Mergers & Acquisitions

SoftSheen-Carson, A Division of L'Oral, drives analytic practices through the company

Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) made a $7.07 billion (5.3 billion euro) bid to add German sportswear company PUMA AG to its line-up of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent iconic fashion brands.

Playtex Products Inc. recently acquired the stock of Tiki Hut Holding Company Inc., the owner of Hawaiian Tropic sun care.

Playtex Products Inc. acquired the stock of Tiki Hut Holding Company Inc., the owner of Hawaiian Tropic sun care -- a move that is in line with Playtex's acquisition strategy to acquire products in its core categories that promote growth internationally.

Clarkston Consulting releases a study revealing what executives in the consumer products (CP) industry say are the top market challenges facing their companies in the next 12 to 24 months.

Cutter & Buck Inc., a designer and marketer of upscale golf and sportswear in the United States, signs a definitive agreement to be acquired by New Wave Group AB, a leader in the design and marketing of consumer products for the corporate promotional and consumer retail markets in Europe.

CDC Software, which offers industry-specific enterprise applications and business services, signs a definitive merger agreement with CRM solutions vendor Saratoga Systems.

IDS Scheer releases a migration program designed to help companies migrate process, organizational, systems and data models from third-party BPM tools to the ARIS Platform.