiring 19,679 preferred stock and 27,865 common stock.
The investment gi ... Read more...
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Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN), a global digital marketing major headquartered in London, UK, has acquired Indian marketing services group SVG Media Pvt. Ltd in an all-cash deal, the two companies announced Tuesday.
While both firms declined to comment on the deal size, two people privy to the development said it was in the range $100-120 million. Smile Group owns majority stake ... Read more...
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Piramal Enterprises today said it has completed acquisition of a portfolio of drugs for spasticity and pain management from Mallinckrodt LLC.
Piramal in January had announced the acquisition for a cash consideration of USD 171 million and up to an additional USD 32 million payable depending on financial performance of the acquired assets over the next three years ... Read more...
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Technology giant Google has announced the acquisition of Kaggle, a start-up that hosts a number of data scientists, for an undisclosed amount at the Cloud Next 2017 conference. "Kaggle is going to maintain independent brand for a while... what Kaggle has contributed to the community is democratisation of data, developer community... partnership with Kaggle is going to be very positive for ... Read more...
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Auto components maker Sona Group has acquired entire stake of its Japanese partner Mitsubishi Materials in JV firm Sona BLW Precision Forgings, for an undisclosed amount.
The acquisition of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation's 25 per cent stake will make Sona Group emerging with the 100 per cent ownership of Sona BLW Precision Forgings.
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Mott MacDonald, a multidisciplinary consultancy, said it has acquired Wideurope Engineering, a major engineering and design company based in Fujairah, the UAE.
Established in 2002, Wideurope Engineering employs over 50 people across its offices in Dubai and Fujairah in the UAE and Genoa, Italy. The company operates primarily in the energy sector providing expert technica ... Read more...
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On-demand cleaning services provider MyDidi has acquired peer TimeMyTask in an all-stock deal. The Mumbai-based company will absorb all the employees and the technology stack ... Read more...
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Vodafone India has acquired spectrum in all its key telecom circles in the spectrum auction for a total cost of INR 202.8 billion (€2.74 billion). The new spectrum significantly enhances the coverage, capacity and speed of Vodafone India's 4G data services in its key circles, complementing existing high-quality 2G and 3G voice and data capabilities.& ... Read more...
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SeaOwl has announced the acquisition of Ogas Solutions, an oil and gas services group with headquarters located in Bangkok. This acquisition will allow SeaOwl Group to pursue its growth and contribute to the consolidation of the industry on an international level with an integrated services offer.
Ogas Solutions employs more than 1000 people across the world. Oga ... Read more...
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Accenture has acquired 130-staff Redcore, a Melbourne-headquartered IT consulting business that specialises in Oracle.
The takeover, for an undisclosed sum and subject to certain closing conditions, will bring Accenture a strong suit in cybersecurity, especially identity and access management services.
Redcore's cl ... Read more...
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Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd and InnFocus, Inc. today announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Santen will acquire privately held InnFocus, developer of the InnFocus MicroShunt® glaucoma implant device.
InnFocus is developing the MicroShunt implant to lower and sustain intraocular pressure (IOP) for the treat ... Read more...
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Staffing company TeamLease Services today said it would acquire ASAP Info Systems for an enterprise value of Rs 67 crore.
Bengaluru-based ASAP Info Systems offers IT staffing solutions to various MNCs and domestic companies, with over 1,000 associates and 171 crore employees.
"The transaction, which will be immediately accretive to TeamLease's e ... Read more...
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Tata Power Company Limited, a unit of industrial holding Tata Sons Ltd and India’s largest integrated power company, announced that it’s subsidiary Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Indian renewable energy developer Welspun Renewables Energy Private Limited, which is itself a subsidiary of Welspun Energy Private Limited ... Read more...
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Aconex Limited, provider of a leading cloud and mobile collaboration platform for the global construction industry, today announced that the acquisition of Conject Holding GmbH, announced on 17 March 2016, was completed with effect from 1 April 2016.
Conject is a leading cloud and mobile collaboration service provider in Europe and other regions. The acquisition ... Read more...
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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, following the acquisition of approximately 74.97 percent of the share capital of DeLclima S.p.A. from De'Longhi Industrial S.A.on December 23, 2015, launched a mandatory tender offer and squeeze-out in order to acquire the remaining shares representing approximately ... Read more...
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Redington (India) Ltd has announced that the company have received a communication from RGF that they have obtained the requisite approvals and have completed the acquisition of 70% stake in Linkplus for a consideration of USD 5.75 Million.
