24 August 2005

Buyy buy

Buyy buy Johnson Controls Agrees to Buy York for $2.4 Billion (Update3) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aDnMSGRpnNus
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson Controls Inc., the world's largest vehicle-seat maker, agreed to buy York International Corp. for $2.4 billion, expanding its building-related business and reducing its reliance on carmakers that are cutting production.

Johnson Controls to buy York International for $3.2 billion
Johnson Controls Inc. has agreed to buy York International Corp., a global heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment and services company, for $3.2 billion.

Lousiana Pacific to buy back stock
Louisiana Pacific Corp. said Wednesday it has an agreement to buy back shares of its common stock from a financial intermediary for $150 million.

Johnson Controls to Buy York for $2.4 Billion
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aBNwlpumDsjw
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson Controls Inc., the world's largest maker of automotive seats, will buy York International Corp. for $2.4 billion to double its heating-and-cooling systems business.

Meritage Homes to buy Florida homebuilder http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2005/08/22/daily39.html?from_rss=1
Meritage Homes Corp. on Wednesday said it plans to buy Greater Homes Inc., a private homebuilder in Orlando, Fla.

Canadian Business Bank of Montreal reported to be in talks to buy stake in Chinese bank http://www.canadianbusiness.com/news/article.jsp?content=b082487A
TORONTO (CP) - The Bank of Montreal and Germany's DEG are negotiating to buy stakes in China's Hefei City Commercial Bank, according to unconfirmed Chinese media reports.

Canadian Business Bank of Montreal reported to be in talks to buy stake in Chinese bank http://www.canadianbusiness.com/news/article.jsp?content=b082471A
TORONTO (CP) - The Bank of Montreal and Germany's DEG are negotiating to buy stakes in China's Hefei City Commercial Bank, according to unconfirmed media reports out of China.

Johnson Controls to buy York for $3.2bn cash
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/99041386-14e2-11da-9df1-00000e2511c8.html
Johnson Controls, maker of auto interiors and technology for building systems, agreed to buy York, a manufacturer of heating and ventilation systems for $3.2bn in cash.

The Moscow Times Arbat Prestige to Buy St. Pete Landmark http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/08/25/044.html
Cosmetics and perfume retailer Arbat Prestige is set to buy St. Petersburg's famed Yeliseyevsky store, Yury Shcherbakov, vice president of Yeliseyevsky owner Parnas-M, said Wednesday.