Business Wire Merger/Acquisition News

AEG Power Solutions ad quiere una participación mayoritaria de Skytron Energy

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:48:00 UT

ZWANENBURG, Países Bajos--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gracias a la adquisición de una participación mayoritaria de Skytron Energy, AEG Power Solutions, una de las empresas más importantes en el sector de la electrónica de potencia industrial a escala mundial, ha visto consolidada su posición como proveedor de soluciones para centrales fotovoltaicas (FV) para empresas eléctricas públicas con producción de megavatios.. Fundada en 1996, Skytron Energ

The ‘New CirTran’ Will Focus on Areas of Growth and Profitability

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:38:00 UT

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CirTran Corporation (OTCBB: CIRC) said today that it has successfully transferred its rights and responsibilities to CirTran’s open and active purchase orders relating to its legacy electronics contract manufacturing business to new owners who will lease equipment and space, allowing a slimmed-down CirTran to focus on areas of growth and profitability. Iehab J. Hawatmeh, CirTran’s president and CEO, said the company will concentrate its “energy,

SkillSoft Announces Posting of Definitive Proxy Statement (Comprising the Definitive Scheme Document)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 UT

DUBLIN & NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkillSoft PLC (NASDAQ:SKIL), a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of on-demand e-learning and performance support solutions for global enterprises, government, education and small to medium-sized businesses, announced that, following receipt on March 10, 2010 of directions from the Irish High Court as to the convening of the Court Meeting, on March 12, 2010 SkillSoft posted the definitive Proxy Statement (comprising the definitive Scheme Documen

CF Industries and Terra Industries Agree to Combine, Creating a Global Industry Leader

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:23:00 UT

DEERFIELD, Ill. & SIOUX CITY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) and Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “CF Industries-Terra Agreement”) to combine the two companies. Terra stockholders will receive $37.15 in cash and 0.0953 of a share of CF Industries common stock for each share of Terra common stock. The transaction has a total value of approximately $4.7 billion. The boards of dire

Nipro Corporation and Home Diagnostics, Inc. Announce Successful Completion of Tender Offer for Shares of Home Diagnostics, Inc

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:00 UT

Osaka, JAPAN & MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nipro Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Stock Exchange Ticker Code 8086) and Home Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDIX) today announced the successful completion of the offer to purchase all outstanding shares of the common stock of Home Diagnostics, Inc. by Nipro’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Nippon Product Acquisition Corporation (the “Purchaser”). The offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on March 11, 2010. Based on inf

POWERIT SOLUTIONS SLUTFÖR FUSIONEN MED DIANA SOLUTIONS

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 UT

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seattle-baserade cleantech-företaget Powerit Solutions (www.poweritsolutions.com), som erbjuder kraftfulla energistyrningssystem till fler än 2 500 verksamheter världen över, har meddelat att fusionen med dess skandinaviska motsvarighet, Diana Solutions, nu är fullbordad. Den 1 mars 2010 firade det smarta energinätföretaget officiellt sammanslagningen mellan det Malmöföretag som tidigare hette Diana Solutions och Powerit Solu

Powerit Solutions Completes Merger with Diana Solutions

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 UT

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Powerit Solutions completes merger with Diana Solutions of Sweden. No personnel changes or job losses are associated with the merger's completion.

H.B. Fuller Expanding Strategic Presence in Southeast Asia

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:00 UT

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) announced today that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement under which it will acquire all of the shares of Revertex Finewaters Shd Bhd in Malaysia, a joint venture of Yule Catto & Company Plc (LSE: YULC) and Jahor Corporation. Revertex Finewaters is a leading supplier of adhesives in Malaysia, with a well developed export network throughout Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Sing

NHI Announces $29.7 Million of Purchase/Leaseback Transactions with Three Assisted Living Facilities and One Specialty Hospital

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:31:00 UT

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today a total of $29.7 million in purchase/leaseback transactions. The transactions include three assisted living and memory care facilities totaling 102 units in Minnesota with Suite Living Senior Specialty Services (formerly known as Comforts of Home) for $17.2 million and a 66-bed acute psychiatric hospital known as Alvarado Parkway Behavioral Institute in La Mesa, California with Helix Healthcare for $

SunGard Acquires Hosting 365

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:30:00 UT

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SunGard has acquired 365 Hosting Limited, a Dublin, Ireland-based cloud computing and data centre services company which trades as ‘Hosting 365’. The acquisition, the terms of which were not disclosed, is not expected to have a material impact on SunGard’s results. Privately-owned Hosting 365 has built a strong presence in Ireland delivering both data centre managed IT services and, more recently, on-demand computing services within its cloud computing

RadiSys Announces Acquisition of Pactolus Communications Software Corporation

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:05:00 UT

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RadiSys announces acquisition of Pactolus Communications Software Corporation

Northeast Natural Energy Acquires 11,657 Net Acres in the Marcellus Shale from Nytis Exploration Company

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:36:00 UT

CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northeast Natural Energy LLC (“NNE”) announced today that it has closed the acquisition of 11,657 net acres in the core of the Marcellus Shale and associated shallow conventional oil and gas wells from Nytis Exploration Company LLC and from Nytis Exploration of Pennsylvania LLC (“Nytis”), both private exploration and production companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We are very pleased to establish a significant acreage

USI Holdings Corporation Acquires RA Bench Businesses

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 UT

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USI Holdings Corporation (“USI”), today announced the closing of the acquisition of the insurance and financial services business of RA Bench (“RAB”), a Seattle, Washington, based wealth management, executive and group employee benefit insurance brokerage firm. The acquired RAB business, which will be integrated into USI’s existing Seattle office, is expected to contribute approximately $3.0 million in revenues to USI on an a