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H.B. Fuller to Acquire Adhesives Manufacturer in Malaysia

March 12, 2010 | Deepti Ramesh

H.B. Fuller says it has entered into a stock purchase agreement, under which it will acquire all of the shares of adhesives manufacturer Revertex Finewaters (Klang, Malaysia), a joint venture of Yule Catto (Harlow, U.K.) and Johor Corporation (Johor Bahru...

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Yara International Will Not Raise Offer for Terra Industries

Yara International said today that it will not raise its offer for Terra Industries to match or exceed a bid form CF Industries Holdings. Yara agreed last month to buy Terra for $4.1 billion in a deal, which would create a global fertilizer giant and...

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Abbott to Acquire Facet Biotech for $450 Million

Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL) says it has entered into a definitive agreement with biotechnology company Facet Biotech (Redwood City, CA), to acquire Facet Biotech for $27/share in cash, for a total transaction value of about $450 million. The...

Terra Industries Accepts CF Industries' Offer

Terra Industries says it has accepted CF Industries' $47.40/share offer, which was made on March 2. The offer values Terra at about $4.72 billion. Terra has informed Yara International, which offered to buy the company for $41.1/share last month, that...

Airgas Issues Debt In Spite of Hostile Bid (Update)

Airgas will issue $300 million in new senior debt in a public offering, the company announced today. The will carry an interest rate of 2.85% and come due in 2013. It will go towards paying down the company's current revolving credit facility, which expires...

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