Redington Gulf FZE (RGF), a step down subsidiary of the Company had earlier announced it has entered into a definitive agree ... Read more...
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Mortice Limited, the AIM listed security and facilities management company, announces that it has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tenon Facility Management Singapore Pte. Ltd, acquired 51% of the issued and paid-up capital of Frontline Security Pte. Ltd, a company incorporated in Singapore, carrying on the business of provider of security services and products, for a maximum cons ... Read more...
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Essentra plc today announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the pharmaceutical packaging assets of Kamsri Printing & Packaging Pvt. Ltd. for an undisclosed consideration, funded from the Company's existing facilities. Completion of the transaction is expected by end-2015.
Based in Bangalore, Kamsri is a leading manu ... Read more...
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Idox plc, a leading independent supplier of software & services, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Reading Room Ltd. The maximum total consideration for the Acquisition is approximately £5.6 million including costs, and is to be paid using the Company's existing debt facilities. This figure is subject to adjustment ... Read more...
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WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company Cohn & Wolfe, a leading brand communications agency, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Six Degrees PR, a full-service public relations agency, and its content and integrated marketing subsidiary Alphabet Consulting.
Founded in 2009 and with offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, Six Degrees h ... Read more...
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Hague and London Oil PLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a material interest in the Duyung Production Sharing Contract , located in the Natuna Sea, Indonesia:
Duyung PSC contains the undeveloped Mako Natural Gas discovery and nearby infrastructure
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Foraying into the high-value cycle market in Europe, world’s major cycle manufacturer Hero Cycles on Wednesday announced that it had acquired a majority of stake in UK-based cycle distributor, Avocet Sports Ltd.
“This acquisition marks our entry into the European market and plays an important role in realising our ambition of becoming one of i ... Read more...
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Majmudar & Partners advises Hareon Solar, one of China's largest solar energy companies, on a joint venture to develop a solar project of 72 MW capacity in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
Majmudar & Partners represented Hareon Solar Technology Company Limited, one of China's largest solar energy companies, in connection with a joint ... Read more...
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The Board of Macromac (AIM: MACC) is pleased to announce that Macromac Venture Ltd ("MVL") has entered into a binding share subscription agreement with Skyztree Sdn Bhd ("Skyztree"), a mobile applications development business based in Malaysia, pursuant to which MVL has committed to invest a total of RM675,000 (equivalent to approximately £120 ... Read more...
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JUST EAT plc ("JUST EAT" or the "Company"), the world's leading online and mobile marketplace for takeaway food, announces the proposed acquisition of the entire issued and outstanding capital stock of Menulog Group Limited ("Menulog") for a total cash consideration of A$855 million (£445 million)(the "Acquisition& ... Read more...
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TLA Worldwide plc (AIM: TLA), a leading athlete representation and sports marketing group, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets and business of Elite Sports Properties Holdings Pty Ltd ("ESP"), an Australian and UK based athlete management and sports marketing company, for a total maximum consideration of AUD25.5 million (USD19.5 million) payable over five years a ... Read more...
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Further to the announcements on February 4 and March 6, 2015, Anglo Pacific Group PLC ("Anglo Pacific", the "Company") (LSE: APF, TSX: APY) is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of a private party's royalty interest in the Narrabri coal project ("Narrabri").
Of the total consideration of US ... Read more...
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Tribal Group plc ("Tribal"), a leading provider of software and services for education management, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Callista Software Services Pty Ltd (Callista), a leading provider of student management systems to the Australian university market.
Callista provides its software to ... Read more...
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Essentra plc ("Essentra" or "the Company") today announces that it has completed the acquisition of Specialty Plastics for an undisclosed cash consideration, funded from the Company's existing facilities.
Based in Perth, Australia, Specialty Plastics is a leading distributor of an extensive range of protective plastic ... Read more...
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Further to the announcement made on 26 November 2014, the Company is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire, through its subsidiaries (the "Group"), a 40% equity interest in its subsidiary, MiLOC Clinics Jor2 Limited ("Jor2"), from Mr Chan Chi Hang and Miss Tung Chau Man (together the "Sellers").
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Progility plc (AIM: PGY), the systems integrator and project management services firm, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire Unify Enterprise Communications Private Limited ("Unify India") for a total consideration of €1 million in cash from the Unify Group ("Unify Group"), the unified communications joint venture between Siemens AG (& ... Read more...
