31 August 2005

Keyword News: [purchase]


Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:04 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [purchase]
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BizJournals, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 3:26 PM PDT
Providian shareholders approve purchase by WaMu http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2005/08/29/daily30.html?from_rss=1
Providian Financial Corp. shareholders Wednesday approved Washington Mutual Inc.'s purchase of the San Francisco credit card issuer.

InfoWorld, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 4:57 PM PDT
Sun completes StorageTek purchase http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/08/31/hnsunstoragetek_1.html
( InfoWorld ) - As expected, Sun Microsystems Wednesday completed its $4.1 billion purchase of Storage Technology, a deal that was first announced June 2. Under the terms of the agreement, StorageTek stockholders will receive $37 in cash for each StorageTek share, according to a Sun news release. Sun nabbed StorageTek in its largest-ever cash acquisition in an effort to beef up its

AutoWired, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 4:34 PM PDT
Vehicle purchase and leaseback increasing http://www.autowired.co.uk/news/article.aspx?storyid=14581
RYLAND UNITY Vehicle Solutions is reporting an increase in the trend towards purchase and leaseback of vehicles. The scheme enables companies to retain the use of their vehicles yet generate capital from the sale, whilst transferring to a VAT-beneficial funding method.

PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 2:11 PM PDT
Cal Dive International, Inc. Closes Asset Purchase Agreement With Torch Offshore http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050831/daw056.html?.v=15
Cal Dive International, Inc. announced today that it has closed an asset purchase agreement with Torch Offshore, Inc. following early termination of the second review of the transaction by the Department of Justice.

Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 1:30 PM PDT
Advocat Completes Purchase of Briarcliff Health Care Center http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050831/315752.html?.v=1
Advocat Inc. announced today it closed on the purchase of the Briarcliff Health Care Center, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Advocat has operated the Briarcliff facility under a lease agreement since 1990.

The State, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 1:22 PM PDT
Moore's home purchase probed http://www.thestate.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/12458604.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_politics
Gov. Jeb Bush has ordered an inquiry into whether a Fort Lauderdale commissioner did anything wrong when he bought a home for one-third of its assessed value after city code violations involving the house were dismissed.

WCAX 3, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 2:51 PM PDT
Hall Communications purchases WIZN; will purchase WBTZ http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=3790636
BURLINGTON, Vt. Hall Communications, which owns roughly 20 radio stations up and down the East Coast, is acquiring two leading Burlington area stations.

bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 3:35 PM PDT
Medicine Bow deal closes for $834M http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050831/1158291.html?.v=1
El Paso Corp. said Wednesday it has finalized its purchase of private, oil and gas company Medicine Bow Energy Corp. for $834 million in cash through its wholly owned subsidiary, El Paso Production Holding Co.

bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 1:35 PM PDT
Ivax exec sells majority of stock http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/050831/1157957.html?.v=2
As the company prepares to sell itself, the chief administrative officer and vice president of international finance for Ivax Corp. has cleaned out his directly held shares, as well as stock held through his employee stock purchase plan.

Broadcasting and Cable, Wed, 31 Aug 2005 2:47 PM PDT
Harris Broadcast Acquires Leitch - 8/31/2005 5:37:00 PM - Broadcasting & Cable - CA6253084 http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6253084?display=Breaking+News
The deal is the second major purchase for Harris in less than a year. Last November, the company acquired Encoda Systems, a traffic and billing system maker, for $340 million.

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