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CHS and West Central in strategic agreement

January 12, 2015 CHS has purchased a 25 percent share of West Central, a full-service wholesale distributor headquartered in Willmar, Minn.

Horizon Discovery Group plc acquires Haplogen Genomics GmbH

January 12, 2015 Horizon Discovery Group plc has agreed to acquire Haplogen Genomics GmbH, a biotechnology company based in Vienna, Austria for an initial consideration of £6m in cash.

WuXi PharmaTech acquires NextCODE Health

January 12, 2015 WuXi PharmaTech has acquired NextCODE Health, a genomic analysis and bioinformatics company with operations in the United States and Iceland, for $65 million in cash.

Unilever to invest £200 million in UK

January 12, 2015 Unilever plans to expand in Merseyside with a £200 million investment that will secure jobs for the future.

Mubadala buys out Batista's company

January 12, 2015 Abu Dhabi's Mubadala holding company has completed the buyout of the stake formerly held by Eike Batista's Grupo EBX in IMX, an entertainment and sports company.

Brazil expects $20 million in deals at Arab Health

January 12, 2015 This year, 44 Brazilian enterprises will exhibit at Arab Health, the Middle East' s leading healthcare industry expo, due from January 26th to 29th in Dubai.

Shire to acquire NPS Pharma for $5.2 billion

January 11, 2015 Shire plc and NPS Pharmaceuticals have entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which Shire will acquire all the outstanding shares of NPS Pharma for $46 per share in cash, for a total consideration of approximately $5.2 billion.

Travelport invests in German tour operator distribution company travel-IT

January 10, 2015 Travelport has acquired a majority stake in leading German tour operator distribution company, travel-IT.

Irish re-insurer XL Group to buy Catlin for 2.79 billion pounds

January 10, 2015 XL Group plc has entered into an agreement under which XL will offer to acquire all of the capital stock of Catlin Group to form a combined business which is expected to have a leading presence in the global specialty insurance and reinsurance markets.

Hut Group to employ 2,000 in UK

January 10, 2015 The Hut Group's (THG) plans to create 2,000 new jobs over the next 3 years through a £100 million investment in the Appleton, United Kingdom.

Harvard Bioscience buys HEKA Elektronik of Germany

January 9, 2015 Harvard Bioscience has acquired all of the operations of HEKA Elektronik, or HEKA, a privately held biomedical instrumentation and software business with headquarters in Germany, for a total of approximately $6 million in cash.

General Mills wants to close Indiana facility

January 9, 2015 General Mills announced a preliminary decision to close its manufacturing facility in New Albany, Indiana.