Aeroflex says agrees to be acquired for $1 billion
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Aeroflex Inc. , which provides  technology solutions to the aerospace and other markets, said  it agreed to be acquired by private equity firms General  Atlantic and Francisco Partners for about $1.0 billion.
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia's Macquarie Group.
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Clorox Co., the largest US household- bleach maker, agreed to swap $2.1 billion in cash, the Soft Scrub and Combat brands and a stake in a joint venture to buy back 61.
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U.S. Steel Corp  is to acquire  Stelco Inc  for about $1.1 billion to strengthen its  position as a supplier of flat-rolled steel products in North  America, the companies said.
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Capital One Financial Corp. said Wednesday that it agreed to acquire automobile finance firm Onyx Acceptance Corp. for $191 million in cash, expanding on Capital One&#39;s car loan division.
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TORONTO - Onex Corp. has agreed with Laidlaw International Inc. to acquire two of its subsidiaries, American Medical Response Inc.
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Volvo Aero, a unit of Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo Group, said Thursday it has acquired the U.S. component supplier Aero-Craft in a move that will allow Volvo Aero to expand its range of specialized parts.
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Transatlantic exchange NYSE Euronext   said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the American Stock Exchange (Amex) for $260 million in stock to boost its options business, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and cash products.
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LifePoint Hospitals has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare for $1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd  has agreed to buy the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp for at least $1.5 billion cash to expand its network and increase access to U.S. Midwest markets.
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L-3 Communications Corp., which supplies products used in aerospace and defense platforms, agreed to buy CAE Inc.&#39;s Marine Controls division for about $225 million cash and the assumption of about $42.
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British bus and train operator FirstGroup PLC said Friday it agreed to buy U.S.-based bus company Laidlaw International Inc. in a 1.9 billion pound ($2.7 billion) deal.
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HCA Inc. , the No. 1 U.S.  hospital chain, on Monday agreed to be acquired by an investor  group for about $21 billion in the second largest leveraged  buyout deal ever excluding HCA's debt.
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia's Macquarie Group in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.
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A unit of private equity giant  Blackstone Group  will buy knee and ankle brace maker DJO  Inc.  for $1.3 billion, the companies said on Monday.
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Transatlantic exchange NYSE Euronext   said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the  American Stock Exchange (Amex) for $260 million in stock to  boost its options business, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and  cash products.
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Scheduled to fly out of bankruptcy-court shelter this week, Air Canada announced a deal Wednesday to buy 45 Embraer aircraft in a deal worth at least $1.