Universal Trailer, the Nation's Largest Specialty Trailer Company, Completes Merger with Featherlite, Inc.
CINCINNATI--Universal Trailer Holdings Corp. (UTC) has announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed its merger with Featherlite, Inc. (Nasdaq:FTHR), and Featherlite has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTC. With the closing, Featherlite, a major American aluminum trailer manufacturer with a network of over 220 dealers in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Europe, joins UTC's family of...
Read More »All-Flo Pump Company Acquires Graphic Systems International
All-Flo Pump Company Inc., based in Mentor, Ohio, manufacturer of air-operated double diaphragm pumps, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Graphic Systems International. Inkblender automated ink dispensing systems will now benefit from All-Flo's 25 years of design, manufacturing, and engineering experience in the fluid transfer industry. Product enhancements that you will see in the new and...
Read More »GE's Rail Services Unit Announces Acquisition of Allrail Services
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE announced it is entering into an agreement to purchase the assets of privately held Allrail Services. Allrail provides railcar maintenance services through mobile repair units (MRU) and mini-repair shops to customers. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Closing is currently scheduled for November 2006. This acquisition greatly complements our ability to...
Read More »GE Industrial to Acquire Microwave Data Systems
Acquisition opens growth opportunities in $1.3 billion global industrial wireless market segment LOUISVILLE, Ky. and SANTA BARBARA, Ca. - January 5, 2007 - GE Industrial, a unit of General Electric (NYSE:GE), and Moseley Associates have announced the signing of an agreement for GE to acquire the assets of Rochester, NY-based Microwave Data Systems (MDS), a subsidiary of Moseley Associates and a...
Read More »Wabtec Acquires Schaefer Equipment, Inc., the Leading Manufacturer of Forged Brake Rigging Components
WILMERDING, Pa., October 9, 2006 -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) today announced that it has acquired Schaefer Equipment, Inc., the leading manufacturer of forged brake rigging components for freight cars, for $36 million in cash. Based in Warren, Ohio, Schaefer Equipment has annual sales of about $30 million. Wabtec expects the transaction to be accretive immediately. With its world-class...
Read More »Ellison Technologies Acquires Ohio-Based Jackson Machinery Company
Customers to Benefit from Combined Companies; Provides Ellison with a Toehold in Major US Industrial Centers Cleveland, Ohio, January 3, 2007 - Ellison Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of engineered systems and industrial equipment to American metal-working and metal-cutting manufacturers, has acquired Jackson Machinery Company, a privately held distributor based outside of Cleveland, Ohio....
Read More »L-3 Communications Completes the Acquisition of TRL Electronics; A UK Leader in Secure Radio and Satellite Communications for Defense and Homeland Security Applications
NEW YORK--July 18, 2006--L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of TRL Electronics plc (TRL) (LSE: TRL.L) for a total cash consideration of GBP 95.9 million (approximately US $176.2 million). L-3 UK has submitted a request to AIM (the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange) for the cancellation of the admission to AIM and the...
Read More »Wabtec Completes Acquisition of Becorit GmbH, A Leading European Rail Equipment Manufacturer
WILMERDING, Pa., December 4, 2006 -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) has completed the acquisition of Becorit GmbH, a leading manufacturer of technology-based friction products for the European railway industry, for $52.2 million in cash. Last week, Wabtec announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the company from U.K.-based BBA Aviation plc. Wabtec expects the acquisition to...
Read More »Cooper Industries Announces the Acquisition of WPI Interconnect Products
Manufacturer of custom industrial, commercial and military connectors and cable assemblies HOUSTON, Jan. 3, 2007 -- Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE) today announced the acquisition of WPI Interconnect Products, a Salem, New Jersey-based, privately owned manufacturer of custom connectors and cable assemblies for approximately $74.5 million. WPI is a leading manufacturer of customized connector...
Read More »CoorsTek Acquires Gaiser Tool Company
CoorsTek expands micro-component capabilities and Asian presence with purchase of high-quality semiconductor bonding tool manufacturer. Ventura, California, January 3, 2007 - CoorsTek, Inc., a large technical ceramics supplier and manufacturer of critical components for high-technology markets, today officially announced the acquisition of Gaiser Tool Company, a high-quality ceramic precision...
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