6

Continuum Worldwide Acquires Assets of Focus Solutions, Bolstering Operational Risk Management Services (Business Wire)

http://us.rd.yahoo.com

OMAHA, Neb.----Continuum Worldwide, a subsidiary of Mutual of Omaha and a leading provider of operational risk management services, has acquired assets of Focus Solutions, an Omaha-based provider of eDiscovery and support services to the legal and corporate community.

Read more »
6

Gavilon, LLC Completes Acquisition of Charlie Myers Grain Co. (Business Wire)

http://us.rd.yahoo.com

OMAHA, Neb.----Gavilon, LLC announced today that it has finalized the acquisition of nine grain facilities in Texas from Charlie Myers Grain Co. This marks the first purchase for the company since its inception in June 2008, when a group of investors bought the former ConAgra Trade Group.

Read more »
5

Acuity Brands Announces Acquisition of Lighting Control & Design (Business Wire)

http://us.rd.yahoo.com

ATLANTA----Acuity Brands, Inc. today announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of California based Lighting Control & Design, Inc. , a manufacturer of comprehensive digital lighting controls and software.

Read more »
5

Compass Diversified Holdings to Present at CJS Securities 9th Annual 'New Ideas for the New Year' Investor Conference (PR Newswi

http://us.rd.yahoo.com

Compass Diversified Holdings , a leading acquirer and manager of middle market businesses, announced today that Joe Massoud, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the CJS Securities 9th Annual "New Ideas for the New Year" Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday, January 7, 2009.

Read more »
6

Mutual fund industry suffering

http://www.fiercefinance.com

When it comes to buy-side carnage, most of the media ink has been spilled on hedge funds. But mutual funds have fared much worse on a performance basis. By some measures, on average, the losses wracked up by equity mutual funds are about double the losses of hedge funds. And who can forget that one money market mutual fund broke the buck in 2008, and there were several others that may have been close. Investors certainly took note.

Read more »
Created by NYCbanker 5 hours 22 min ago – Made popular 2 hours 23 min ago
Category: Mergers   Tags:
6

Greystar Real Estate Partners Welcomes JPI Management Services to the Family (Business Wire)

http://us.rd.yahoo.com

CHARLESTON, S.C.----Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC announced, today, that they have acquired JPI Management Services, the management services division of Irving, TX based JPI. The acquisition solidifies Greystar’s position as one of the leading multifamily real estate companies in the United States.

Read more »
6

Porsche takes indirect control of Scania (AP)

http://us.rd.yahoo.com

Porsche said Monday that it had increased its stake in Volkswagen AG to more than 50 percent, a move that gave it indirect control of truck maker Scania AB and requires it to make a mandatory takeover offer for the Swedish company.

Read more »
5

CKE Restaurants adopts poison pill plan (AP)

http://us.rd.yahoo.com

CKE Restaurants Inc., operator of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's burger chains, said Monday that it adopted a "poison pill" plan to dissuade any hostile takeover attempts.

Read more »
6

CertainTeed Insulation Completes Acquisition of Canadian Insulation Manufacturer - To Expand North American Presence (PR Newswir

http://us.rd.yahoo.com

CertainTeed Insulation today announced the completion of its acquisition of the OFI Income Fund on January 2, 2009.

Read more »

What We're Reading: