Rayovac Nears Deal for United Industries
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Battery maker Rayovac Corp. ROV.N is  close to a deal to acquire privately held United Industries  Corp., a maker of lawn and garden products, for about $500  million in cash and stock in a bid to diversify its product  mix, sources close to the situation said on Monday.
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U.S. software firms SunGard Data Systems   and Fiserv Inc FISV.O top the list of suitors expected to   submit bids for UK software company Misys by a deadline set for   later this week, sources close to the matter said on Monday.
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U.S. chemical company DuPont Co  on Tuesday unveiled a technology transfer alliance with UTEK Corp .
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Raytheon Co. of Waltham is close to an agreement to sell its largest nondefense business, Raytheon Aircraft Co., to a private equity firm and is expected to complete the deal by the end of the year.
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United Airlines parent UAL Corp.  UALAQ.OB and the union representing their mechanics reached a  tentative labor deal on Friday that may help the airline win  the cost savings it needs to exit bankruptcy, a UAL attorney  said in bankruptcy court.
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MANCHESTER, Oct 15 (SW) - Following the recent speculation over a potential takeover bid issued by US tycoon Malcolm Glazer, Manchester United have announced they have yet to receive a firm offer.
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Manchester United Plc, the world&#39;s biggest soccer club by revenue, said it may receive a takeover offer from an unidentified bidder.
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NEW YORK -- Onex Corp., Canada's biggest buyout firm, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are negotiating to buy Raytheon Co.'s aircraft unit for as much as $3 billion, three people with knowledge of the talks said.
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URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that the Company, as the managing partner of a joint venture with Fairfax, VA-based Dewberry, has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the U. S.
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TRW Automotive Holdings  is thinking about making a bid for the automotive engineering unit of Germany's Siemens, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people involved in the bidding process.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said  on Friday it expects to become current with its U.S. financial  filings by March 15, which would be a major step as it seeks to  recover from a stock options scandal.
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The company says it is discussing a settlement with the Justice Department.
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Three bids are expected for a multibillion-dollar purchase of the aircraft division of Raytheon, and the deal may be completed by year-end.
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The three big Detroit automakers will seek unprecedented concessions from the United Auto Workers union in contract negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Thursday, citing auto executives.
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The British soccer club Manchester United said on Monday that it had received a preliminary takeover offer, which one person close to the talks said was from the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Malcolm Glazer.
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Battery maker Rayovac Corp. ROV.N on  Tuesday said it would buy United Industries Corp., a maker of  lawn and garden products, for about $476 million in cash and  stock in a bid to diversify its product mix.
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Merger talks between Verizon  Communications VZ.N and MCI Inc. MCIP.O have advanced, and  the two companies could announce a deal in the next few days,  the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.