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Forward Air acquires Total Quality for $66M
Forward Air Corp. of Greeneville, Tenn., has acquired Total Quality Inc., a Grand Haven-based provider of maximum security and temperature-controlled transportation and logistics services to the pharmaceutical and life science industries throughout the United States.
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Perrigo acquires Velcera for $160M to expand in pet-health market
Perrigo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Velcera Inc. — an OTC pet health-products company in Yardley, Pa. — for $160 million in cash, with the acquisition expected to close this year.
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382 Communications talks about Iserv acquisition
Why would 382 Communications — a Massachusetts based wholesale voice, data and network service provider — become the parent company of Iserv, a Grand Rapids-based Internet service provider?
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Stryker offers $764M to acquire Trauson Holdings and expand in China
Stryker (NYSE: SYK) announced Thursday it is offering to buy out Trauson Holdings Co. of China in an attempt to expand its presence there, one of the world’s most rapidly growing markets for orthopedic medical devices.
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Knape & Vogt acquires CompX furniture operations for $59M and Diamond Storage Concepts
Knape & Vogt celebrated the New Year by announcing it has acquired companies in Canada, Taiwan and Nevada.
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Universal Forest acquires Custom Caseworks, secures $75M loan
Universal Forest Products Inc. in Grand Rapids Township (Nasdaq: UFPI) has negotiated loan agreements with Prudential Investment Management Inc. totaling $75 million, which will be used to re-finance $40 million of existing notes and for expansion capital, including the acquisition of a Minnesota caseworks manufacturer.
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Pfizer to acquire NextWave Pharmaceuticals
NextWave makes the new ADHD drug Quillivant XR.
Global pharmaceutical maker Pfizer has announced its intention to acquire NextWave Pharmaceuticals of Cupertino, Calif., developer of Quillivant XR, the first once-daily liquid medication approved in the U.S. for the treatment of ADHD. Quillivant XR received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 27, and it is expected to be in U.S. pharmacies in January.
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UFPI acquires Washington pallet manufacturer
Universal Forest Products Inc. of Grand Rapids Township has announced that one of its subsidiaries, UFP Washington, is expanding the company’s industrial business in the Northwest with the acquisition of the assets of Nepa Pallet and Container Co. Inc. in Washington state.
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Stryker buying Israeli medical device firm for $135 million
Stryker Corp. in Kalamazoo announced Tuesday a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Surpass Medical Ltd. for $135 million.
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