ANDRX IS SET TO PURCHASE VALMED PHARMACEUTICAL
Date: 12 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Andrx Corp will acquire Valmed Pharmaceutical Inc, distributor of generic drugs; terms not disclosed (S)
Replaying Friday, February 11, 2000
The February 11, 2000 was a Friday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 41 day of the year. President of the United States was William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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11th of February 2000 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on February 11, 2000
SWEDISH MATCH ADDING BRANDS OF NATIONAL TOBACCO
Date: 12 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Swedish Match AB will buy brands owned by closely held National Tobacco Co for $165 million (S)
WESTPOINT STEVENS CHIEF TO TAKE COMPANY PRIVATE
Date: 12 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
WestPoint Stevens Inc chief executive Holcombe Greene Jr offers to take company private in transaction that values company at about $1.12 billion (S)
SUNSOURCE SAYS IT IS SELLING MAJORITY STAKE IN TWO UNITS
Date: 11 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SunSource Inc to will sell majority stake in its repair-parts units to affiliates of Glencoe Capital LLC for $105 million in cash to raise money for an acquisition; to contribute Kar Products Inc and A&H Bolt and Nut to GC Sun Holdings LP, partnership with Glencoe, in exchange for the cash and 49 percent stake; affiliates of Glencoe will hold the rest (S)
RUSSELL SAYS IT WILL ELIMINATE 800 MORE JOBS IN U.S.
Date: 11 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Russell Corp, maker of Russell Athletic sportswear, is cutting 800 more jobs in United States as part of its plan to move more than 90 percent of its assembly plants to Honduras and Mexico by the end of the year; company has eliminated 4,241 US jobs over last 18 months (S)
SALE OF OKLAHOMA ARCO UNIT TO EASE BUYOUT CONCERNS
Date: 12 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Atlantic Richfield Co will sell oil pipelines, connections and storage tanks near Cushing, Pa, to eliminate obstacle to proposed $30 billion buyout by BP Amoco (S)
Cuts at Software Maker
Date: 12 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Policy Management Systems Corp, software maker, will lay off 350 people, or 6 percent of work force (S)
FRANCE TELCOM READY TO SHOP
Date: 12 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
France Telecom SA, Europe's second biggest telephone company, is seeking to acquire Orange PLC to strengthen its international business and better compete with Vodafone AirTouch (S)
NO BID FOR RETAILER
Date: 11 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philip Green, British retail investor, says he will not bid for Marks & Spencer PLC to avoid battle with the new management of the company (S)
WASSALL TO BE ACQUIRED
Date: 12 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts Inc to acquire Wassall PLC for $1 billion in cash as it seeks to create biggest company in Europe's fragmented lighting business; graph shows price of Wassall's shares (S)