United Technologies to Buy Maker of Fire-Safety Gear
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United Technologies said Thursday that it had agreed to buy the British fire-safety company Kidde for $2.8 billion, ending months of negotiations.
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United Technologies Corp., the maker of Pratt &amp; Whitney jet engines and Otis elevators, said it received clearance under US rules to buy as much as 30 percent of the ordinary shares of Kidde Plc.
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LONDON/BOSTON  - United Technologies Corp. UTX.N  agreed on Thursday to acquire Britain's Kidde Plc KID.L for  $2.8 billion in cash in a deal aimed at expanding the U.S.  conglomerate's security system business.
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British manufacturer Kidde PLC agreed to a Â£1.4 billion ($2.8 billion) takeover by US manufacturer United Technologies Corp. Thursday, but some analysts said the offer should have been higher.
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group  Inc.  said on Monday it would acquire Sierra Health  Services Inc.  for $43.50 per share to help it expand in  the fast-growing U.S. Southwest.
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Orthopedic device maker Biomet Inc.   said on Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a  private equity consortium for about $10.9 billion.
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Unicco Service Co., a Newton company that offers janitorial and property-management services, is being bought by United Group Ltd. of Australia for $408 million.
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The knee and ankle brace maker said it agreed to be bought by the medical device maker ReAble Therapeutics for about $1.6 billion including debt.
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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.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson has made a deal to buy Guidant Corp. a producer of medical equipment for patients with heart and circulatory illnesses, for $24 billion in stock and 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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LONDON - 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 Monday.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, the US medical and consumer goods group, is in advanced discussions to buy Guidant, a maker of medical devices, in a deal that could be worth about $24bn (Â£12bn).
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Kidde, the UK fire and safety products company, said yesterday it had accepted a cash offer from United Technology Corporation that values the group at Â£1.442bn.
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French technology firm Thomson  on Monday said it would join Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. in a venture to buy U.S.-based anti-piracy software maker ContentGuard, a move that could defuse objections by European regulators.
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International Forest Products Ltd., a Canadian lumber producer, agreed to buy Riverside Forest Products Ltd. for C$368 million ($290 million) in cash and stock, topping a hostile bid from Tolko Industries Ltd.