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Becton Dickinson and Co. said Friday it bought molecular diagnostic test maker HandyLab Inc. for $275 million.
A subsidiary of power generator American Electric Power plans to buy a Louisiana electric cooperative for $94 million in a deal expected to save the cooperative's members 20 percent a year on their electricity bills.
Packaged foods company Pinnacle Foods Group is buying Birds Eye Foods, the nation's largest frozen food company, for $1.3 billion.
Semiconductor maker Semtech Corp. said Wednesday that it agreed to buy fellow chipmaker Sierra Monolithics Inc. for $180 million in cash.
Drug development contractor Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. said Wednesday it will buy BioDuro LLC in a move to expand capabilities in China.
Maintenance products distributor W.W. Grainger Inc. said Wednesday that it has bought Alliance Energy Solutions in an all-cash deal.
Carrier Corp., which makes heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, said Wednesday it has acquired three building management control businesses of the i2S Group, a British company.
American Express Co. is buying Revolution Money for about $300 million to keep up with trends in electronic payments, where new security features and online transaction options are shaking up traditional models.
Wireless communications company TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said Monday it acquired privately held Sidereal Solutions Inc., a satellite communications technology engineering, operations and maintenance support services company.
Specialty gas distributor Airgas Inc. said Monday it acquired Tri-Tech, a gas supplier based in Tampa, Fla.
Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, said Tuesday it agreed to buy video conferencing company LifeSize Communications for $405 million.
Implant maker Stryker Corp. said Tuesday it acquired privately held software technology company OtisMed Corp., and it will also buy assets of two other companies.
Life Technologies Corp., life sciences and medical research tools company, said Tuesday it is buying BioTrove Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
Netherlands-based diagnostic products maker Qiagen NV said Monday it is buying privately held diagnostic test maker SABiosciences Corp. for about $90 million in cash.
A talent management agency with offices in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles has acquired a Michigan-focused competitor and plans to expand its film division following the deal.
Business software and services provider Compuware Corp. has completed its $295 million acquisition of a company that manages, tests and measures the performance of corporate Web sites and mobile applications.
Windstream Corp.'s acquisition of D&E Communications Inc. phone and Internet company has the approval of Pennsylvania state utility regulators.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it closed on the sale of St. Regis New York's retail space for $117 million to investment group GFC Fifth Avenue LLC.
Health care data company IMS Health Inc. said Thursday it is being bought by investment funds TPG Capital and CPP Investment Board for $4 billion, in a move to help the company restructure its business amid the shifting health care arena and sluggish economy.
JDA Software Group Inc., which makes inventory management software for retailers, said Thursday it has agreed to buy rival i2 Technologies Inc. for about $434 million.
Drilling and construction services provider Layne Christensen Co. said Tuesday it bought water infrastructure company W.L. Hailey & Co. for $15 million.
The chairman and CEO of Landry's Restaurants Inc. finally got what he was after Tuesday, as the restaurant owner's board approved his $1.2 billion all-cash offer to buy the company.
Tax and finance software maker Intuit Inc. on Monday said it completed its purchase of the Web site Mint.com.
Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that it closed on its acquisition of online apparel and footwear company Zappos.com Inc.
NCR Corp., a maker of ATM machines, retail checkout scanners and self-serve kiosks, said Monday that it bought Netkey Inc., a provider of kiosk and digital sign software applications.
MySpace Close To Acquiring iMeemMySpace is in late stage negotiations to acquire music streaming service iMeem, we've confirmed from multiple sources. MySpace is on a bit of an acquisition spree – they acquired iLike, another music service, three months ago.
comScore Acquires Latin American Web Measurement Company CertificaWeb measurement company comScore, has acquired Certifica, a similar web measurement company based in Latin America. ComScore says the acquisition will help buid its presence in Latin America. ComScore did not disclose the terms of the acquisition.
Sun Microsystems to cut 3,000 jobs as Oracle acquisition delayedComputer server maker Sun Microsystems (JAVA) said Tuesday it would shed 3,000 jobs globally over the next 12 months because of the delay in its acquisition by Oracle (ORCL) as European regulators examine the $7 billion deal.
ING in talks with Singapore bank for possible saleSingapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said Tuesday it was in talks with Dutch lender ING for a possible acquisition.