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Collagen Solutions plc (AIM: COS), the developer and manufacturer of medical grade collagen components for use in regenerative medicine, medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics, announces that a circular, comprising an Admission Document and including a notice of General Meeting, has today been posted to shareholders.
The circular outlines de ... Read more...
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BAE Systems announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Perimeter Internetworking Corp., which trades as SilverSky, a commercial cyber service provider, for $232.5 million (approximately £144.4 million) on a cash free and debt free basis.
Ian King, Chief Executive, BAE Systems, said: "The acquisition of SilverSky enhances ... Read more...
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Advertising, media and communications giant WPP on Friday said its subsidiary Y&R Advertising has acquired Mongolian creative agency MCS Holding LLC.
The agency will change its name to Y&R Mongolia and affiliate its business to WPP's global research consultancy TNS.
It also said it will be the first ad network to establi ... Read more...
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Mosman Oil & Gas Limited (AIM: MSMN), the Australia and New Zealand focussed oil exploration and development company, advises that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of OilCo Pty Ltd ("OilCo"), a wholly owned subsidiary of High Peak Royalties Limited ('HPR") (formally Torrens Energy Limited).
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EnQuest PLC, through its wholly owned subsidiary EQ Petroleum Production Malaysia Ltd, ("EnQuest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the agreement to acquire ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc.'s ("ExxonMobil") interest in the Seligi oil field and the PM8 PSC, located offshore Malaysia. The agreement is s ... Read more...
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ITE Group plc, the emerging and developing markets exhibitions specialist, today announces it has entered into a binding contract to acquire 50% of the shares in PT Debindo Unggul Buana Makmur ("DUBM") from a group of three private indi ... Read more...
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The Board of Macromac (AIM: MACC) is pleased to announce that the Company has today entered into a share sale & purchase agreement (the "SPA") for the acquisition of Smile Interactive Co., Ltd, Thailand ("Smile"), a mobile content Gateway provider in Thailand, through the purchase of a 49% direct interest in Smile and a 51% indirect interest in Smile via ... Read more...
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Kakao Corp., South Korea’s largest mobile messaging service, agreed to merge with smaller listed Internet company Daum Communications Corp. (035720) rather than pursue its own planned initial public offering next year.
The share swap values Kakao at 3.1 trillion won ($3 billion), based on the terms of the deal contained in a Daum regulatory filing. Kakao will h ... Read more...
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Indian chemicals and pharmaceuticals company Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation (SPIC) have completed a high profile, complex debt restructuring deal worth around US$1 billion.
SPIC has four business lines: the fertiliser division, the pharmaceuticals division which manufactures Penicillin-G Potassium (fermentation-based), active pharmaceutical ingre ... Read more...
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Rotork p.l.c. ("Rotork"), the market-leading actuator manufacturer and flow control company, today announces that it has agreed to purchase the entire share capital of Young Tech Co., Ltd. ("YTC"). The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval.
YTC, based in Seoul, Korea, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of valve positioners ... Read more...
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Mentum Inc (AIM: MEN) announces that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the intention of acquiring the Kyrgyz Republic mineral exploration and development operations of Australian Stock Exchange listed Robust Resources Limited ("ROL"), together with approximately £3.5 million of cash, for £27.0 million, which will be satisfied entirely by t ... Read more...
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London-based energy boutique specialist LXL LLP and US firm Morgan Lewis have advised on the US$898m sale of Newfield Exploration’s Malaysian offshore oil and gas interests. Newfield Exploration has announced the signing of a share purchase agreement to sell all of its equity interests in Newfield Malaysia Holdings Inc. to SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad for a total cash conside ... Read more...
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Sinclair IS Pharma plc (AIM:SPH.L) ("Sinclair" or "the Group"), the international specialty pharmaceutical company, announces that it has acquired Atlean®, a dermal filler, from Stiefel the dermatology business of GSK for an undisclosed cash consideration. Atlean® combines a collagen stimulator and hyaluronic acid filler particularly for the trea ... Read more...
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OCZ Storage Solutions - a Toshiba Group Company - Will Serve the Solid-State Storage Industry with Both Client and Enterprise SSD Solutions and Software.
Toshiba Corporation, a global technology leader and manufacturer of NAND flash memory, today announced that the Company has finalized the purchase of substantially all assets of OCZ Technology Group, making it a wholly ... Read more...
