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Business Services Pearson completes acquisition of GlobalEnglish

25 May 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions

Pearson, the world's leading learning company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of GlobalEnglish from its current ownership group for $90 million in cash.Founded in 1997...

Chemicals Syngenta agrees to settle litigation relating to atrazine

25 May 2012

General

Syngenta has agreed to settle litigation with attorneys for several community water systems related to the herbicide atrazine in order to end the business uncertainty and expense of protracted lega...

Chemicals Eastman cleared to complete Solutia acquisition

25 May 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions

It was announced today that Eastman Chemical Company, the world wide manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, plastics and fibres, has been cleared by the European Commission under ...

Defence Northrop Grumman to supply IBS for the Swedish Coast Guard

25 May 2012

Contracts

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine business unit is to supply advanced integrated bridge systems (IBS) for the new class of patrol boats being built for the Swedish Coast Guard.The...

Finance and Banking Lehman Brothers & Archstone reach deal

25 May 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s bankruptcy estate has reached a deal to acquire a larger percentage in apartment-building owner Archstone for $1.58 billion. The deal calls for Lehman to buy the sta...

Healthcare and Medical X PRIZE Foundation and Nokia announce launch of the Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE

25 May 2012

General

The X PRIZE Foundation and Nokia have announced the launch of a $2.25 million global competition called the Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE. It aims to stimulate the development of a new generation of he...

Information Technology SAP enters agreement to acquire Ariba

25 May 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions

SAP AG and Ariba, Inc. today announced that SAP's subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire Ariba, the leading cloud-based business commerce network, for $45.00 per sh...

Information Technology AVX Corporation releases end of year figures

25 May 2012

Financials

AVX Corporation, the leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of a broad line of passive electronic components and related products, has released end of year figures for its fiscal year 2012. </...

Retail Talbots announces Sycamore Partners agreement has expired

25 May 2012

Joint Ventures

The Talbots, Inc. today announced that the exclusivity agreement with Sycamore Partners, which was executed on May 5, 2012 and twice extended through May 24, 2012, has expired. The Company h...

Retail Silver Lake and Partners Group agree to acquire Global Blue

24 May 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions

Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, and Partners Group, a preeminent private markets investment manager, announced today that they have agreed ...

Security Virtual reality technology to be offered to security officials

24 May 2012

General

Virtual reality technology from Raytheon Company and Motion Reality Inc., is to be offered to more than 500 public and private law enforcement and border security officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth...

Aerospace Wesco Aircraft Holdings enters CDN $134 million agreement to acquire Interfast Inc

24 May 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions

It was announced today, that Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry, has entered a CDN $134 million cas...

Healthcare and Medical GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca launch pioneering approach to antibiotic research

24 May 2012

Joint Ventures

It was announced today that GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca have launched a pioneering approach to antibiotic research in Europe to attempt to tackle the rising threat from antibio...

Food and Drink General Mills signs definitive agreement to acquire Yoki Alimentos

24 May 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions

General Mills announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Yoki Alimentos, a privately-held food company headquartered in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Once all customar...

Finance and Banking MasterCard launches the Mobile Point-of-Sale Program

24 May 2012

General

Mas...

Telecommunications Bharti to acquire interest in Qualcomm Asia Pacific’s entities

24 May 2012

Mergers & Acquisitions

It was announced today that Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading global telecommunications company, and Qualcomm Incorporated, the world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies, have signe...

Telecommunications General Dynamics to incorporate defence technologies into Samsung smartphones

24 May 2012

Joint Ventures

The smartph...

Energy and Utilities Smart grid market to experience strong growth over the next decade

24 May 2012

Market

The smart grid market is expected t...

Energy and Utilities Orders worth over $50 million won by ABB

24 May 2012

Contracts

Orders worth over $50 million have been won by ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, to build transmission substations in Brazil. ABB are to design, supply, insta...

Agriculture, Farming & Raw Materials Significant oil discovery made at the Emry Deep exploration prospect

24 May 2012

General

A significant oil discovery has been made at the Emry Deep exploration prospect, located in the Meleiha Concession, in the Western Desert of Egypt, by the Italian multinational oil and gas company,...

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