IBM buys security provider Ounce LabsIBM has purchased Ounce Labs, a privately held software security provider, the companies said Tuesday.
Lance earnings more than triple after Archway acquisitionLance Inc. on Friday said that earnings more than tripled in the second quarter, which they attributed to stepped-up advertising and a recent acquisition. Net revenue was up 11 percent over the second quarter of 2009.
Yahoo Kills Maven: From Acquisition To Deadpool In 17 MonthsAt the beginning of last year, Yahoo made a fairly large acquisition with the purchase of online video distribution and advertising platform provider Maven Networks.
Levin, McCain Introduce Defense Reform Bill : ACTION ALERTNinety-five of DOD's largest acquisition programs are, on average, two years behind schedule and have exceeded their original budgets by a combined total of almost $300 billion, Levin says, adding: "When the federal budget is under immense strain as a result of the economic c …
Wells-Fargo acquires WachoviaApparently, we still haven't learned. When companies are too big to be allowed to fail, they're too big. At least, that's the opinion of one nobel prize-winning economist: Link
Napster's sale to Best Buy ok'd by FTCThe Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination to the waiting period for Napster's deal to sell itself to Best Buy Co. Inc., according to a filing Napster made with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday.
WaMu is largest U.S. bank failure; JPMorgan buys assetsJPMorgan Chase & Co has acquired certain assets of Washington Mutual Inc for $1.9 billion after the large savings and loan was closed by regulators on Thursday. See more irresistible headlines
Google acquires web video company OmnisioGoogle has acquired Omnisio, an online video technology start-up, reportedly for $15m.
TUSC Announces Acquisition of WhittmanHart ConsultingRolta TUSC Inc., a wholly own subsidiary of Rolta -- one of India's leading IT companies -- today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire WhittmanHart Consulting, the consulting Division of WhittmanHart Inc., a premier Chicago based company providing value driven solutio …
Report: Google in acquistion talks with DiggSocial-news site Digg.com, a perpetual target of acquisition rumors, is in "final negotiations" to sell itself to Google for $200 million, according to a TechCrunch report Tuesday that cited multiple sources.
There are analysts out there leading the charge against Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo, not because it limits diversity in the IT playing field, but that it simply will not help.
ProQuest Signs Agreement to Acquire DialogANN ARBOR, Mich., June 12, 2008 -- ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has signed an agreement under which ProQuest would acquire the Thomson Reuters Dialog® business.
Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel for $28.1 blnVerizon Wireless agreed Thursday to buy mobile carrier Alltel in a deal worth 28.1 billion dollars, including debt assumption, to leapfrog AT&T and become the biggest US wireless group.
Microsoft says it is ending bid for Yahoo "Microsoft Corp. said Saturday it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo Inc. and will not pursue a hostile bid for the Internet company."
Microsoft Gives Yahoo 3 Weeks For 'Definitive Agreement' To BuyoutMicrosoft's CEO Steve Ballmer spent some quality time with his negotiations team over the past few hours and considered the actions of Yahoo concerning the $44.6 billion bid issued publicly back in February, and has come to a conclusion: enough is enough.
AOL Acquires Bebo For $850 Million After all the speculations about the partnership with Yahoo, AOL seems to have had its sights set elsewhere. They've announced that they will acquire social network Bebo for 850 million dollars.
Europe Backs Google Bid to Acquire DoubleClick BRUSSELS — European regulators on Tuesday approved Google's acquisition of DoubleClick, a significant player in the $37 billion online advertising business, brushing aside complaints that the combination would allow Google to extend its Internet dominance.
Digg Users Are Doing Their Best To Kill An AcquisitionBased on some of the comments to this story about Digg's officially-not-happening (but happening nonetheless) acquisition, Digg users are getting all riled up for another fight. Particularly if the buyer ends up being Microsoft.
Canadian Bankers Petroleum Acquires 50% Interest in Kuçova Heavy Oilfield, AlbaniaCALGARY, Jan. 30 -- Bankers Petroleum Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire 50% of the issued and outstanding securities of an independent private company ("Privatco") and has an option to acquire the remaining 50% interest for an aggregate 100%.
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