Mergers & Acquisitions

Nike Inc. reaches agreement on an all-cash offer to acquire Umbro plc, a United Kingdom-based global football (soccer) brand.

Honeywell signs a definitive agreement to acquire Hand Held Products, a privately held automatic identification and data collection company.

The Board of Directors of The Stanley Works announces the election of a new member, Carlos M. Cardoso, president and chief executive officer of Kennametal Inc.

T3Ci formally announces the appointment of Cedric Guyot as the new vice president of Marketing. Guyot will report to Jonathan Golovin, chairman & CEO, T3Ci.

After 25 years of service, Bill Lovette, senior group vice president of Poultry and Prepared Foods, Tyson Foods Inc., is leaving the company and his position will not be filled.

SAP AG announces its intent to acquire YASU Technologies, a privately-held provider of business rules management systems.

Zebra Technologies Corporation agrees to acquire all of the shares of Navis Holdings LLC, a global solutions provider for managing logistics, assets, inventories and cargo flows across the supply chain, for approximately $145 million in cash, subject to applicable post-closing adjustments.

Nike Inc. announces that Jill Stanton, vice president, Apparel for Nike's U.S. region, is named vice president of Global Apparel for the Nike brand.