Merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific Completed, Forming Thermo Fisher Scientific
New combined company creates the leading provider of products and services in the high-growth life, laboratory and health sciences industry WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 9 - Thermo Electron Corporation and Fisher Scientific International Inc. today announced that the merger of the two companies has been completed, creating Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science. The companies...
Read More »Sophos Expands Security Offering with ENDFORCE Acquisition
Addition of Network Access Control to Sophos Endpoint Security Offers Administrators a Secure Computing Environment Across a Broader Base of Users BOSTON, Jan. 11 -- Sophos, a world leader in integrated threat management solutions, today announced that it has acquired ENDFORCE, a leader in endpoint security policy compliance and network access control (NAC) solutions for enterprise customers....
Read More »FISHER/UNITECH Acquires Solid Insight
Top SolidWorks-® Reseller Targets Increased Service and Support throughout Ohio and Northern Kentucky Troy, MI (January 8, 2007 ) - FISHER/UNITECH, a leading engineering technologies firm serving the Midwest, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Solid Insight. The acquisition is expected to further extend FISHER/UNITECH's leadership as a SolidWorks-® 3D mechanical design...
Read More »AddisonMckee Canada Acquires Mechtron Innovations' Bend Tooling Product Line
Brantford, ON Canada January 4, 2007 - AddisonMckee Canada ULC today announced that it has reached an exclusive agreement to purchase the assets of Mechtron Innovations, Inc.'s Bend Tooling product line. The acquisition is expected to be completed in January 2007. Quality and precision Mechtron Innovations, located in Cambridge, Ontario, has been providing the Canadian market with quality...
Read More »L-3 Communications Acquires Nautronix Defence Group; Leader in Marine Mine Warfare and Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems and Products
NEW YORK--June 15, 2006--L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that on June 1, 2006 it completed the acquisition of Nautronix Defence Group, a leader in mine warfare and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) systems and products, from Nautronix Holdings, PLC, headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, for $65 million in cash plus the potential for an additional $6 million earnout that is contingent...
Read More »L-3 Communications Agrees to Acquire Nova Engineering
NEW YORK--Aug. 14, 2006--L-3 Communications announced today that it has agreed to acquire Nova Engineering (Nova) for $45 million in cash, plus an additional purchase price not to exceed $10 million that is contingent upon Nova's future financial performance. The business is expected to generate annual sales of approximately $40 million for the year ending December 31, 2007, and will be included...
Read More »CSC Acquires U.S. Federal Services Provider Datatrac
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 7 - Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Datatrac Information Services, Inc., a privately held U.S. government services and solutions provider headquartered in Richardson, Texas. CSC expects the transaction to be accretive to earnings in the first year. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Datatrac employs more...
Read More »LG Group, Inc. Has Purchased 100% of the Stock in Crowley Chemical, Inc.
Effective January 5, 2007, LG Group, Inc. has purchased 100% of the stock in Crowley Chemical, Inc. and Crowley Tar Products, Inc. for an undisclosed price. Bill Callanan, President of IG Group, will become CEO of both companies. Bill Jennings, the previous majority owner, will remain with the companies in his current position as President. In addition, all of the key management will remain in...
Read More »Ohmite Acquires 2 Vishay Businesses
Rolling Meadows, Illinois - January, 2007 - Ohmite Manufacturing Company announced today that they have acquired both the Ultronix Precision Wirewound Resistor and Angstrohm Rheostat Businesses of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Ultronix is a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of precision wirewound resistors. Angstrohm, based in Hagerstown, MD, is a manufacturer of wirewound rheostats. It is...
Read More »Motorola Completes Acquisition of Symbol Technologies
Transaction Positions Motorola as a Global Leader in Enterprise Mobility Enhances Motorola's Technology Leadership and Advances the Company's Vision of Seamless Mobility SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Jan 09, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL). The transaction has a...
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