Imperial to buy U.S.-based CBHC for $1.9 bln
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Britain's Imperial Tobacco  said on Thursday it had agreed to buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth-biggest cigarette maker in the United States, for 974 million pounds ($1.9 billion) in cash.
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Imperial Tobacco buys Commonwealth Brands, the fourth-biggest cigarette maker in the US, for Â£974m.
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Ihop Corp., the largest US pancake-house chain, agreed to buy Applebee's International Inc. for $1.9 billion and sell securities backed by franchisee fees to finance the purchase.
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China's state-owned aluminum giant Chinalco and U.S. partner Alcoa Inc  had agreed to buy up to 14.9 percent of Rio Tinto Plc  this month and had up to $24 billion to spend, according to a January 30 memo.
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NEW YORK, September 27  - Mexican cement giant, Cemex SA (CX.NYS), has agreed to buy RMC Group Plc, a leading British ready-mix concrete company, in a deal valued at about $5.
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the US buy-out giant, last night agreed to buy Masonite International, a Canadian door products manufacturer, for about C$3.1bn (US$2.5bn) in cash.
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Petco Animal Supplies Inc.  on  Friday said it agreed to be acquired by two private equity  groups for about &#36;1.68 billion in cash, the latest in a string  of retailers agreeing to go private.
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German-based chemical maker BASF AG said Monday it is buying a Chinese company that makes motorcycle emissions-control catalysts.
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U.S. real estate investment trust  Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc.  said on Sunday  it had agreed to be bought by Australia's Centro Properties  Group  for around $1.7 billion.
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Standard Chartered, the Britain-based emerging markets bank, said it has agreed to buy Taiwan's Hsinchu International Bank for 1.2 billion US dollars (947 million euros).
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Mexico&#39;s Cemex has agreed to buy Britain&#39;s RMC Group for $4.1 billion in cash. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter!
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Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  said on Monday it would buy Trane Inc , a maker of heating and air conditioning systems, for $9.4 billion in cash and stock.
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Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec Corp.  (5606.T) said on Friday it will buy U.S. rival Metaldyne Corp.  in a deal totaling $1.2 billion, including debt.
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The company said it is selling the unit to Standard Chartered for nearly $1.1 billion so it can focus on its core credit card business.
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US buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp; Co. is buying Masonite International (MHM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , a Canadian-based maker of building products
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Canada&#39;s Barrick Gold Corp. said Thursday it was acquiring a 9 percent stake in London-based Celtic Resources Holding Ltd. - a deal that potentially gives the Canadian gold giant major clout ahead of next year&#39;s auction of Russia&#39;s biggest gold deposit.
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Japan Tobacco Inc. said on Friday it would buy Britain's Gallaher Group Plc for $14.7 billion in the biggest-ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company.