Tag: Acquisition
Germany: Siemens to acquire tech logistics firm HaCon
German conglomerate Siemens is planning to acquire HaCon, a company headquartered in Hanover, Germany. The two parties have agreed not to disclose financial details....
US: Final chapter of St. Lukes lost case
The final act in the antitrust case that St. Luke’s Health System lost appears to be playing out at last, with the sale of...
US: HighTower acquisition brings $4.6bn in client assets
HighTower CEO Elliot Weissbluth confirmed Thursday that his firm is buying WealthTrust, its largest acquisiton ever.
The addition of WealthTrust's $4.6 billion in client assets...
US: Valspar divesting $420mn to allow Sherwin-Williams deal
Valspar will sell the assets of its industrial wood-coatings business to satisfy US regulators’ antitrust concerns on its acquisition by Sherwin-Williams.
Valspar and Sherwin-Williams said...
US: Loews announces $1.2bn plastic acquisition
Loews said Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Consolidated Container Company (CCC) rigid plastic packaging manufacturer based in Atlanta, GA,...
China: ChemChina says Syngenta deal filing accepted by Beijing
On Monday ChemChina said that Beijing had accepted its application for regulatory approval of its $43 billion takeover of Syngenta last month.
Earlier Gao Hucheng,...
UK: Atkins boss hints at merger
British engineering and design consultancy WS Atkins is examining potential acquisitions, its chief executive said, but he declined to say if it had been...