Tag: acquisition
ABB acquires industrial automation leader B&R
Pioneering technology leader ABB has completed the acquisition of B&R, the largest independent provider focused on product- and software-based, open-architecture solutions for machine and...
Boral set to acquire building products manufacturer Headwaters Inc
Boral Limited is on the verge of acquiring US-based building products manufacturer Headwaters Inc. after the overwhelming majority of Headwaters’ shareholders (98%) approved the...
Rio Tinto sells Coal & Allied Industries to Yancoal Australia for $2.45bn
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its wholly-owned Australian subsidiary Coal & Allied Industries Limited to Yancoal Australia Limited.
The transaction, valued at up to...
Exel acquires Chinese composites business, downsizes Australian operations
Exel Composites has announced the acquisition of a Chinese composites production business in an effort to strengthen its position in the Asia Pacific (APAC)...
TW targets acquisition of medical cannabis maker AusCann
TW Holdings (TWH) has entered into a non-binding heads of agreement to acquire all of the securities in unlisted Australian company AusCann Group Holdings.
AusCann...
GM acquires Cruise Automation to accelerate development of autonomous vehicle technology
General Motors (GM) has announced the acquisition of Cruise Automation, a San Francisco-based software company that develops autonomous-vehicle technology.
The move is consistent with GM’s...
Bradken completes acquisition of Indian foundry
Bradken Limited, Australia’s largest combined foundry and heavy engineering group, has completed the transaction to acquire a foundry business in India.
According to Bradken, the...
Orora completes acquisition of US-based IntegraColor
Orora Limited has announced the acquisition of IntgraColor Ltd, the Dallas-based provider of point of purchase retail display solutions and other visual communications services...
Qube and Brookfield considering joint bid for port and rail operator Asciano
Ports and rail group Asciano might finally be sold after rival bidders Qube and Brookfield Infrastructure decided to join forces and work together on...
Puratos Group acquires Melbourne Jam Manufacturing
Bakery ingredients supplier Puratos Group has acquired fruit and patisserie fillings manufacturing company Melbourne Jam Manufacturing Co.
The new acquisition is set to boost Puratos’...
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