February 24, 2005

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Medco Buys Accredo for $2.2B

Deals: The pharmacy benefit manager shells out cash and stock for the specialty pharmaceutical company. (Read More…)

FTC Faces Risk in Hollywood Review

Regulatory: Some analysts question whether the agency could handle another high-profile defeat in a merger review. (Read More…)

Chiquita Buys Fresh Express

Deals: The Cincinnati-based company, known for its bananas, gets the country’s largest packaged-salad producer for $855 million. (Read More…)

Kelso Buys Auto Auctioneer

Private Equity: The New York–based buyout shop grabs Insurance Auto Auctions, which salvages and sells off cars for insurance companies, for $385M. (Read More…)

China Tech Takeover Tiff Unlikely

Hostile Takeover: The prospect of a hostile bid by Shanda for Sina has given way to a poison pill and financing concerns. (Read More…)

Teachers’ Private Capital Buys CFM

Private Equity: The deal, rumored to be worth $250 million, gives the PE arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan a home products maker. (Read More…)

UB Group Bids for Shaw Wallace

Deals: The Indian brewer hopes to take over its domestic rival. (Read More…)

Hold the Train!, Says RSM Group

Private Equity: The investor group offers more than $3 per share for public shares the short-line railroad operator was planning to take private. (Read More…)