Mergers & Acquisitions

New York-based Nefeli Corporation, a company specializing in applying Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts to skincare, has filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against Estee Lauder Inc. and its affiliate Origins Natural Resources Inc. for breach of contract and fraud.

Dover Corporation announced the combination of two of its Dover Engineered Systems companies: Markem Corporation and Imaje S.A.

Iconix Brand Group Inc. enters into a definitive agreement with Nike Inc. to purchase the Starter brand for $60 million.

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. announce the appointment of Fabrizio Freda as president and chief operating officer, effective March 3, 2008.

Under Armour Inc. announces the addition of industry executive Suzanne Karkus as the company's new senior vice president of Apparel.

As part of its Information on Demand strategy, IBM announced on Monday that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cognos, a business intelligence and performance management solutions provider, for approximately $5 billion or $58 per share.

RedPrairie appoints R. Michael Mayoras as CEO and director of the board.

Unilever has reached an agreement to sell Boursin to Le Groupe Bel for EUR 400 million.