Shire plc & ViroPharma Incorporated
Dublin And Exton, Pennsylvania (ots/PRNewswire) - Earnings accretive, revenue growth-enhancing acquisition Shire plc and ViroPharma Incorporated today announce that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved, and the companies have entered into, a merger agreement pursuant to which Shire will acquire all ...
Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) - On 16 August 2013, Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sasol, entered into a definitive sale and share purchase agreement pursuant to which Main Street 1095 (Pty) Limited, a South African subsidiary of an Iranian investor, completed and effected the acquisition of 100% of the shares of SPI International ...
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - Granite Real Estate Investment Trust ("Granite") announced today that it has agreed to acquire a European portfolio consisting of 229,000 square meters (2,465,000 square feet) in 7 properties located in Germany and the Netherlands from funds managed by AEW Europe. The purchase price is EUR129 million. The portfolio consists of 7 high quality ...
Soho Flordis International (SFI)
Bioggio, Switzerland (ots) - Pharmaton and Soho Flordis International (SFI), an international provider of clinically proven natural medicines, announced today the acquisition of Ginsana SA, a leader and innovator in natural medicine products. The acquisition from Pharmaton, a company of the Boehringer Ingelheim ...
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc
Lexington, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) - Acquisition brings Shire a new phase 3 compound being investigated for the signs and symptoms of Dry Eye Disease Shire plc today announced that it will acquire SARcode Bioscience Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in Brisbane, California. This acquisition continues to build Shire's presence in the ...
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc
Lexington, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) - Deal Enhances Shire's Late-Stage Pipeline with the Acquisition of a Phase II Protein Replacement Therapy Being Investigated for the Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity Shire plc announces that it has acquired Premacure AB of Uppsala, Sweden, a privately held biotechnology company developing a protein replacement therapy, currently in Phase II development, for the prevention of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). ROP is a rare ...
Cartagena De Indias, Colombia (ots/PRNewswire) - After a record breaking event in Cartagena, which saw over 400 delegates in attendance Sociedad Aeroportuaria de la Costa S.A (SACSA) have handed the event over to El Salvador the host destination of the 7th Routes Americas event which will take place in early 2014. The Honourable Minister of Tourism Mr. Jose Napoleon Duarte Duran was instrumental in securing the hosting of ...
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc
Lexington, Massachusetts (ots/PRNewswire) - - HGT Pipeline Enhanced with Protein Replacement Therapy Being Investigated for the Treatment of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Shire plc , announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire Lotus Tissue Repair, Inc. of Cambridge, MA, a privately held biotechnology company developing the first and only protein replacement therapy currently being investigated for the ...
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - HOYA Corporation ("HOYA") today executed an agreement with Seiko Epson Corporation ("EPSON") on the transfer of Epson's eyeglass lens development and manufacturing to HOYA. The day of the transfer is planned for the 1st February 2013. HOYA also executed today an agreement with Seiko Holdings Corporation ("SEIKO") on the partial ownership of ...
Bangalore, India (ots/PRNewswire) - Agreement creates world-class team to accelerate transformation and innovation-led growth Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Lodestone Holding AG, a leading management consultancy based in Switzerland. The acquisition is in accordance with the terms set out in the agreement announced on September 10 ...
Zurich And Bangalore, India (ots/PRNewswire) - ? - Strengthens Infosys management consulting capabilities globally - Expands presence in continental Europe adding more than 750 experienced consultants and 200 clients - Deepens expertise across Manufacturing, Automotive and Life Sciences industries - Infosys Consulting practice focusing on SAP programs to become a $1 ...
San Diego, California And Cheltenham, England (ots/PRNewswire) - Adds Ada IDE for mixed Ada/C/C++ application and embedded software development. Atego, the leading independent supplier of industrial-grade, collaborative development tools for engineering complex, mission- and safety-critical architectures, systems, software and hardware, has entered into an agreement with International Business Machines Corporation to ...
Hoofddorp, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Nordic Group announced today that it has reached an agreement with Bayer HealthCare in which Nordic will acquire Trasylol(R) (aprotinin injection) worldwide excluding the United States. Under this agreement, Nordic will become the Marketing Authorization Holder for aprotinin in the relevant Territories. This follows the opinion ...
Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) - NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and Gyron Internet Limited (Gyron) jointly announced today that NTT Com acquired 85% of Gyron, a leading provider of data center services in the United Kingdom. NTT Com is further subscribing for additional equity in Gyron to provide capital for planned expansion projects. Gyron, an experienced provider ...
