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PepsiCo acquires plant-based nutrition bar maker Health Warrior

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

PepsiCo is buying plant-based nutritional bar maker Health Warrior as the beverage and snack giant presses deeper into good-for-you products.

Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec

Monday, October 8, 2018

Veltec develops technologies that improve safety and reduce operational costs for fleets.

Indra announces acquisition of Advanced Control System

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Through this deal, Indra and ACS look to capture the high growth potential of the transmission and distribution networks advanced management market, which is expected to grow at an annual rate of 20% and reach overall volumes of $1.8 billion by 2021.

Microsoft buys Lobe

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Microsoft has acquired Lobe, a small San Francisco start-up that focuses on making it easy to train and deploy artificial intelligence models. Terms weren't disclosed.

Nordic Capital makes 7x return on AniCura sale to Mars Petcare

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Nordic Capital has sold Sweden-headquartered veterinary services business AniCura to Mars Petcare.

PepsiCo to Acquire the Fruit and Veggie Snack Maker Bare Foods

Monday, May 28, 2018

Continuing to bet that consumers want to crunch on healthier snack items, the food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced that it was acquiring Bare Foods, a maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks.

Biolab to acquire Actavis Brazil from Teva

Monday, April 30, 2018

Brazil-based pharmaceutical company Biolab Pharma has signed an acquisition agreement for Actavis Brasil, property of the Teva Group.

Danone completes 1.3bn euro sale of its 14% stake in Yakult

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Danone has announced that it has completed the sale of 14% of its stake in Japanese probiotic drinks company Yakult for €1.3 billion

Novartis Sells Joint Venture Stake to GSK for $13 Billion

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis is selling its stake in a consumer health care joint venture with GlaxoSmithKline to the British company for $13 billion.

Starbucks signs licensing agreement with Brazil private equity firm

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

São Paulo private equity firm SouthRock Capital has signed an agreement with Starbucks Corp that gives it the right to develop and operate branches of the Seattle-based chain in Brazil

Cigna Is Buying Express Scripts in a $54 Billion Health Industry Deal

Monday, March 12, 2018

Cigna agreed to buy Express Scripts Holding for $54 billion in cash and stock, another move toward consolidation between U.S. health insurers and the companies that oversee patients’ drug benefits

Quiksilver parent to buy surfwear rival Billabong

Monday, January 8, 2018

The parent of the Quiksilver surfwear brand has agreed to acquire rival Billabong International Ltd., combining two of the largest active sports brands at a time when the industry is undergoing a major shakeout