PUBLIC LIVES
Date: 02 September 1999
By James Barron With Jodi Wilgoren and Joe Brescia
James With
Public Lives column notes that Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani is juror in personal-injury case, and his press sec Sunny Mindel has been excising any mention of case from newspapers before presenting them to him; also comments on Jeremy Thomas, producer of film All the Little Animals; photos (M)
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MASCO MAKES FIVE ACQUISITIONS FOR $3.8 BILLION
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Masco Corp, largest US maker of kitchen cabinets and bathroom fixtures, acquires five home-improvement products companies for about $3.8 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt; companies are Behr Process, Mill's Pride, Arrow Fastener, Inrecon and Superia Radiatoren (S)
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MANAGEMENT-LED GROUP BIDS TO BUY GP STRATEGIES
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GP Strategies Corp receives offer from its management and buyout investment fund of Veronis Suhler & Associates Inc to take company private for about $149.6 million in cash (S)
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AT&T AND INTERNET PHONE PROVIDER REACH SERVICES DEAL
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AT&T Corp says it will provide international networking services to Net2Phone Inc, enabling Net2Phone to expand its low-cost Internet-based calling service to 17 countries; five-year contract is expected to generate more than $100 million in revenue (S)
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GARTNER SAYS SHARE BUYBACK WILL COST $340 MILLION
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gartner Group Inc expects to pay about $340 million for 9.6 million class A shares and 6.1 million class B shares in previously announced buyback plan (S)
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ISS GROUP MAKES ACQUISITION TO ADD SECURITY SERVICES
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ISS Group Inc acquires Netrex Secure Solutions for about $57.1 million in stock (S)
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HOOPER HOLMES TO BUY RIVAL COMPANY IN HEALTH TESTING
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hooper Holmes Inc acquires Paramedical Services of America, unit of Pediatric Services of America Inc, for as much as $95 million (S)
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DEXTER TO SELL A UNIT, CLOSE A PLANT AND CUT 120 JOBS
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dexter Corp will sell its printed wiring-board materials unit and close Richardson, Tex, plant, and make changes in its nonwoven materials unit's European division, cutting 60 jobs between the divisions (S)
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Deal by Cumulus Media
Date: 02 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cumulus Media Inc acquires Broadcast Software International, closely held developer of digital audio software; financial terms undisclosed (S)
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DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
France's jobless rate unexpectedly declined to 11.2 percent in July, lowest since February 1993, from 11.2 percent in June; Government report shows production rose more than expected in June; graph on unemployment (S)
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