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Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited today announced that it has agreed to invest US$731 million in Hong Kong-listed Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited ('Zhongsheng') through an equity stake and convertible bonds.
Zhongsheng is one of mainland China's leading motor dealership groups operating over 170 outlets in over 60 cities across 15 provinces and ... Read more...
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Ebiquity plc is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of China Media Consulting Group Limited, the Hong Kong incorporated holding company of the CMCG group ("CMCG" or the "Acquisition"). CMCG is being acquired for an initial cash consideration of HK$20m (approximately £1.6m) which is being satisfied from exist ... Read more...
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WS Atkins plc ('Atkins' or 'the Group') has acquired Confluence Project Management Pte. Ltd. ('Confluence'), a project management business with operations in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and India, for a debt-free cash consideration of £8.4m.
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Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc announces that, through its newly formed subsidiary company, PT Spirax‑Sarco Indonesia ("Spirax Indonesia"), it has acquired the steam speciality business and assets of PT Petrolog MUM ("Petrolog"), based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Petrolog is Spirax Sarco's distributor in the Java ... Read more...
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Future plc, the international media group, today announces that its Australian business has acquired two technology brands - APC and TechLife - from Bauer Media Group.
The acquisition of APC and TechLife - the leading technology brands in Australia - is consistent with the digital growth strategy set out at our interim results in May 2013 to grow our o ... Read more...
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Croda International Plc ("Croda" or "the Group") announces that it has received Chinese regulatory approval to acquire a 65% equity interest in Sichuan Sipo Chemical Co. Ltd ("Sipo"), a non-listed natural speciality chemicals manufacturer based in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China. Completion of the transaction is subject ... Read more...
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Croda International Plc ("Croda" or "the Group") announces that it has received Chinese regulatory approval to acquire a 65% equity interest in Sichuan Sipo Chemical Co. Ltd ("Sipo"), a non-listed natural speciality chemicals manufacturer based in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China. Completion of the transaction is subject ... Read more...
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Further Development of the Group's International Oceanographic Activities with the Acquisition of Asia-Pacific ASA Pty Ltd ("APASA")
RPS announces the acquisition of APASA, an oceanographic consultancy firm, for a maximum consideration of A$8.7 million (£5.2 million).
APASA has extensive e ... Read more...
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ADVFN is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement (the 'Asset Purchase Agreement') for the acquisition of the website, financemanila.net for a consideration of PHP6 million payable as PHP2.5 million in cash and PHP3.5 million in new ADVFN shares of 1p each (equating to a total considera ... Read more...
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Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unipex Group, and leading company in the field of innovative active and functional ingredients for the cosmetics industry, have announced that it has acquired Southern Cross Botanicals, the leading supplier of Australian botanical ingredients. This acquisition will expand the Lucas Meyer Cosmetics product line and is perfectly in line w ... Read more...
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Synectics plc (AIM: SNX), a leader in the design, integration and control of advanced surveillance technology and networked security systems, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the balance of the share capital in Coex Services Asia Pte Ltd ("CSA") for a maximum consideration of up to £2.1 million.
CSA is a private S ... Read more...
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Axiata Group Berhad (“Axiata”) has announced the strategic merger of Hello Axiata Company Limited (“Hello”) and Latelz Company Limited (“Latelz”) which operates under its main Smart Mobile (“Smart”) brand name. The cash consideration for the merger was approximately US $155 million, subject to adjustments for ... Read more...
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Further to the announcement made on 13 March 2013, in which Mytrah announced that is had agreed conditional terms to acquire 59.75 MW of existing operational wind power assets in the Indian States of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra (the "Acquisition"), Mytrah is pleased to announce that it has received conditional offers for the debt financing. This Acquisition remai ... Read more...
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Recapital Group disposed of its entire holding of 24,203,452 ordinary shares in Bumi plc, with Avenue Luxembourg S.A.R.L. acquiring 13,667,250 shares and the remainder being split between Flaming Luck Investments Limited (3,000,000 shares) and Argyle Street Management Limited (7,536,202 shares).
Bumi plc is a leading FTSE listed thermal coal group with interest ... Read more...
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Chinalco Mining Corporation International (“CMC”) has raised approximately $400 million in an initial public offering in Hong Kong.
The unit of China’s biggest aluminium producer sold about 1.76 billion shares at HK$1.75 apiece. The shares were offered at HK$1.52 to HK$1.91 each, according to a prospectus for the IPO.& ... Read more...
