Nestle buys Novartis medical food unit for $2.5 bln
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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.
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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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LONDON | Honeywell International Inc., the New Jersey aerospace and high-tech manufacturer, has agreed to buy the British industrial holding company Novar PLC for about $1.7 billion, the companies said Monday.
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Nestle  pushed its rapid expansion in the bottled water business forward on Tuesday by agreeing to take over Swiss bottler Henniez  in a deal valued at 155 million Swiss francs ($128.3 million).
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Pharmacy-benefits manager Medco  Health Solutions Inc.  said on Tuesday it agreed to buy  PolyMedica Corp.  for $1.2 billion, in a move to expand  its diabetes care services.
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Gilead Sciences Inc. , the world's third-biggest biotechnology company, said on Monday it has agreed to acquire Myogen Inc.  for $2.5 billion in a surprise transaction that gives Gilead access to Myogen's experimental hypertension drugs.
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Nestle SA, the world's largest food maker, may buy baby-food company Gerber Products along with a medical nutrition business from Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG for as much as $5 billion, according to a published report.
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Nestle, the world&#39;s biggest food and drink company, on Thursday reported sales of 64.6 billion Swiss francs (US$52.87 billion, euro42.
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Philips Electronics   said on Friday it is to buy U.S. medical products company  Respironics  for $5.17 billion to strengthen its  healthcare business.
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Philips  plans to buy U.S.  sleep therapy products maker Respironics Inc  for $5.1  billion, its largest deal to date in an aggressive expansion in  the fast-growing health-care sector.
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Monday it would acquire Sierra Health Services Inc.  for more than $2.4 billion to help it expand in the fast-growing U.S. Southwest region.
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Manufacturer Honeywell International agreed Monday to a $1.5 billion bid for Britain&#39;s Novar PLC, beefing up its security business and lifting 2005 earnings towards consensus forecasts.
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Premier Foods PLC said Monday it will buy RHM PLC for 1.23 billion pounds ($2.4 billion) in cash and shares to create Britain's biggest food producer.
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Gilead Sciences, which makes drugs to treat H.I.V., announced plans to buy a rival, Myogen, for about $2.5 billion in cash.
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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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Philips Electronics  said on Friday it is to buy U.S. medical products company Respironics  for $5.17 billion to strengthen its healthcare business.
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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.