Mergers & Acquisitions

Newell Rubbermaid expands its presence into Asia, taking on strollers, car seats and other children's products. In the United States, the company completes its buy of restroom hygiene systems.

Coty Inc. and Karl Lagerfeld SAS enter into a strategic licensing alliance to market the Lagerfeld line of signature fragrances.

NetSuite Inc., a vendor of on-demand, integrated business management application suites that provide ERP, CRM and e-commerce functionality for small and medium-size businesses and divisions of large businesses, files a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

Jones Apparel Group Inc. receives an unsolicited non-binding proposal from Fast Retailing Co. Ltd., a Japan-based company, to acquire the company's wholly owned subsidiary Barneys New York Inc. for $900 million in cash.

Earlier this week, Pernod Ricard signed a contract for Vin & Sprit, brand owner of Abolsut vodka, and becomes a co-leader in the global wine and spirits industry.

Liz Claiborne Inc. reveals its long-term growth plan, under which the company will hone its brand portfolio, aggressively manage its cost structure and innovate its supply chain in order to enhance shareholder returns.

Unilever calls on sourcing partner before Accenture deal

Starbucks Coffee Company and The Hershey Company are joining forces to transform the premium chocolate segment through the creation of a new Starbucks-branded premium chocolate platformin the United States starting this fall.