QUANTA SERVICES SHARES JUMP ON NEWS OF SIX PURCHASES
Date: 12 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Quanta Services acquires Utilities Construction Co, TVS Systems, Southeast Pipeline Construction, MC Underground, Croce Electric Co and Eastern Communications Corp; financial terms undisclosed (S)
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EXIDE TO ACQUIRE GNB TECHNOLOGIES, A BATTERY BUSINESS
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bridge News
Bridge News
Exide Corp agrees to acquire GBN Technologies, US-based battery business of diversified Australian manufacturing company Pacific Dunlop Ltd, for $368 million (S)
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HEWLETT-PACKARD SETS RATIO FOR SHARES OF AGILENT
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
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Hewlett-Packard Co sets ratio at which its shareholders will get stock in Agilent Technologies Inc, which it is spinning off; distribution, expected to close June 2, will give Hewlett-Packard shareholders about 84 percent of Agilent's stock outstanding (S)
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KEYNOTE WILL BUY VELOGIC SERVICES FOR $50 MILLION
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
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Keynote Systems Inc acquires Velogic Inc for about $50 million (S)
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ANTEX HIRES FIRST SECURITY FOR FINANCIAL ADVICE
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
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Antex Biologics Inc hires First Security Van Kasper to advise it on financial strategies; terms undisclosed (S)
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MARK IV IN TALKS TO BE ACQUIRED BY BC PARTNERS
Date: 11 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mark IV Industries, which put itself up for sale or merger in January, says it is in talks to be bought by British buyout firm BC Partners Ltd (S)
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FAILED BID COSTS AIR PRODUCTS $450 MILLION
Date: 12 May 2000
By Bridge News
Bridge News
Air Products and Chemicals Inc expects to take charges totaling $450 million for cost of abandoning its acquisition of BOC Group; Air Products and Air Liquide are scrapping their plan to buy BOC for $11.5 billion because of opposition from Federal Trade Commission (S)
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BARNES GROUP BUYS CURTIS INDUSTRIES FOR $62 MILLION
Date: 12 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Barnes Group Inc acquires Curtis Industries for $62.1 million (S)
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AGILENT AGREES TO $120 MILLION DEAL FOR SALIENT 3 UNIT
Date: 12 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Agilent Technologies acquires Safco Technologies, unit of Salient 3 Communications, for about $120 million cash (S)
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