All Corporate articles – Page 35
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Alain Afflelou, the maverick French optician, has sold his...
Alain Afflelou, the maverick French optician, has sold his stake of about 50 percent in a French rugby club, Aviron Bayonnais
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Mei has begun constructing its new headquarters in Ponte San...
Mei has begun constructing its new headquarters in Ponte San Pietro, near Bergamo, in a strategic position along one of the main arteries cutting across Bergamo's hinterland, and just a few kilometers from its current facilities in Valbrembo. The new building is intended to enable the Italian lens processing equipment ...
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Getlenses of the U.K. has changed its company name to...
Getlenses of the U.K. has changed its company name to Vision Direct Europe
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Safilo is currently selecting the first 10 students to participate...
Safilo is currently selecting the first 10 students to participate in a new German-style apprentice program due to be launched this autumn
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Actavis' planned acquisition of Allergan has been completed, following approval...
Actavis' planned acquisition of Allergan has been completed, following approval by the shareholders of both companies. The transaction, which is worth about $70.5 billion, creates one of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, with combined revenues expected to reach more than $23 billion in 2015. As previously reported, ...
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After losing the battle for Allergan's control, Valeant Pharmaceuticals has...
After losing the battle for Allergan's control, Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Salix Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in gastrointestinal drugs, for an enterprise value of about $14.5 billion
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Nikon has agreed to purchase Optos, a British retinal imaging...
Nikon has agreed to purchase Optos, a British retinal imaging company, for £259.3 million, or about $400 million in cash
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Ocuco is recruiting six engineers to boost the professional services...
Ocuco is recruiting six engineers to boost the professional services team that delivers training and consultancy to the optical retailers with whom it works in the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland. The Irish-based company, which claims to be the largest provider of software solutions to the optical sector, already employs ...
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Essilor is closing down one of its laboratories in Germany,...
Essilor is closing down one of its laboratories in Germany, located in Rathenow, to concentrate all its German manufacturing operations in Braunschweig. The company had stopped making mineral lenses in Rathenow in 2013. Lately, activities at the location have been limited for the most part to customer service. Essilor says ...
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Skilynx, the investment company that has taken over the Vuarnet...
Skilynx, the investment company that has taken over the Vuarnet brand of glasses, says it has reached an agreement with Vuarnet International, owner of the overall brand rights, to “re-unify” the famous brand. Silynx is controlled by Neo Investment. Vuarnet International is controlled by Alain Vuarnet, son of Jean Vuarnet, ...
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The Italian subsidiary of CooperVision has decided to halve its...
The Italian subsidiary of CooperVision has decided to halve its staff of around 100 employees at its logistics center in Lainate in northwest Milan, according to B2Eyes. The plan is to create a logistic hub in the town of Liège, in Belgium, for the whole European market. The reorganization is ...
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Vision Express is set to move its Nottingham-based store support...
Vision Express is set to move its Nottingham-based store support services headquarters from Abbeyfield Road to Ruddington Fields Business Park, six miles south of Nottingham city center. The new Ruddington facility features open plan offices, a learning zone and an in-house retail unit in which to train the staff. Around ...
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Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods spin-off from Alliant Techsystems that...
Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods spin-off from Alliant Techsystems that owns Bushnell, Bollé, Serengeti and a raft of other brands, mostly in the firearms segment, is evaluating several merger and acquisition opportunities to diversify its product portfolio in areas such as camping, cycling, fishing, golf, snow sports, trail sports and ...
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Safilo has decided to locate its global sports & outdoor...
Safilo has decided to locate its global sports & outdoor division in the new Pacific Coast Design Center in Portland, Oregon. The site will also serve as the head office of Smith Sports Optics for product development, marketing, sales and e-commerce. Chatham Baker and Drew Chilson will serve as creative ...
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Exercising a call option, KKR has sold its remaining stake...
Exercising a call option, KKR has sold its remaining stake of 55 percent in Alliance Boots to Walgreens, which had bought an initial share of 45 percent in August 2012. Walgreens, the largest drugstore chain in the U.S., has thus been able to complete its merger with Alliance Boots, which ...
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Intel Corporation, which recently signed a cooperation with Luxottica on...
Intel Corporation, which recently signed a cooperation with Luxottica on wearable technologies, has made a $24.8 million investment in Vuzix Corporation, an American firm specializing in video eyewear and smart glasses. Vuzix said the investment, which gives Intel an option on 30 percent of its equity, is meant to accelerate ...
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CooperVision recently completed renovation work on a new 31,000-square-foot production...
CooperVision recently completed renovation work on a new 31,000-square-foot production facility at Chandler's Ford in Hampshire, England. The company bought an old warehouse site in March 2013 and started extensive renovation work in May 2013. Production is scheduled to start in 2015.
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Krys Group of France will invest €7.6 million over the...
Krys Group of France will invest €7.6 million over the next three years to increase the capacity of its laboratory at Bazainville, which services all the affiliated optical retail stores trading under the Krys, Vision Plus and Lynx Optique banners as well as some 2,000 other independent stores that are ...
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Giorgio Fedon & Figli has gone public on AIM, the...
Giorgio Fedon & Figli has gone public on AIM, the alternative market of the Italian Stock Exchange for small and medium-sized enterprises. The Italian supplier of eyewear cases and other accessories has been listed on Euronext Paris since 1988 and will continue to trade there simultaneously. The goal of the ...
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Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has a set a new date of...
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has a set a new date of Jan. 27, 2015 for shareholders to meet and vote on proposals to spin off its sporting goods business, including Bushnell, and to merge the rest of the group with Orbital Sciences Corporation. The U.S. Department of Justice has unconditionnally approved ...