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The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") is pleased to announce that on 21 March 2013 the Group entered into sale and purchase agreements with Mr. Jerry So ("Mr. So") relating to the acquisition by the Company's group (the "Group") of the entire share capital of Shenzhen Lamp Energy Management Investment Com ... Read more...
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Global Lock, the provider of security solutions to retailers and other organisations in China, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the remaining 50% interest in Yuxi City Global Lock Security Engineering Co., Ltd ("Yuxi").
Yuxi was established in November 2010 as a joint venture with three individuals and provides security sol ... Read more...
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Biofutures is the parent company of Zurex Corporation Sdn. Bhd. ("Zurex"), a company incorporated in Malaysia. Zurex owns and operates a 200,000 metric tones per annum palm oil refinery in Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia and has a licence to manufacture biodiesel from palm oil. Zurex's refinery sits on a 14 acre plot of land in POIC Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia. POIC is an ent ... Read more...
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Dewhurst plc, an independent supplier of quality components to the lift, keypad and transport industries, is delighted to announce the acquisition of 70 per cent. of Dual Engraving ("Dual"), based in Perth, Western Australia ("WA") (the "Acquisition"). The terms of the Acquisition remain the same as previously announced on 12 November 2012 (see ... Read more...
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LiteBulb Group (AIM: LBB), the provider of innovative product solutions from identification through to retail distribution, announces that it has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire Bluwstuff Limited, a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of award winning innovative products, predominantly for the gift and toy markets, for a ... Read more...
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Tarsus Group plc (LSE: TRS, "Tarsus" or the "Group"), the international business-to-business media group, has agreed to acquire 51% of Indonesian exhibition organiser PT Infrastructure Asia ("PTIA") from PT Event Pro International (the "Vendor").
PTIA currently owns and or ... Read more...
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Supreme Energy Rantau Dedap (“SERD”) has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) signing with Indonesian state-owned electricity utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (“PLN”) for the development of Rantau Dedap Geothermal Project located in the South Sumatra Province of Indonesia.
The Rantau Dedap ... Read more...
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MARUWA CO LTD ("Maruwa" or the "Company") resolved, at a meeting of the board of directors held on November 1, 2012 today, to acquire 100% outstanding shares of Yamagiwa Corporation ("Yamagiwa"), and the Company has entered into a share purchase agreement with the seller, Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan ("ETIC& ... Read more...
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Fenner is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Fenner Dunlop Australia Pty Ltd, ("Fenner Dunlop") has today exchanged contracts to purchase 100% of the share capital of ACE, a privately owned group of companies based in Somersby, New South Wales, Australia. The audited value of the gross assets being acquired was AUD$16.0m (£10.4m) as at 30 Jun ... Read more...
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WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company Grey Group, the global communications network, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in ArtM Communications Group, a leading full service integr ... Read more...
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited, China's largest e-commerce company, announced the completion of its initial repurchase of shares from Yahoo!, which represented one-half of Yahoo!'s 40% stake in Alibaba Group on a fully diluted basis, on 18 September 2012.
The initial repurchase of shares was valued at approximately USD7.1 billion. Of this Yahoo! ... Read more...
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Aegis Group plc ("Aegis"), the world's leading, focused media and digital communications group, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Communicate 2 ("C2"), a leading performance marketing and search agency in India. C2's gross assets as at 31 March 2012 were INR 129.9 million (£1.5) million.& ... Read more...
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Baker & McKenzie’s Securities team recently acted as Hong Kong, US and Japanese law counsel to the joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers, Shenyin Wanguo Capital (H.K.) Limited, Piper Jaffray Asia Limited and CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK) Limited, on the USD200 milion global offfering by DYNAM Japan Holdings Co., Ltd, one of the ... Read more...
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Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC ('ENRC' or, together with its subsidiaries, the 'Group'), today announces that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ('DRC') has decided to grant ENRC's subsidiary Frontier Sprl ('Frontier') a new mining licence in respect of the Frontier mine for US$101.5 ... Read more...
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Aegis Group plc today announced it has committed to a strategic investment in local Chinese search marketing company, PinZhong ("PZoom"). Aegis Group's investment in PZoom is RMB 24 million (£2.4 million).
The partnership with PZoom is in line with Aegis Group's strategy of acquiring businesses in faster- ... Read more...
