SCA says to buy P&G European tissue unit
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Swedish hygiene and paper product  maker SCA (SCAb.ST) said on Monday it had signed a deal to buy  all of Procter & Gamble's  European tissue operations for  512 million euros ($672 million) in cash.
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Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel NV   said on Monday it is selling its  pharmaceutical unit Organon BioSciences to Schering-Plough   for 11 billion euros ($14.5 billion).
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SMITHS Group, the aerospace to medical products conglomerate, today announced plans to buy United States medical devices maker Medex for around Â£475 million.
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New Jersey-based Cytec Industries is to buy UCB Groupâs Surface Specialties business for $1.5bn (E1.2bn). Completion of the deal will turn Cytec into a $2.
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Singaporesâs PSA gained a much-sought foothhold in Hong Kong with an agreement to buy a stake in Asia Container Terminals, a port operator in the worldâs busiest container hub, from Sun Hung Kai Properties.
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PepsiCo. Inc., the world&#39;s No. 2 soft- drink maker, plans to buy General Mills Inc.&#39;s 40.5 percent stake in their European snacks joint venture for $750 million in cash.
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Unicco Service Co., a Newton company that offers janitorial and property-management services, is being bought by United Group Ltd. of Australia for $408 million.
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"We intend to enter into a long-term commitment in the United Kingdom and make continuous investments in the quality of our services."  German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG announced Monday it has agreed to buy Britain's Laing Rail, which runs passenger services in central and southern England. via CNN
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Schering-Plough Corp  has agreed to buy Akzo Nobel NV's  drugs unit Organon BioSciences for 11 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in a bid to gain scale and diversify away from cholesterol medicine.
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THE REGION Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has eliminated 2,800 positions over the past fiscal year, with more than half coming from Gillette, as a result of P&amp;G's takeover of the Boston shaving firm. P&amp;G's $54 billion acquisition of Gillette is expected to result in an estimated 5,000 job cuts from the combined workforce of about 140,000. Already, Boston has lost ...
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ITG Europe, which operates the Posit electronic system that crosses or matches buy and sell orders for European shares, said on Monday it planned to buy rival E-Crossnet.
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PepsiCo. Inc., the world&#39;s No. 2 soft- drink maker, plans to buy General Mills Inc.&#39;s stake in their European joint venture for $750 million in cash, giving it complete ownership of Europe&#39;s largest snack-food company.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Monday  said it would buy the Edwards Systems Technology business from  SPX Corp. SPW.N for nearly $1.4 billion in cash to broaden  its security business.
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Yesterday, the European Commission, the regulatory arm of the European Union, approved your proposed $7.7 billion takeover bid of business software maker PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT).
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Ports and shipping group P&amp;O (UK:PO) has sold its La Manga sports and leisure resort in Spain to the local MedGroup for 102 British pounds ($197 million).
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ITG Europe, which operates the Posit  electronic system that crosses or matches buy and sell orders  for European shares, said on Monday it planned to buy rival  E-Crossnet.
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WORLEY Group became a true global player in mining services yesterday with the acquisition of an American partner. The $US245 million ($A350 million) purchase of US-based Parsons E&amp;C will turn Worley into a near billion-dollar business.