REUTERS AGREES TO ACQUIRE YANKEE GROUP FROM PRIMARK
Date: 10 May 2000
By Bridge News
Bridge News
Reuters Group PLC acquires Yankee Group Research Inc from Primark Corp for $72.5 million in cash (S)
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SPRINT PLANS TO INCREASE ITS STAKE IN EARTHLINK
Date: 10 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sprint Corp plans to raise its stake in EarthLink Inc, second-biggest US Internet access provider, to almost 27 percent by buying 26 million additional shares for $431 million (S)
GEON AND M. A. HANNA ARE PLANNING TO MERGE
Date: 09 May 2000
By Bridge News
Bridge News
Geon Co and M A Hanna Co will merge in noncash exchange of stock to form world's largest polymers company; Hanna and Geon shareholders will each own about 50 percent of new formed entity (S)
WILLIAMS TO SELL PAINT UNITS FOR $453 MILLION
Date: 09 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Williams PLC sells its North American paint companies and its Masterchem Industries unit for $453 million; Williams is selling Frazee Industries, Kwai-Howells, Parker Paint and General Paint of Canada through leveraged buyout with Jordan Co; will sell Masterchem to Masco Corp (S)
NOVARTIS AND VERTEX ENTER PACT TO DEVELOP NEW DRUGS
Date: 10 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Novartis AG agrees to work with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc to discover and develop new drugs in accord worth as much as $800 million (S)
METROMEDIA FIBER WILL BUY UNDERSEA CABLE OPERATIONS
Date: 10 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Metromedia Fiber Network Inc agrees to buy some undersea cable operations from Pacific Gateway Exchange Inc for $52 million as part of its plan to develop worldwide high-speed Internet and other telecommunications network (S)
AGL BUYS DOMINION'S VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS UNIT
Date: 09 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AGL Resources acquires Virginia Natural Gas unit of Dominion Resources for more than $500 million in cash (S)
VERMONT PURE TO BUY CRYSTAL ROCK FOR $63 MILLION
Date: 09 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vermont Pure Holdings agrees to buy Crystal Rock Spring Water Co for about $63 million in cash, stock and notes (S)
FIRST UNION TO BUY BROKERAGE BUSINESS OF FIRST ALBANY
Date: 10 May 2000
By Bridge News
Bridge News
First Union Corp acquires brokerage business of First Albany Companies for $100 million in cash; First Union will add 200 retail brokers and 20 Northeast branches serving about 90,000 accounts, with $11.4 billion in assets (S)
FINOVA WILL EXPLORE OPTIONS AFTER BANKS BALK ON CREDIT
Date: 10 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Finova Group Inc plunge after its banks decide not to renew $500 million of credit, and company hires Credit Suisse First Boston to explore 'strategic alternatives'; stock drops $3.50, or 28 percent, to $9.125 (S)