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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lids acquiring Kentucky sporting goods chain
May 20, 2013
Associated PressThe CEO of a private equity firm that helped fund the Lexington-based Fan Outfitters chain said new regulations imposed by
the Affordable Care Act prompted the group to look at the offer from Lids.
MoreSpate of banking mergers may be just the beginning
May 18, 2013
Greg AndrewsFirst Merchants Corp. CEO Michael Rechin thinks a wave of bank mergers is coming—driven by financial institutions’
quest to increase profits in an environment where super-low interest rates continue to squeeze margins.
MoreSherry Labs snapped up by Netherlands corporation
April 1, 2013
Jeff NewmanThe materials-testing business with nearly 300 employees has been acquired by Element Materials Technology. Sherry had been
owned by a group of well-connected central Indiana businessmen.
MoreExactTarget lands on tech shopping list for buyout
March 30, 2013
Dan HumanExactTarget Inc.’s strong position in digital marketing has made the Indianapolis company a tempting acquisition target
for Salesforce.com and other tech-industry suitors, Wall Street analysts believe.
MoreTwo of city's largest credit unions set to merge
March 22, 2013
Chris O'MalleyHorizon One Federal Credit Union, founded in 1949 to serve General Motors metal-stamping plant employees in Indianapolis,
is merging with Financial Center Credit Union.
MoreFortune Industries set to accept $13.3M buyout offer
February 21, 2013
Scott OlsonThe proposed buyer is CEP Inc., a holding company led by Fortune Industries CEO Tena Mayberry and Chief Financial Officer
Randy Butler, who first bid for the company last March.
MoreOffice Depot agrees to buy OfficeMax for about $1.2B
February 20, 2013
Associated PressThe move would combine the No. 2 and No. 3 office supply retailers and lead to consolidation in an industry that analysts
say is over-stored. Office Depot has eight stores in the Indianapolis area and OfficeMax has five.
MoreTwo neighboring utilities united by fiber in Hancock County
February 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyUnusual merger of Hancock Telecom and Central Indiana Power is paving the way for network deployment in rural areas.
MoreAmerican, US Airways to merge, create world's biggest carrier
February 14, 2013
Associated PressThe $11 billion deal could well result in the elimination of some overlapping routes the carriers operate out of Indianapolis
International Airport. Together, the two airlines have a combined market share of nearly 24 percent in Indianapolis.
MoreCalumet's 2012 profit rockets to $205.7 million
February 13, 2013
Dan HumanAn acquisition spree helped oil refiner Calumet Specialty Products increase profit almost five-fold in 2012, the Indianapolis-based
company reported Wednesday morning.
MoreFirm's Klipsch purchase hasn't rocked Wall Street
February 9, 2013
Dan HumanVoxx International Corp.’s $166 million buyout of Indianapolis-based speaker maker Klipsch Group two years ago so far
hasn’t generated the excitement on Wall Street that Voxx wants.
MoreBarnes & Thornburg's longtime chief gives suitors cold shoulder
February 2, 2013
Scott OlsonAlan Levin has been managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg LLP for 16 years, far longer than the heads of most major Indianapolis
law firms. But what most sets him apart is that he’s built his firm into a national practice by taking the maverick
approach of going it alone instead of merging with an out-of-state rival.
MoreLocal buyout firm acquires New York shapewear maker
January 23, 2013
IBJ StaffIndianapolis investment firm E&A Industries has acquired a fast-growing New York apparel firm specializing in body-slimming
fashions, the companies announced Tuesday.
MoreLocal tooling manufacturer acquired by private-equity firm
January 21, 2013
Techniks Inc., a designer and distributor of industrial cutting tools, has been acquired by Tenex Capital Management. Tenex,
in turn, merged Techniks into another of its companies, Jasper-based Nap Gladu, to form a new holding company.
MoreLocal Taco Bell franchisee acquired by California firm
January 16, 2013
IBJ StaffSouthern Bells Inc., an Indianapolis-based franchisee that operates 76 regional fast-food restaurants, has been acquired by
the country’s largest franchisee of Applebee’s restaurants.
MoreMuncie-based glass maker to be sold for $1.6B
January 14, 2013
Bloomberg NewsArdagh Group said it has agreed to buy Indiana-based glass bottle and jar manufacturer Verallia North America, which has about
4,400 employees at 13 manufacturing plants in the United States, including more than 650 workers in Indiana.
MoreTobias Insurance agency merges with Florida firm
January 10, 2013
Tobias Insurance, the Indianapolis area's eighth-largest independent insurance brokerage, is now part of Florida-based AssuredPartners.
Tobias will retain its name, employees and leadership.
MoreLocal elevator service firm bought by German company
January 8, 2013
The Indianapolis elevator repair and installation company has been acquired by ThyssenKrupp AG. Amco Elevator was founded
in 1965 and had been locally owned until the purchase.
MoreBig drug deals expected to return in 2013
January 7, 2013
Bloomberg NewsPharmaceutical companies including Pfizer Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Eli Lilly and Co. could be ready to start making
major acquisitions again.
MoreCeladon snaps up two more trucking companies
January 4, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe Indianapolis-based company's Celadon Trucking Services subsidiary has agreed to acquire Warren-based Rock Leasing
Inc. in northeast Indiana and Wadley, Ala.-based Kelly Logistics Inc.
MoreG3 Technology Partners acquired by Minnesota firm
December 19, 2012
IBJ StaffG3 Technology Partners, an Indianapolis-based business communications company with 120 employees, has been acquired by Eagan,
Minn.-based ConvergeOne, the companies announced Tuesday.
MoreFeds clear WellPoint's $4.5B acquisition of Amerigroup
November 28, 2012
Associated PressThe government has dropped its antitrust concerns about health insurer WellPoint Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Amerigroup
Corp., the Justice Department said Wednesday, clearing WellPoint to proceed with the $4.46 billion deal.
MorePlenty of turbulence ahead, despite Republic's progress
November 17, 2012
Greg AndrewsAnalysts are impressed by Bedford’s cost-cutting achievements at Republic’s scheduled-service carrier, Frontier
Airlines, and his early progress in restructuring its Chautauqua unit, which flies small regional jets on contract for branded
carriers.
MoreExactTarget eyed as attractive takeover target
October 26, 2012
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based ExactTarget Inc., the fast-growing e-mail marketer that went public in March, is likely being looked at
as a possible takeover target by software giants including Microsoft, Oracle and SAP, according to industry experts.
MoreHillenbrand paying $530M for German company
October 16, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe Batesville-based conglomerate best known for making caskets is making its biggest move yet to diversify away from the
funeral care business.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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