Finance & Capital Management

Acxiom Corporation enters into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Silver Lake, an investment firm focused on large-scale investments in technology-driven growth industries, and ValueAct Capital, one of the largest investment firms that makes strategic block and control investments in public and private companies.

The Board of Directors of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company elects Max Grishakov, vice president and general manager -- Wrigley Russia, as an officer of the company.

Russ Berrie and Company Inc. announces that its board of directors has appointed Michael Zimmerman as chairman and Raphael Benaroya as vice chairman.

Chattem Inc. announces the closing of its previously announced agreement to acquire the rights to ACT, a branded over-the-counter (OTC) anti-cavity mouthwash/mouth rinse, in Western Europe with worldwide trademark rights from Johnson & Johnson for $4.1 million in cash plus certain assumed liabilities.

Doskocil, a pet product and sporting goods manufacturer, successfully implements Oracle Transportation Management 5.5 to transform its outbound logistics operations.

Campbell Soup Company is using QlikTech's QlikView, its flagship business intelligence software solution to improve its supply chain management, to enable employees to analyze corporate data in innovative ways to improve inventory control and ensure the right product mix is available to customers at the right time.

Denise L. Ramos resigns from her post as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Furniture Brands International Inc. to accept the position of Chief Financial Officer at ITT Corporation.

Umbro deploys FlexPLM from PTC software to improve its product development processes.