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Leyshon Resources Limited (AIM/ASX:LRL) ("the Company") is very pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive share sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Hong Kong Company Pacific Asia Petroleum Limited (PAPL) which holds a 100% interest in the Zijinshan Production Sharing Contract located on the eastern fringe of the prolific Ordos Gas Basin in Cen ... Read more...
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Pearson, the world's leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of Author Solutions, Inc (ASI) from Bertram Capital for $116 million in cash.
Formed in 2007, ASI is now the world's leading provider of professional self-publishing services. It has enabled 150,000 authors to publish, market and distribute more than ... Read more...
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Founded in 1988, MR is an environmental and project management consultancy headquartered in Sydney. It currently employs about 90 staff and has developed a significant profile based upon the successful delivery of complex infrastructure projects. These often last several years, providing long term revenue streams. MR has particular expertise in the water, tr ... Read more...
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Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) announces the completion of its acquisition of Shenzhen Embest Technology Co Ltd (Embest), a leading provider of embedded system development boards and tools, as well as design engineering services with gross assets of approximately £0.5 million (at current exchange rates). Embest, which is based in China, will report through element14, Premier F ... Read more...
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Khaitan & Co advised public sector undertaking Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) in its external commercial borrowing (ECB) of $250 million from State Bank of India, Singapore Branch (SBI) to construct new nuclear reactors and purchase of equipment for the same projects from India and abroad.
NPCIL is a public sector enterprise under th ... Read more...
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has acted for funds advised by CVC Asia Pacific Limited on its US$105 million investment in convertible bonds issued by Venturepharma Group in China.
Beijing partner Terence Foo who led the core team said, "We were delighted to partner with CVC on yet another successful investment in China. This deal highlig ... Read more...
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Schroders plc (Schroders) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Schroder Singapore Holdings Private Limited, has reached agreement to acquire 25 per cent. of the share capital of Axis Asset Management Company (Axis AMC), the Indian asset management business of Axis Bank Limited.
Axis AMC was founded in 2009 and has assets under management of c.US$2.3 b ... Read more...
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Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow has advised the Al-Futtaim Group on its acquisition of a strategic interest in RSH Limited. This is the second time the Al-Futtaim Group has instructed Baker & McKenzie on a major acquisition in Singapore, after its successful voluntary conditional cash offer and privatization of Robinson and Company Limited in 2008. Together with Robin ... Read more...
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Mr. Andre Rahadian, one of the founding partners of the Law Firm Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners, Jakarta-Indonesia (“HP&P”), has successfully assisted Garuda Indonesia, the biggest airline compa ... Read more...
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State-run Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) has received the Finance Ministry's approval to raise Rs 3,000 crore through issue of tax-free bonds this fiscal year. “REC has been authorised to issue, through a public issue, during the financial year 2011-12, tax-free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds of rupees 1,000 ... Read more...
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M. V. Kini & Co. advised National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on public issue of tax free Bonds of the value of Rs.1,000 each to raise Rs.10,000 crore ($ 1.9 billion) to finance implementation of various projects.
The NHAI was constituted by an act of Parliament, the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988. It is responsible fo ... Read more...
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WPP announces that JWT, its wholly-owned global advertising and communications company, has agreed to acquire, by subscription for new shares, a minority stake in Converge Technologies Pvt Limited, ("Converge") a leading provider of technology-based marketing solutions and digital marketing services agency in Pakistan.
Converge's offer include ... Read more...
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The Company is pleased to announce that, through its wholly owned subsidiary PCG Engineering Limited, it has signed a term sheet to subscribe for a 30% equity stake in TSI Holdings Limited ("TSI") (the "Investment"). Total consideration for the Investment is US$2 million (approximately £1.26m). The subscription is subject to, int ... Read more...
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We are pleased to announce that Compass Group has acquired NKS Kabushiki Kaisha Ltd and associated companies (together "NKS") from Mr Yamamoto, its Chief Executive. For the year ended 31 March 2011, NKS had revenues of JPY 6.4 billion (c.£50 million) and gross assets of JPY 4.7billion (c.£36 million).
NKS is a provider ... Read more...
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Datatec Limited ("Datatec", JSE/AIM: DTC), the international Information and Communications Technology (ICT) group, announces that its subsidiary Westcon has agreed to acquire the business of PT Netpoleon, ("Netpoleon"), an Indonesian value added distributor of IT security, networking and convergence solutions and provider of managed and training services. P ... Read more...
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Whitehaven Coal and Aston Resources have agreed to a $5.1 billion merger.
