Wrigley to Buy Life Savers for $1.48 Bln
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. WWY.N is buying  the Life Savers and Altoids candy and mint businesses from  Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N for $1.48 billion, the companies said  on Monday.
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INDIANAPOLIS - New Jersey-based health care products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson is buying Guidant Corp., one of the world&#39;s top makers of cardiac devices, for about $25.4 billion in cash and stock.
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The worldâs dominant chewing-gum maker is looking to extend its marketing might to candy. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Monday that it has agreed to buy the
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Johnson &amp; Johnson has sealed a deal to buy medical device maker Guidant for $25.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, each Guidant share will be exchanged for $30.40 in cash and $45.60 in Johnson &amp; Johnson stock.
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Conglomerate Loews Corp. LTR.N on  Monday said it agreed to buy an 8,000-mile natural gas pipeline  system, from Entergy-Koch LP for $1.14 billion, in a bid to  cash in on the rising U.S. demand for natural gas.
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CHICAGO - Candy and gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Monday that it agreed to buy a number of candy brands, including Life Savers and Altoids, from Kraft Foods for $1.
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Wrigley today announced plans to buy those brands from Kraft Foods for one-point-four-eight (B) billion dollars. The sale includes the Life Savers, Creme Savers and Altoids brands, as well as several local
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IHOP Corp.  said it plans to buy bar-and-grill chain Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share to expand beyond its iconic pancake houses, sending IHOP's shares up nearly 12 percent on Monday to an all-time high.
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Wrigley, the chewing gum maker, swallowed up the confectionery business of Kraft yesterday in a $1.48 billion cash deal chairman Bill Wrigley described as &quot;the perfect match&quot;.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Monday  said it would buy a fire detection systems business from SPX  Corp. SPW.N for nearly $1.4 billion in cash in a move to  bolster its infrastructure business.
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An investment group is expected to  announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water  utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion, a source  familiar with the situation told Reuters on Sunday.
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Kraft Foods said yesterday that it had agreed to sell its Life Savers and Altoids brands to the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company for $1.5 billion as part of a reorganization plan.
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Exelon, the Chicago-based energy group, is in advanced talks to clinch a deal to buy New Jerseyâs PSE&amp;G for about $12bn in stock, according to people familiar with the talks.
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An investment group is expected to announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Sunday.
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Topeka-based Westar Energy Inc. has reached a settlement agreement with its former subsidiary, Protection One Inc. The settlement also includes affiliates of the purchaser of Westar Energy&#39;s (NYSE: WR) interest in Protection One, Quadrangle Group.
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IHOP Corp.  said on Monday it plans to buy bar-and-grill chain Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share to expand beyond its iconic pancake restaurants, sending IHOP's shares up nearly 12 percent to an all-time high.
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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.