Mergers & Acquisitions

In yet another acquisition move, Oracle makes a definitive agreement to buy Agile Software Corporation, a provider of product lifecycle management solutions (PLM), through a cash merger for $8.10 per share, or approximately $495 million.

Swisslog purchases Accalon, a manufacturer of conveyor systems and stacker cranes for warehouses and distribution centers, for an undisclosed sum.

The J. M. Smucker Company completes the acquisition of Eagle Family Foods Holdings Inc., a privately-held company, for $133 million in cash and the assumption of $115 million in debt, in a transaction valued at $248 million.

Blyth Inc. has sold certain assets associated with its North American mass channel home fragrance business, Blyth HomeScents International - North America (BHI), to MVP Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of private-label candles and home fragrance products to mass retailers.

The Maytag brand launches its first major advertising campaign since being acquired by Whirlpool Corporation last year and its first national campaign featuring the new Maytag Repairman, played by Clay Jackson who was recently discovered during a nationwide, public search involving more than 1,500 people.

The new enterprise mobility business from Motorola Inc. and Avery Dennison Corporation announce a strategic relationship under which Avery Dennison RFID will supply EPCglobal Gen 2 RFID tags to Motorola.

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. announces changes in four key management positions.

SoftSheen-Carson, A Division of L'Oral, drives analytic practices through the company