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Thermo Fisher To Buy Life Tech For $13.6 Billion
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. on Monday agreed to buy Life Technologies Corp for $13.6 billion in a deal that would make it one of the top two companies in the hot field of genetic testing. The pact values Life Tech at $76 per share, a 12 percent...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Finance, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Medical Research, Invitrogen Corp.
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Sources: Yankee Candle's Owners Explore Sale, Hire Banks
Yankee Candle Co Inc., the largest scented candle company in the United States, is being prepared for a sale by its private equity owner, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The company, which was acquired by Chicago-based buyout firm...Tags: Banking, The Home Depot, Financing and Stock Offerings, Bain Capital, LLC, Bank of America Corp.
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Carlyle, Stone Selling Some SS&C Shares
With shares of SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. trading at their high since the company went public three years ago, The Carlyle Group is selling 6.5 million shares, cutting its ownership from 27 percent to 19 percent. Founder William C. Stone is also... -
Liguori named CEO of Tribune Co.
Television executive Peter Liguori was named the new chief executive of Tribune Co. Thursday, taking the reins of the reorganized Chicago-based media company weeks after its emergence from bankruptcy. In a widely expected announcement, Liguori, 52, a...
Tags: Times Mirror Square, Management Change, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Television Industry, Newspaper and Magazine
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Warren Buffett invests in parties, buys Oriental Trading Co.
Billionaire financier Warren Buffett already has his hands in newspapers, jewelry, insurance and other holdings. Now, with the acquisition of Oriental Trading Co., the 82-year-old can add party planning. Buffett said Friday that his Berkshire Hathaway...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Prostate Cancer, Economy, Business and Finance, Bill Gates, GEICO
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Staples stock jumps on report Bain, others are considering buyout
A report that several private equity firms -- including original investor Bain Capital -- are considering buying Staples Inc. pushed the office supply chain’s stock up as much as 6.2% on Friday. Acquisition talks are still preliminary and any offer...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Office Depot Inc., Staples Inc.
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Lawsuits plague Turner's Middle Branch developments
One of Baltimore's most prolific developers faces two lawsuits for unpaid bills related to stalled urban renewal projects along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. A lawsuit against Turner Development's principal, Patrick Turner, and a second suit...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Lawyers, Justice System, Services and Shopping, Patrick Turner
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Carlyle to buy Getty Images: Deal worth $3.3 billion
VarietyThe Carlyle Group said Wednesday it plans to acquire Getty Images for $3.3 billion in partnership with management of the Seattle company that provides photo and film footage to Hollywood studios and media outlets around the world. Giant private equity...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Television Industry, Advertising, The Getty
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Carlyle Group Selling 7 Million Shares of Windsor-based SS&C
Private-equity firm The Carlyle Group ofWashington, D.C., is selling about one fourth of its shares in Windsor-based SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. In a public offering announced Tuesday, investment funds affiliated with Carlyle are offering 7 million...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Citigroup Incorporated
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Carlyle Group taps Peter Liguori as consultant: Former Discovery, Fox exec to advise on media, showbiz investments
VarietyCarlyle Group has tapped Peter Liguori as a consultant for its media and telecom team in Gotham as the private equity giant looks to ramp up its presence in showbiz. Washington, D.C.-based Carlyle is currently unloading its highest profile Hollywood...Tags: Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Entertainment, Financial and Business Services
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Quake-damaged Washington Monument May Remain Closed Into 2014
CNNWASHINGTON -- The Washington Monument will remain closed for repairs for at least another year and possibly into 2014, National Park Service officials said Monday. The 555-foot-tall monument has been closed since an earthquake struck the mid-Atlantic...Tags: Washington Monument, Natural Disasters, David M. Rubenstein, Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie, Florida)
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So much for your day in court
If you think you will have your day in court when aggrieved by civil injustice, think again. More likely, you will be headed for a meeting run by a professional arbitrator. Ironically, the Supreme Court is to blame. It is leading a quiet transformation by...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Crime, Arbitration, Justice System, George Washington University
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