Mergers & Acquisitions

International Paper Completes the Sale of Its Asian Corrugated Packaging Business

International Paper Completes the Sale of Its Asian Corrugated Packaging Business Also Completes the Acquisition of Holmen Paper Madrid Mill PR Newswire MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 30, 2016 MEMPHIS, Tenn. , June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — International Paper (NYSE: IP) today announced that it has completed two previously disclosed transactions – the sale of its corrugated packaging business in China and Southeast Asia to Xiamen Bridge Hexing Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise; and the acquisition of the Holmen Paper Madrid Mill in Spain. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

SNC-Lavalin reaches an agreement to sell its Real Estate Facilities Management business in Canada for $45 million to Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions

SNC-Lavalin reaches an agreement to sell its Real Estate Facilities Management business in Canada for $45 million to Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions Canada NewsWire MONTREAL, June 30, 2016 MONTREAL , June 30, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ – SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to sell its non-core Real Estate Facilities Management business in Canada to Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions (“Brookfield GIS”) for $45 million , which includes facilities management, property management, realty management and related project management. The community mailboxes and P3s are not included in the agreement. SNC-Lavalin’s Real Estate Facilities Management business in Canada has approximately 1,100 employees. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Consolidated Precision Products Corp. Completes Acquisition of Polish Casting Facilities

Consolidated Precision Products Corp. Completes Acquisition of Polish Casting Facilities PR Newswire CLEVELAND, June 30, 2016 CLEVELAND , June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Consolidated Precision Products Corp. (CPP), a leading manufacturer of highly engineered components and subassemblies primarily for the commercial aerospace and defense markets, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of two casting facilities from Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów S.A., a business unit of Pratt & Whitney Canada that is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation. […]

Stock Analysts

Hain Celestial’s Strategic Efforts Bode Well: Hold HAIN

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. HAIN , through strategic opportunities, constantly endeavors to expand its footprint in the organic and natural products category in order to offer “A Healthier Way of Life.” Acquisitions have played a vital role in the company’s strategy of building market share. In the recent past, Hain Celestial acquired Orchard House Foods Limited ("Orchard House"), one of the leading providers of prepared fruit, juices, fruit desserts and other ingredients, with facilities in Gateshead and Corby in the U.K. […]

Stock Analysts

Tractor Supply (TSCO) Stock Down on Q2 Comps, 2016 View

Tractor Supply Company ’s TSCO business is highly seasonal, with sales and profits usually soaring in the spring and winter selling seasons on the back of demand for its merchandise offering. Unseasonable weather, heavy precipitation, drought conditions and early or late frosts may have a material impact on the company’s financial condition and operational results. Well, this was the story behind Tractor Supply’s soft sales performance in the second quarter of 2016, which along with a dismal outlook for the year, worried investors. […]

Stock Analysts

Go Beyond Bargain Hunting: Tap 5 Stocks with Rising P/E

Stocks with low P/E are always investors’ darlings as it speaks of undervaluation. The ratio, which is obtained by dividing a stock’s current market price with its historical or estimated earnings, measures how much an investor needs to shell out per dollar of earnings. The lower the P/E of a stock, the better for a value investor […]

Stock Analysts

Weyerhaeuser to Turn Preference Shares to Common Shares

Forest product manufacturer and supplier Weyerhaeuser Company WY recently announced its decision to convert its outstanding 6.375% Mandatory Convertible Preference Shares, Series A into common shares. The conversion will be effective Jul 1, 2016. As revealed, each preference share will be converted into 1.6929 Weyerhaeuser common shares. […]

Stock Analysts

FEMSA (FMX) Looks Troubled: What’s Wrong with the Stock?

Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B de C.V FMX or FEMSA has been facing difficult times for a while now as is evident from this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) stock’s movement in the trading zone. Evidently, this leading Latin American beverage company has lost about 5.6% over the past three months, while slipping 1.3% year to date. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Eaton Vance Bank Loan Closed-End Funds Announce Tender Offers For Outstanding Auction Preferred Shares

Eaton Vance Bank Loan Closed-End Funds Announce Tender Offers For Outstanding Auction Preferred Shares PR Newswire BOSTON, June 30, 2016 BOSTON , June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE: EFR) and Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE: EVF) (the “Funds”) announced today that their Boards of Trustees have authorized tender offers to purchase up to 27% and 44%, respectively, of their outstanding auction preferred shares (“APS”) at a price per share equal to 95% of the APS liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus any unpaid APS dividends accrued through the tender date. Each Fund’s tender offer will be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as will be set forth in the Fund’s offer to purchase and related letter of transmittal. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Blackboard Affiliate to Acquire Higher One

Blackboard Affiliate to Acquire Higher One Acquisition will broaden company’s financial services offerings to institutions, students and parents PR Newswire WASHINGTON, June 30, 2016 WASHINGTON , June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. , the world’s leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that an affiliate of the company has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Higher One Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ONE) (“Higher One”) […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Harvest Natural Resources Announces Agreement To Sell Interests In Venezuela

Harvest Natural Resources Announces Agreement To Sell Interests In Venezuela PR Newswire HOUSTON, June 30, 2016 HOUSTON , June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (Harvest or the Company) (NYSE: HNR) today announced that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, HNR Energia B.V. (HNR Energia), have entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with CT Energy Holding SRL, a private investment firm (CT Energy), to sell all of the Company’s interest in Venezuela […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

InterOil Receives Unsolicited, Conditional Non-Binding Proposal; Continues to Recommend Transaction with Oil Search

InterOil Receives Unsolicited, Conditional Non-Binding Proposal; Continues to Recommend Transaction with Oil Search PR Newswire SINGAPORE and PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, June 30, 2016 SINGAPORE and PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea , June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC; POMSoX: IOC) has received from a third party an unsolicited, conditional, non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of the outstanding common shares of InterOil. The non-binding proposal is subject to a number of conditions, including (among others) satisfactory completion of due diligence. […]

Momentum Stocks

Bull of the Day: Nucor Corp (NUE)

The construction sector is currently expected to see earnings growth +8.9% year over year in the second quarter of 2016. This expectation was further bolstered with the recent US construction report that stated overall growth is expected to average +6% annually into 2020 with expenditures totaling $1.5 trillion. Specifically, nonresidential building segment is expected to see annual growth of +7.7%, and spending on nonresidential building construction is expected to rise an average +4.9% per year through 2020. […]