Mergers & Acquisitions

Heritage Financial Corporation Completes Merger With Washington Banking Company

Heritage Financial Corporation Completes Merger With Washington Banking Company PR Newswire OLYMPIA, Wash., May 1, 2014 OLYMPIA, Wash. , May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — (NASDAQ:HFWA) Heritage Financial Corporation (“Heritage”), the parent company of Heritage Bank, announced that on May 1, 2014 , it completed its previously announced merger with Washington Banking Company (“Washington Banking”) and the merger of Whidbey Island Bank, the bank subsidiary of Washington Banking, into Heritage Bank. Brian L […]

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Computershare Acquires Registrar And Transfer Company

Computershare Acquires Registrar And Transfer Company Continued investment in shareholder servicing PR Newswire NEW YORK, May 1, 2014 NEW YORK , May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU), a leading financial services provider for the global securities industry, announced today it has acquired Registrar and Transfer Company (R&T). R&T provides transfer agency, proxy advisory and printing services; serving approximately 860 issuers in the US market. “R&T’s clients will be incorporated into the Computershare family and have access to our market leading products and services,” said Jay McHale , President of Equity Services, Computershare US […]

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ANSYS Acquires SpaceClaim Corporation, A Leading Provider Of 3-D Modeling Software

ANSYS Acquires SpaceClaim Corporation, A Leading Provider Of 3-D Modeling Software Acquisition provides customers with 3-D direct modeling tools to rapidly iterate product designs and drive innovation PR Newswire PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2014 PITTSBURGH , May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS), a global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, announced today that it has acquired SpaceClaim Corporation, a leading provider of fast and intuitive 3-D modeling software for engineers, for a purchase price of $85 million in cash, plus retention and an adjustment for working capital. The transaction was closed on April 30, 2014 . […]

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Treaty Energy Corporation Acquires the Assets of Texas Sands Resources, LLC

Treaty Energy Corporation Acquires the Assets of Texas Sands Resources, LLC Chris Tesarski, President and CEO of TSR, to be Executive Chairman of the Treaty Energy Corporation PR Newswire NEW ORLEANS, May 1, 2014 NEW ORLEANS , May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Treaty Energy Corporation (OTCQB: TECO) ( http://www.treatyenergy.com ), a growth-oriented international energy company, today announced the acquisition of the assets of Texas Sands Resources, LLC (TSR) of Abilene, Texas and the appointment of Chris Tesarski to Executive Chairman of the Company. Andrew V. […]

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Applied Industrial Technologies Reports Fiscal 2014 Third Quarter Results, Declares Dividend and Announces Acquisition

Applied Industrial Technologies Reports Fiscal 2014 Third Quarter Results, Declares Dividend and Announces Acquisition Company acquires oilfield supplier Reliance Industrial Products PR Newswire CLEVELAND, May 1, 2014 CLEVELAND , May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) today reported third quarter fiscal 2014 sales and earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2014 . Net sales for the quarter were $618.0 million , a decrease of 0.6% compared with $621.7 million in the same quarter a year ago. Foreign currency exchange rates resulted in a negative 1.6% impact on sales in the March 2014 quarter. […]

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Colliers & McKeel Whiskey Brands sold to California Group

Colliers & McKeel Whiskey Brands sold to California Group California firm buys Tennessee Distilling Company brands PR Newswire NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 1, 2014 NASHVILLE, Tenn. , May 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — The owners of the Tennessee Distilling Company and the Collier and McKeel Whiskey brand announced the sale of their brands. Collier and McKeel is made about a mile from the Tennessee State Capitol in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee in its own dedicated distillery. […]

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Fund Affiliated with Apollo Global Management completes acquisition of Ivanho Cambridge’s European hotel portfolio

Fund Affiliated with Apollo Global Management completes acquisition of Ivanho Cambridge’s European hotel portfolio Canada NewsWire NEW YORK and MONTRÉAL, May 1, 2014 NEW YORK and MONTRÉAL, May 1, 2014 /CNW/ – Apollo European Principal Finance Fund II (“Apollo EPF II”), a fund affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE:APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) today announced the successful completion of the acquisition of a portfolio of 18 European hotels from Ivanho Cambridge . Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. […]