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Osaka, Japan, And São Jerônimo, Brazil (ots/PRNewswire) - ? Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Osaka, Japan, "Takeda") and Multilab Industria e Comercio de Produtos Farmaceuticos Ltda. (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, "Multilab") today jointly announced that both parties have signed an agreement whereby Takeda Farmaceutica Brasil Ltda. (Sao Paulo, Brazil, "Takeda ...
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P
Frankfurt, Germany And London (ots/PRNewswire) - ? An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. ("Cerberus") has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of distressed company, Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Company plc, from the Receivers. As a key part of this transaction, Cerberus worked with the company's bank lenders to effect the ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - - Renault-Nissan and state corporation Russian Technologies will form joint venture to accelerate product launches and technology transfer to AVTOVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker. - Renault-Nissan will invest about US$750 million, and Russian Technologies will favorably restructure debt as ...
Denver, Colorado And Chicago (ots/PRNewswire) - Schrader International, the leading global manufacturer of sensing and valve solutions including Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and fluid control components, today announced that Madison Dearborn Partners Global VI-A L.P. and certain affiliated investment ...
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group Plc
Dublin (ots/PRNewswire) - ? Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire FerroKin BioSciences, Inc., for an upfront payment of $100 million, payable in cash at closing, plus potential post-closing milestone payments of up to $225 million, depending upon the achievement of certain clinical development, ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, has strengthened its offering in the Medical Imaging arena by acquiring Netherlands-based Medical solutions specialist Delft Diagnostic Imaging (Delft DI). Delft DI specialises in two business areas. The first area is innovative medical software solutions for sharing digital images and medical ...
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Adfortel - currently active as supplier of audio based mobile advertising services such as VoiceAds and TuneAds - acquires app developer The AppFabrik. This will expand Adfortel's audio based lines of business to apps and suits its strategic developments. Financial details are not to be disclosed. The first app to be launched is a messaging app enabling audio and interactivity ...
Melbourne, Australia (ots/PRNewswire) - Pursuant to the filing of a Form 13D with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Ansell Limited (ANN.AX), a global leader in protection solutions, today announced it has made an investment in Lakeland Industries, Inc. Ansell has acquired 9.66% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Lakeland Industries, Inc. . Lakeland manufactures and sells a ...
Melbourne, Australia, November 28 (ots/PRNewswire) - Ansell Limited (ANN.AX), a global leader in protection solutions, today announced it has purchased a minority share of Yulex Corporation, a manufacturer of biopolymers derived from guayule. The investment is not expected to have any material impact on Ansell's earnings per share in Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013. Further, Ansell and Yulex executed an exclusive agreement for ...
Abbotsford, British Columbia, November 1 (ots/PRNewswire) - Nubian Resources Ltd is pleased to announce the acquisition of a portfolio of nine exploration properties situated in Nevada, Montana, New Mexico and Idaho, USA, from Timber Wolf Minerals Ltd. The portfolio consists of nine separate properties with unpatented claims on gold and base metals targets which ...
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Osaka, Japan (ots/PRNewswire) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced it has completed its acquisition of Nycomed A/S ("Nycomed") for 9.6 billion Euro on a cash-free, debt-free basis and made Nycomed a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda effective the same day. Dr. Frank Morich has been named CEO of Nycomed in addition to his current role as Executive Vice President (EVP), International Operations ...
Montreal, Quebec (ots/PRNewswire) - Creation of Ivanhoé Cambridge Europe Ivanhoé Cambridge announces today that it is regrouping its activities in France, Spain, United Kingdom and Germany under the banner "Ivanhoé Cambridge Europe". This reorganization is part of a business strategy that began in the spring of 2011 with the consolidation of its subsidiaries, SITQ and Ivanhoe Cambridge. "The creation of Ivanhoé ...
Lugano (ots) - The operation sees the creation of a major Swiss Private Banking group, with assets under management totalling CHF 94 billion and shareholders' equity of around CHF 2.3 billion. Today saw the merger of Banca del Gottardo into BSI (Generali Group), according to the schedule and plans set out at the time of the acquisition ...
Zurich (ots) - KPMG's member firm in Spain has voted to join KPMG Europe LLP alongside the U.K, Germany and Switzerland in a move which will enhance the merged firm's position as Europe's largest fully integrated accountancy firm. The Spanish practice of KPMG has grown very successfully over the last three years. ...