HEWITT ASSOCIATES TO ACQUIRE EXULT, A RIVAL
Date: 17 June 2004
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Hewitt Associates Inc, consultant for human resources and administrative services, acquires competitor Exult Inc for about $598 million in stock; new company would have 2,300 human-resources customers and 300 clients who hire out their benefits plans (S)
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VORNADO TO PAY $65 MILLION FOR CALIFORNIA GROCERIES
Date: 17 June 2004
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Vornado Realty Trust acquires 25 supermarkets in Southern California from Newkirk Master LP for $65 million (S)
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EL PASO CREDITORS AGREE TO WAIT FOR FINANCIAL REPORTS
Date: 17 June 2004
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El Paso Corp says providers of $3 billion of credit agree to wait until Aug 15 for financial reports delayed by restatement of oil and natural-gas reserves (S)
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UNITED INDUSTRIES AGREES TO ACQUIRE UNITED PET GROUP
Date: 16 June 2004
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United Industries Corp acquires
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F.D.A. PANEL ENDORSES DEVICE TO TREAT DEPRESSION
Date: 17 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Cyberonics wins Food and Drug Administration endorsement for its brain-stimulation device for severe depression; recommendation could lead to approval for first implantable tool to treat depression (S)
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VF ADDS KIPLING BELGIUM, A MAKER OF BACKPACKS
Date: 16 June 2004
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VF Adds Kipling Belgium, A
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K2 WILL BUY THREE SPORTING-GOODS CONCERNS IN EUROPE
Date: 17 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
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K2 Inc, biggest ski maker in nation, acquires European ski-equipment manufacturers Volkl Sports Holding and Marker Group for about $124 million, and Marmot Mountain Ltd, which makes outdoor apparel and ski clothing, for about $84 million (S)
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CARLYLE/RIVERSTONE VENTURE TO BUY OHIO OIL PRODUCER
Date: 17 June 2004
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Energy fund run by Carlyle Group and Riverstone Holdings, in partnership with Capital C Energy LLC, acquire oil and natural-gas producer Belden & Blake Corp, owned by Texas Pacific Group, for undisclosed sum (S)
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CALLAWAY GOLF SAYS PROFIT WILL FALL BELOW FORECAST
Date: 16 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Callaway Golf Co expects second-quarter profit to fall as low as 10 cents per share, well below Wall Street forecasts, and cuts forecast for year (S)4
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SCHICK SUES GILLETTE OVER RAZOR TECHNOLOGY PATENTS
Date: 17 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Energizer Holdings Inc, maker of Schick razors, sues rival Gillette Co in dispute over diamond coating on razors (S)
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