Nestle buys medical nutrition ops from Novartis for 2.5 billion dollars
611419
Swiss food giant Nestle has said it had acquired the medical nutrition business of pharmaceuticals major Novartis for 2.5 billion dollars (1.9 billion euros).
9325
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.
266181
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.
420092
One natural foods supermarket will acquire another for $565 million.
411403
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.
723686
FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Gilead Sciences Inc., a drug research company, said Monday it plans to buy Myogen Inc. for about $2.5 billion in cash, giving Gilead access to Myogen's heart-drug candidates.
410367
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA  - Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc  said on Tuesday that it would buy PolyMedica Corp , which distributes blood-glucose tests, for $1.2 billion to expand its services for diabetics.
471083
Gilead Sciences Inc.  said on Monday it will acquire Myogen Inc.  for $2.5 billion, gaining control of Myogen's experimental heart medicines.
711716
Acute care hospital operator Select  Medical Corp. SEM.N said on Monday it is being bought out by  a private equity group for $2.3 billion, sending shares soaring  by 24 percent.
458023
Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions Inc.  said on Tuesday it agreed to buy PolyMedica Corp.  for $1.5 billion in cash, in a move to expand its diabetes care services.
380782
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.
413873
Global food giant Nestle announced a 14.0-percent rise in 2006 net profit to 5.7 billion euros on Thursday and said prospects for 2007 looked good as it moved further into the health and well-being markets.
287707
Serono SA , one of the world's largest biotechnology companies, was bought yesterday by German chemical giant Merck KGaA in a deal worth more than $13 billion.
364689
US manufacturer Honeywell International agreed a $1.5 billion trump bid for Britain&#39;s Novar Plc on Monday to beef up its security business and lift 2005 earnings from the low end of forecasts.
311364
Coca-Colaâs directors approved the purchase of Glaceau, the maker of Vitaminwater, for $4.2 billion.
557701
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.
488666
Intelsat Ltd., the world's  second-largest satellite operator, said on Monday it agreed to  be bought by a consortium of four private equity firms for $5  billion, including assumption of $2 billion of debt.