International Business

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc and Adams Respiratory Therapeutics have entered into a definitive agreement under which Reckitt Benckiser will tender for the acquisition of Adams for $60 per share in cash ($2.3 billion).

Coca-Cola Enterprises' Board of Directors elects the former vice chairman and chief risk officer of RBC Financial Group, Suzanne B. Labarge, as director.

StayinFront Inc. joins the Motorola PartnerSelect Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Program, designed to promote long-term go-to-market relationships and ecosystem-partnering among independent software vendors, solution and business partners, and professional service providers worldwide.

In order to work on ventures that leverage strategic consumer insights and innovation, Thomas K. Hernquist, senior vice president, global chief growth officer, will resign from The Hershey Company, effective December 31, 2007.

E-commerce solutions provider GSI Commerce Inc. signs a definitive agreement to acquire Zendor.com Ltd., a Manchester, U.K.-based provider of fulfillment, customer care and e-commerce solutions, for approximately $7.9 million in cash.

Bare Escentuals Inc.'s President Diane Miles resigned to pursue other opportunities, effective immediately.

Easton-Bell, the brand owner of Easton, Ridell, Bell, Giro and Blackburn sporting goods, will meet Global Sources suppliers in Shanghai with the intention to source sporting goods and sports equipment from pre-screened suppliers.

New York-based Nefeli Corporation, a company specializing in applying Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts to skincare, has filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against Estee Lauder Inc. and its affiliate Origins Natural Resources Inc. for breach of contract and fraud.