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Mergers & Acquisitions
Greensburg manufacturer sold, jobs moving to Oklahoma
November 3, 2009
The Autoquip Corp. has completed its acquisition of American Lifts in Greensburg and will be moving nearly 50 jobs to company
headquarters in Guthrie, Okla.
MoreMusic Mill to reopen again under new owner
September 11, 2009
Jeff Newman, Scott OlsonThe Music Mill, a local concert venue, restaurant and bar that has been closed down twice this year by different operators,
has new life. Local entrepreneur Ravi Chopra, 44, who owns the 6 Lounge & Restaurant downtown, announced last
night that he has purchased the Music Mill and plans to reopen it Oct. 12.
MoreReport: Ice Miller, Louisville firm end merger talks
September 8, 2009
Scott OlsonMerger talks that began last year between local legal heavyweight Ice Miller LLP and a Louisville-based law firm reportedly
have broken down, putting an end to a deal that was expected to close by the end of the year.
MoreRepublic's purchase of Frontier could mean more local jobs
September 4, 2009
IBJ StaffRepublic Airways Holdings Inc. is considering shifting as many as 250 jobs to its home base of Indianapolis as a result of
its pending acquisition of Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. in Denver, according to a news report.
MoreLocal contractor Enterprise acquires Freije
August 28, 2009
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based Enterprise Electrical & Mechanical Co. has acquired The Freije Company, a 50-year-old local firm that
specializes in refrigeration-systems design, installation and service.
MoreSouthwest bid for Frontier could be in trouble
August 13, 2009
Scott OlsonSouthwest Airlines Co.'s bid for Denver-based Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. may have hit turbulence, according to the Dallas
Morning News.
MoreLocal company acquires monster truck series
August 11, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Promotion Co Inc., an Indianapolis-based event promoter, said today that it has acquired the Monster Nationals series
of monster-truck shows from Image Promotions Inc. in Chardon, Ohio.
MoreLilly software spinoff Maaguzi sells for $11 million
August 3, 2009
Chris O'MalleyInvestors in a company built around clinical research software bought from Eli Lilly and Co. have found their exit, though
it’s far from the lucrative payoff they’d once imagined.
MoreRepublic Airways closes purchase of Midwest
August 2, 2009
Republic Airways Holdings says it has completed its acquisition of privately held Midwest Airlines
for $31 million in cash and debt.
MoreDow Agro sale still possible, but less likely
July 30, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerMidland, Mich.-based Dow Chemical Co. is still considering divesting Indianapolis subsidiary Dow AgroSciences LLC. But chances
that the chemical manufacturing giant will sell its local agricultural chemical and biotech unit have decreased.
MoreGrain Dealers Mutual merges with Florida firm
July 28, 2009
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-based Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., one of the largest property-casualty insurers in the state, will
become part of The Main Street America Group, the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company said this morning.
MoreBrightpoint's Danish deal not so sweet two years later
July 13, 2009
Greg AndrewsThe cross-continent mega deal that made Brightpoint Inc. the world’s biggest wireless phone distributor
has lost much of its sheen two years after being struck. Brightpoint Inc. in August 2007 purchased Denmark-based
Dangaard Telecom for $385 million in stock and the assumption of $350 million in Dangaard debt.
MoreIndianapolis benefits firms merge
July 8, 2009
J.K. WallTwo Indianapolis benefits consulting firms have finalized their merger, the companies announced this morning. Terms of the
deal between Benefit Associates Inc. and Benefit Consultants Inc., in the works since March, were not disclosed.
MoreRepublic growth strategy fraught with risk
June 29, 2009
Chris O'MalleyBy purchasing two struggling airlines for which it flies, Republic Airways Holdings is taking aboard substantial risks that
threaten its profitable niche, analysts say. Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines are not only leaking money, but fly at
an altitude where major carriers routinely dogfight
in a fare war Republic hasn't had to fight as a contract carrier.
MoreA.J. Gallagher & Co. strikes again, hires two more benefits brokers
June 29, 2009
IBJ StaffNational acquisition-and-merger rage among benefits firms continues as Gallagher swallows groups in Noblesville and Louisville.
Gallagher's Carmel office grows its client portfolio to 300.
MoreIce Miller still in merger talks with Louisville law firm
June 22, 2009
Scott OlsonThe city's third-largest law firm is poised to tie the knot with Kentucky's Greenebaum Doll & McDonald. But differences in
the way the firms compensate partners are taking longer than expected to sort out.
MoreExpress Scripts closer to $4.7B WellPoint deal
May 28, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressExpress Scripts Inc. has cleared an
antitrust review for its planned purchase of Indianapolis-based WellPoint
Inc.'s pharmacy benefits management business, bringing the $4.7 billion deal
closer to completion.
MoreRitter's buyer retools custard chain
May 4, 2009
Sam StallIndianapolis residents have been passionate about Ritter's handmade frozen custard ever since it debuted almost two decades
ago. But while the ice cream is sweet, the story of the former mom-and-pop company's attempts to morph into something grander
is decidedly bitter. Now, New York-based TruFoods, which bought the company in May 2008, is trying to get the formula
right.
MoreWith pharma famine looming, Lilly relying on snack-size deals
May 4, 2009
J.K. WallCompared with some of his pharmaceutical CEO peers these days, John Lechleiter has his company on a diet. Instead of using
a mega-merger to bulk up before the famine that patent expirations will bring on the industry next year,
Lechleiter has Eli Lilly and Co. burning management fat while looking for smaller companies to munch on.
MoreWhite River Capital negotiating new terms for its First Chicago Bancorp merger
April 20, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerIn a March 13 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, publicly traded White River revealed it's postponed its
merger with First Chicago Bancorp, and now is negotiating new terms.
More$4.7B WellPoint deal leaves workers in limbo
April 13, 2009
J.K. WallInvestors cheered this morning after WellPoint Inc. agreed to sell its pharmacy management unit to Express Scripts Inc., but
the fate of about 2,100 WellPoint employees now is up in the air.
MoreWellPoint to sell subsidiary for $4.6B
April 13, 2009
J.K. WallWellPoint Inc. has
agreed to sell its pharmacy benefits management arm for $4.675 billion in cash and stock to St. Louis-based Express Scripts,
the companies announced April 13.
MoreBenefits mergers on the increase
March 30, 2009
J.K. WallBenefits brokers and agents—facing increasing demands from employers and declining commissions—are merging at an
accelerating
pace.
MoreDurham insider deal sparks outcry
March 9, 2009
Greg AndrewsTim Durham is facing allegations of self-dealing after a publicly traded company he helps run in Dallas acquired assets from
a finance company he owns in Ohio.
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