Honeywell in $1.5 Bln Takeover of Novar
454277
LONDON/NEW YORK  - U.S. manufacturer Honeywell  International Inc. HON.N on Monday bid $1.5 billion in cash  for Britain's Novar Plc NVR.L in an effort to bolster its  security business and raise 2005 earnings, which are forecast  to be at the low end of analysts' estimates.
597171
Building supplies-to-cheque printing group Novar today agreed to be taken over by US giant Honeywell for Â£798 million. The deal sent shares in Novar up more than 14% and is
587312
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.
144813
NEW YORK - Honeywell International Inc. won a $16 billion contract to build and service mechanical systems for Airbus SAS's A350 wide-body plane, work that will take place over at least two decades.
287222
Cimarex Energy Co. said on Wednesday  that it will acquire oil exploration company Magnum Hunter  Resources Inc. for roughly $1.5 billion plus the assumption of  $645 million in debt.
183654
Honeywell (HON:NYSE - news - research) is in talks to purchase UK industrial holding Novar for $1.52 billion, according to reports.
734310
Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said on Wednesday it signed a contract to provide major mechanical systems for Airbus's new long-range, wide-body A350 aircraft, and expects to generate more than $16 billion in revenue over the projected 20- to 25-year life of the program.
584571
New Jersey-based Honeywell International Inc. , the aerospace and high-tech manufacturer, has agreed to buy the British industrial holding company Novar PLC for about $1.7 billion, the companies said yesterday.
325634
Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell  has agreed to buy Novar Plc, a British industrial holding  company, for 798 million pounds ($1.53 billion), a source  familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
331227
Honeywell International Inc., the worldâs largest maker of cockpit electronics, will pay â¤798 million for Novar Plc, UK mini-conglomerate that operates a variety of businesses including electronics, aluminium and printing cheque books.
7100
Philips plans to buy U.S. home medical equipment maker Respironics Inc for $5.1 billion, its largest deal to date in an aggressive expansion in the fast-growing healthcare sector.
379314
U.S. manufacturer Honeywell  International agreed a $1.5 billion trump bid for Britain's  Novar Plc on Monday to beef up its security business and lift  2005 earnings from the low end of forecasts.
271365
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- LifePoint Hospitals Inc. , an operator of acute care facilities in rural areas, outlined a deal yesterday to buy rival Province Healthcare Co. for about $1.1 billion in cash and stock.
640066
Nestle , the world's largest food group, is buying the medical nutrition business of Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis AG  for $2.5 billion, the companies said on Thursday.
302446
Oil major Total SA has signed a draft agreement to purchase a 25 percent stake, plus one share, in the privately held Russian gas producer Novatek, the French company announced Wednesday.
472954
United States Steel will buy the Canadian steel producer Stelco for $1.1 billion, a purchase making it the worldâs fifth-largest steel maker.
616969
Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said on Thursday that it expected to report 2008 profit of $3.65 to $3.80 per share, up 16 percent to 21 percent from forecast 2007 earnings, on favorable macro trends and productivity improvements.