With their planned combination, the two companies would have a total output of 27 million tonnes a year by 2015, which would bring the two coal miners on par with the 2010 output of the Australian operations of Peabody Energy.
Whitehaven, which went public in June 200 ... Read more...
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WPP announces that XM Asia, a division of WPP's wholly-owned operating company, JWT, the global communications group, has entered into an agreement to acquire a stake in Magnivate, a leading digital agency in Indonesia. Completion of the acquisition is subject to fulfillment of certain conditions.
Founded in 2010 and based in Jakarta, Magnivate's o ... Read more...
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Frontier Mining Ltd (AIM: FML), the AIM quoted copper exploration and development company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of South Benkala, previously announced on 9 May 2011.
KazCopper LLP, Frontier's wholly owned subsidiary through which it holds the Benkala license, has received final approval f ... Read more...
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Qihang Equipment Company Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Zhenjiang Anda Coal Mine Special Equipment Company Limited ("CM Special Equipment") for a cash consideration of up to RMB 35 million (approximately £3.6m) (the "Acquisition" ... Read more...
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Expanding professional staffing exposure in the world's second largest staffing market
Zurich, Switzerland, January 3, 2012: Adecco Group, the global leader in Human Resource services, today announces the acquisition of VSN Inc., a leading provider of professional staffing services in Japan, for an enterprise value of EUR 90 million[1]. VSN Inc. doubles ... Read more...
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Equity International (EI), an investment firm which backs real estate and hospitality ventures globally has agreed a $75 million commitment to SAMHI, a developer and owner of hotels in India. SAMHI has been sponsored by GTI Capital Group, an investment firm set up by the likes of Dabur Group’s Gaurav Burman and Dalmia Group’s Gaurav Dalmi ... Read more...
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A leading petrochemical storage and logistics company in China-Sinopec Kantons Holdings Limited ("Kantons" or "the Company", together with other subsidiary companies, "the Group"; Stock Code: 934) is pleased to announce its signing of Acquisition Agreements with its parent company, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation ("Sinopec Corp ... Read more...
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Technip (NYSE Euronext Paris: TEC) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Global Industries, Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBL).
The shareholders of Global Industries approved the merger at a special shareholders meeting held on November 30, 2011 and will receive US$8.00 per share in cash. Global Industries has become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Technip a ... Read more...
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Northbridge, the industrial services and rental company, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Loadcell Services Pte Ltd and Loadcell Services BVI ("Loadcell"), an oilfield instrumentation supplier based in Singapore (the "Acquisition").
Loadcell was formed in 1982 in Singapore by the current owner and the ope ... Read more...
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Acquisition creates Australia's leading specialist outsourced claims management company
Also provides Innovation Group with a platform to target the Australian property claims market
The Innovation Group plc (LSE: TIG.L), a global provider of business process outsourcing and software solutions to the insurance, flee ... Read more...
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Management Consulting Group PLC ("MCG or "the Group"), the international professional services group, announces today that it has acquired a retail consulting business operating in China.
MCG has acquired Vertical Retail Consulting Limited and Vertical Retail Consulting Hong Kong Limited from Rick Keller and Nathan Burkland. C ... Read more...
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Wolfson Microelectronics plc ("Wolfson" or "the Company"), a global leader in the supply of mixed-signal semiconductor HD Audio solutions for the consumer electronics market, today announces that it has signed a binding agreement, subject to certain customary closing conditions, to acquire the entire issued share capital of Australian-based s ... Read more...
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Japan's Kokuyo Co will acquire 50.3% stake in stationery products maker Camlin for an estimated Rs. 360 crore.
The two companies have signed a Joint Venture Agreement under which the Japanese firm will acquire a majority stake in Camlin in three tranches, after which the Indian firm will be converted into a joint venture company. ... Read more...
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APA Group (ASX:APA), Australia’s largest natural gas infrastructure business, announced it will acquire the 1,630 km Amadeus Gas Pipeline in the Northern Territory for $63 million. The acquisition is supported by a long term gas transportation agreement.
Commissioned in 1986, the Amadeus Gas Pipeline transports gas to Darwin, Katherine and other locations pri ... Read more...
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Landis+Gyr announced that Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) has entered into a definitive sale agreement with the shareholders of Landis+Gyr, under which Toshiba, one of the world’s leaders in electronics and power systems, will acquire Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management solutions for utilities, for US$2.3 billion in cash, to build the world’s Smart Grid ... Read more...
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