Ingersoll-Rand to buy Trane for about $10.1 bln
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Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  on Monday said it agreed to acquire Trane Inc , an indoor heating and air conditioning systems maker, for about $10.1 billion in cash and stock to expand its climate control business.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Monday  said it would buy a fire detection systems business from SPX  Corp. SPW.N for nearly $1.4 billion in cash in a move to  bolster its building and security systems unit.
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ATLANTA -- IntercontinentalExchange Inc. on Wednesday confirmed it reached a deal that in effect sweetens the Atlanta energy exchange operator's bid to buy the Chicago Board of Trade.
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ROME Enel, the largest Italian utility, said Friday that it would receive E1.9 billion in investment compensation from the government as it sells most of its stake in the power grid operator Terna.
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Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec Corp.   5606.T said on Friday it will buy U.S. rival Metaldyne Corp.   in a deal totaling $1.2 billion, including debt.
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WATERTOWN, Mass. -- A unit of General Electric Co. said Wednesday it will buy Ionics Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash, not counting about $200 million in debt GE will assume in its purchase of of the water treatment company.
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First Reserve, a private equity buyout firm specializing in energy, announced Thursday that it would buy Dresser-Rand, a maker of oil and gas refining equipment, for $1.
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Gartner Group, the information technology research company, has agreed to buy rival Meta Group, for $162m in cash. Gartner is offering $10 a share, a 54 per cent premium to Meta&#39;s previous closing price on Nasdaq.
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NEW YORK, November 15  - General Electric Company (GE.NYS) has reached an agreement to acquire SPX Corporation&#39;s (SPW) Edwards Systems Technology unit for about $1.
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NEW YORK, August 31 (New Ratings) - National Grid Transco Plc (NNG.ETR) has reportedly agreed to sell half its gas distribution networks for about Â£5.
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Dynegy Inc. (DYN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the sale of its Illinois Power Company to Ameren Corp.
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BlackRock Inc., the largest publicly traded US mutual-fund company, agreed to buy the investment unit of Quellos Group LLC for as much as $1.7 billion, more than doubling its hedge-fund assets.
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The Spanish power company Iberdrola SA plans to buy regional utility owner Energy East Corp. for $4.5 billion in cash, giving it a foothold in the United States, the companies said yesterday.
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France wants to buy Siemens&#39; shares in nuclear energy group Areva to create a French nuclear giant that would include Alstom and Bouygues, a German magazine reported in an article to appear Monday.
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Statoil said today that it had agreed to buy Norsk Hydro for about $28 billion in stock.
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Enel, an Italian utility, said it had bought a 10 percent stake in Endesa, the Spanish utility, for 4.1 billion euros ($5.4 billion), possibly breaking up an attempt by a German company, E.On, to buy Endesa. Enel, based in Rome, said it had acquired 9.99 percent of Endesa at 39 euros a share, above E.Onâs bid of 38.75 euros and Endesaâs closing price of 38.12 euros. E.On raised its offer for Endesa this month to 41 billion euros ($54.2 billion) and emerged as the leading bidder, ahead of Gas Natural of Spain. It has cleared a number of legal hurdles in a bidding war that has lasted more than a year. Analysts said another bidder, Acciona, also of Spain, might revive its interest in Endesa as a result of Enelâs action.
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Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  reported better-than-expected quarterly net profit on Friday on stellar international results and demand for such industrial products as air compressors, sending its shares up about 2 percent.