Imperial buys US cigarette firm
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Imperial Tobacco buys Commonwealth Brands, the fourth-biggest cigarette maker in the US, for Â£974m.
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US buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is buying Masonite International (MHM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (MHM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a Canadian-based maker of building products, in an all-cash deal worth C$3.1
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Philips Electronics NV is to buy U.S. medical products company Respironics Inc for 3.6 billion euros ($5.2 billion), its biggest ever acquisition, as it expands in the fast-growing healthcare sector.
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Imperial Tobacco said Tuesday that it enjoyed record high earnings in 2006-2007, adding that it hoped to complete its takeover of Franco-Spanish rival Altadis by January.
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. agreed to buy the brands including Altoids mints and Life Savers for $1.48 billion from Kraft Foods Inc., its biggest acquisition ever, to expand its share of the candy market.
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Japan Tobacco Inc has offered to buy British rival Gallaher Group in a deal that could be the largest-ever acquisition by a Japanese firm worth at least 15 billion dollars plus debt.
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Britain's Imperial Tobacco  has agreed to buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth-biggest cigarette maker in the United States, but its shares fell on Thursday as speculation faded it might be a bid target itself.
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WRIGLEY is buying the Life Savers and Altoids sweet and mint businesses from Kraft Foods for Â£800 million. The deal allows Wrigley to expand in the sweet section, while leaving Kraft to focus on the rest of its food business.
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British advertising firm WPP has agreed to buy smaller US rival Grey Global for $1.31 billion, equally divided in cash and shares, to put it on par with industry leader Omnicom.
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Coca-Cola Co.  said on Wednesday it had completed a deal to buy Philippine firm San Miguel Corp.'s  stake in a soft drink venture for $590 million.
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Britain's Imperial Tobacco  agreed to buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth-biggest cigarette maker in the United States, but its shares fell on Thursday as speculation faded it might be a bid target itself.
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. WWY.N is buying  the Life Savers and Altoids candy and mint businesses from  Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N for $1.48 billion, the companies said  on Monday.
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Imperial Tobacco said Tuesday that it has won control of Franco-Spanish cigarette maker Altadis after shareholders overwhelmingly backed its bid worth 12.8 billion euros (18.8 billion dollars).
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French-Spanish tobacco company Altadis has accepted a takeover bid from Britain&#39;s Imperial Tobacco valuing the company at 16.2 billion euros (22.4 billion dollars), Imperial Tobacco announced here Wednesday.
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The Gallaher Group, maker of Benson & Hedges and Silk Cut cigarettes, confirmed that it had received a takeover approach from a bidder it did not identify, setting off a 22 percent gain in its share price. Gallaher confirmed the bid in a statement to the London Stock Exchange after the market closed Wednesday. The bid reinforced recent speculation that the tobacco industry is due for consolidation and shares rose across the sector. ÂWe see the tobacco sector broadly benefiting from the Gallaher approach,Â said a Goldman Sachs analyst, Mark Lynch. ÂExpectations of industry consolidation have been widespread for many years.Â Analysts said one potential bidder for Gallaher would be Japan Tobacco. Gallaher has long been linked to Japan Tobacco, as it holds the right to market and sell Japan TobaccoÂs Camel cigarettes in parts of Europe. Credit Suisse said a tie-up between the two would be a Âparticularly good strategic fit.Â It would address Japan TobaccoÂs subscale position in Western Europe and strengthen its competitive position in Eastern Europe, the brokerage firm said.
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United Parcel Service, the US delivery company, is to take direct control of its core international express operations in China, paying US$100m to buy out its local partner, Hong Kong-listed Sinotrans.
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Britain's Imperial Tobacco  has  agreed to buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth-biggest cigarette  maker in the United States, but its shares fell on Thursday as  speculation faded it might be a bid target itself.