Perrigo to Acquire Agis
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Perrigo (PRGO:Nasdaq - news - research), a maker of nonprescription drugs and nutritional products, said Monday that it would acquire Agis Industries, the second largest drug company in Israel, for stock and cash worth $818 million.
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The Atex Group, a British maker of publishing software, agreed to buy the Unisys CorporationÂs media unit, another publisher of software, for undisclosed terms. Atex, based in Reading, England, raised more than $50 million for the purchase and for the costs of integrating the businesses. The media unit makes software that helps publishers manage production tasks and news agency reports. The acquisition may increase AtexÂs newspaper clients by almost half. Unisys, based in Blue Bell, Pa., is selling the unit to focus on computers and consulting services.
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The rapidly growing asset management company said it had acquired the âfund of fundsâ business of the Quellos Group.
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Dutch retailer Ahold has sold its network of about 600 Spanish retail stores to private equity group Permira. The two parties valued the deal at 685m euros ($850m; Â£472m).
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Private equity groups Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Permira said they would buy a majority stake in German commercial television group ProSiebenSAT1 in a deal worth around three billion euros (four billion dollars).
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IT distributor Agilysys Inc. continued its strategy of growing by acquisition, announcing plans to buy Innovativ Systems Design Inc., a major U.S. reseller of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s servers and storage products.
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia's Macquarie Group in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.
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Asset management firm BlackRock Inc.   said it agreed to acquire the fund of funds business of Quellos  Group LLC for up to $1.7 billion.
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San Miguel Corp., the largest food and beverage maker in the Philippines, agreed to buy National Foods Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest dairy company, for A$1.78 billion ($1.4 billion), raising
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Cisco Systems will add to its security portfolio with the purchase of Protego Networks, which makes software and hardware used to monitor threats to networks.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Penn National Gaming Inc. is acquiring Argosy Gaming Co. for $1.4 billion cash in an effort to turn itself into the nation&#39;s third-largest operator of gambling properties.
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Cisco Systems has announced that it will acquire privately held startup Protego Networks for $65 million. The move brings many possibilities to Cisco.
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Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. added to its growing portfolio of security products on Monday, agreeing to buy Protego Networks Inc.
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GLG Partners LP, Europe's third-largest hedge fund manager, will go public in the United States through a $3.4 billion combination with Freedom Acquisition Holdings Inc.
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Admiral Acquisitions, the Goldman   Sachs-led consortium which is buying Associated British Ports   (AB ports) for 2.8 billion pounds, has launched syndication of   the loan financing backing the buyout, banking sources close to   the deal said on Monday.
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In a deal worth about $913 million, ARM Holdings plc today announced it would acquire Artisan Components Inc. to create one of the broadest suppliers of semiconductor intellectual property in the industry.
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In a move that targets the increased threats of worms and viruses to networked businesses, Cisco Systems Thursday said it will acquire privately owned endpoint compliance vendor Perfigo in a deal worth approximately $74 million.