Abbott agrees to buy nutrition firm EAS for $320mn
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NEW YORK, October 11  - Abbott Laboratories (ABT.NYS) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a leading US-based nutrition products company, EAS, in a cash and stock deal valued at about $320 million.
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Australia's Qantas Airways  agreed on Thursday to a sweetened $8.7 billion buyout offer from a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group in the world's biggest airline takeover.
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Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.  reached a deal on Wednesday to be sold to a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group, according to a source familiar with the deal.
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co  said on Thursday it has agreed to buy a Brazilian maker of orthodontic products for an undisclosed amount.
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U.S. antitrust authorities on Wednesday approved AstraZeneca Plc's  plan to buy biotechnology company MedImmune Inc.  for more than $15 billion.
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American Oriental Bioengineering makes an acquisition.
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San Miguel, the largest food and beverage maker in the Philippines, said Thursday that it had agreed to buy National Foods, Australia&#39;s biggest dairy company, for 1.78 billion Australian dollars, or $1.4 billion, raising the prospect of a bidding war with
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Allergan said yesterday that it would buy Esprit Pharma for $370 million to expand its role in treating bladder disorders.
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Medical equipment firm Huntleigh Technology is bought by Swedish rival Getinge for Â£409m ($802m).
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Select Medical Corp. SEM.N, which  operates acute care hospitals, said on Monday it struck a deal  to be taken private in a $2.3 billion buyout led by a private  equity group, sending shares soaring 23 percent.
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European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. NV, the parent of aircraft maker Airbus, Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Racal Instruments Group for up to $130 million.
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Defence firm BAE Systems agrees to sell its 20% stake in plane firm Airbus to EADS for Â£1.87bn.
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Smiths Group is to buy Medex, a US healthcare company, for $925m (Â£477m), including $300m of debt, in the biggest deal for the UK engineering conglomerate since the merger of Smiths and TI Group in 2000.
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San Miguel Corp., the largest food and beverage maker in the Philippines, agreed to buy National Foods Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest dairy company, for A$1.78 billion ($1.4 billion), raising
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US pharmaceuticals company Abbott Laboratories has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire US nutrition company EAS.
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GNC Corp. , the leading  retailer of vitamins and nutrition products, agreed to be  acquired by Ares Management LLC and the Ontario Teachers'  Pension Plan in a deal with a total enterprise value of $1.65  billion.
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Consolidation in Europe's drugs  sector gathered steam on Thursday as Germany's Merck unveiled a  $13.3-billion deal to buy Europe's top biotech firm Serono, and  Denmark's Nycomed won the drugs unit of Altana.