Tag «Acquires»

GfK acquires TerrEtude to enhance geographic reach in agricultural market research

Nuremberg, 12th May 2014 – Acquisition of French agricultural tracking specialist will reinforce GfK’s position in the agricultural market.  Today GfK announced the acquisition of TerrEtude, a provider of agricultural tracking research in France. Through the acquisition GfK will strengthen its portfolio of market leading trackers and further enhance its competencies in agricultural market research. …

Persistent Systems Acquires CloudSquads; Accelerates Social Community Platform Offerings

Time-to-Market Critical as Social Channels Become Predominant Way for Customers to Interact with Companies    Pune, India and Santa Clara, CA – February 5, 2014: Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), the global leader in software product and technology services, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held CloudSquads, an innovative …

ArcelorMittal acquires ThyssenKrupp Steel USA with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation for US$1,550 million

Luxembourg, Friday 29 November 2013 – ArcelorMittal today announces that it has entered into a 50/50 joint venture partnership with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (“NSSMC”) to acquire 100% of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (“TK Steel USA”) from ThyssenKrupp for an agreed price of US$1,550 million. TK Steel USA is a steel processing plant situated …

PSA ACQUIRES CONTAINER TERMINAL IN LIANYUNGANG

A subsidiary of PSA International (PSA) has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire stakes in a new container terminal company in Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China. The joint venture between PSA and Lianyungang Port Group will take over the container terminal project from China Shipping Container Lines following completion of the deal which is subject …

Lionsgate Acquires Television Rights To The #1 New York Times Bestselling Series Crossfire By Award-winning Author Sylvia Day

Book Franchise Has Sold Over 12 Million Copies Worldwide Since Its Debut Last Year Santa Monica, CA, August 21, 2013 – Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF), a leading global entertainment company, has optioned the rights to the bestselling Crossfire series of romantic novels by Sylvia Day, it was announced today by Kevin Beggs, president of the Lionsgate Television …

Propalms Acquires Thinspace!

BANGALORE, India- August 1, 2013   Propalms, a leading provider of server based computing technology based on Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Hypervisor based VDI and Enterprise remote access solutions, today announced that it has acquired certain assets from Thinspace, a leading cloud client solution provider headquartered in Cheshire, UK, with an extensive public sector customer …

Powa Technologies acquires leading fashion blogging group, Aigua Media

Leading fashion blogs including Catwalk Queen, Kiss and Makeup and Shoewawa now part of visionary everything Commerce group Powa Technologies Ltd., the visionary ‘everythingCommerce’ platform providing mobile and eCommerce solutions, has acquired fashion blogging portfolio Aigua Media in a major deal that will see the company expand its footprint in web publishing and social media …

ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products acquires the metal commodity trading business of BenMet NY

Expansion of activities in North and South America, widening of product portfolio ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products GmbH, Essen, has acquired the business of metal commodity trading company BenMet NY, headquartered in New York, effective July 1, 2013. The companies have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. With the acquisition, ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products is significantly expanding …