1 min read · 28 May 2010
1 min read · 28 May 2010
2 min read · 28 May 2010
2 min read · 28 May 2010
2 min read · 28 May 2010
Omidyar Network has committed $10 million over a two-year period to the Social Innovation Fund, a public-private partnership launched last year to support social entrepreneurs and innovative nonprofit organizations.
2 min read · 28 May 2010
GemCity Engineering and Manufacturing, a Dayton, Ohio-based contract manufacturer, has acquired Vistek Medical, an Ivyland, Penn.-based contract manufacturer of medical implant and specialized components. No financial terms were disclosed. GEM is a portfolio company of Riverside Partners.
2 min read · 28 May 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) has agreed to acquire Fermentas International Inc., a Burlington, Ontario-based maker of molecular biology products for use by researchers in university and commercial laboratories. The deal is valued at $260 million in cash. Summit Partners made a "significant minority investment" into Fermantas in 2007, but no financial terms were disclosed.
3 min read · 28 May 2010
KKR has agreed to sell East Resources Inc. to Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS) for approximately $4.7 billion in cash. East Resources is a natural gas company focused on the Marcellus shale
4 min read · 28 May 2010
Kinderhook Industries has completed its $30.38 million take-private acquisition of International Absorbents Inc. (NYSE: IAX), a maker of environmentally-friendly pet care and industrial products.
2 min read · 28 May 2010
