IHOP to buy Applebee's in $2.1 billion deal
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IHOP Corp. , which operates a chain of pancake restaurants, plans to buy Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share in cash, the companies said on Monday.
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Luxottica Group  , the world's biggest eyewear maker, said on Wednesday it would buy U.S. sunglasses maker Oakley Inc.  in an all-cash deal worth about $2.1 billion.
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Restaurant chain Applebee's  International Inc.  said on Tuesday it is exploring  strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the  company, sending its shares up as much as 12.8 percent.
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Conglomerate Loews Corp. LTR.N on  Monday said it agreed to buy Gulf South Pipeline LP, which owns  and operates an 8,000-mile interstate natural gas pipeline  system, from Entergy-Koch LP for $1.136 billion.
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Pancake restaurant IHOP Corp.  plans to buy Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share, the companies said on Monday.
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Looking to extend more of its marketing might from gum to candy, Wm. Wrigley Jr. announced Monday it has agreed to buy Life Savers and Altoids from Kraft Foods in a $1.
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The emirate's investment arm needs to find $1 billion in two weeks to buy British retailer Sainsbury.
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Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. WWY.N is buying  the Life Savers and Altoids candy and mint businesses from  Kraft Foods Inc. KFT.N for $1.48 billion in cash, the  companies said on Monday.
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Private equity firm Carlyle Group  said on Monday it would buy aircraft and auto parts maker Sequa Corp.  for $2 billion.
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International Business Machines Corp. has put its personal computing business up for sale in a deal that could be worth as much as &#36;2 billion, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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Company sees doubling of units to at least 3,000; predicts 17% earnings rise over next 3 to 5 years. LOS ANGELES  - Restaurant chain Applebee&#39;s International Inc.
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International Business Machines Corp.  IBM.N has put its personal computing business up for sale in  a deal that could be worth as much as $2 billion, the New York  Times reported on Friday.
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Newspaper: electronic trading operator hires UBS to advise it on possible sale that could fetch $2B. NEW YORK  - Instinet Group Inc.
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Candy and gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. announced Monday it has agreed to buy a number of candy brands, including Life Savers and Altoids, from Kraft Foods for $1.
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Pinnacle Foods Corp., the maker of Duncan Hines baking mixes, Vlasic pickles and Aunt Jemima breakfast foods, has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Blackstone Group  for $1.2 billion, Pinnacle said on Monday.
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U.S.-based Kraft Foods Inc. , the  world's second-largest food company, has paid around 575  million pounds ($1.1 billion) to acquire a part of Britain's  United Biscuits (UB), the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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IBM , the world's largest  information-technology company, on Wednesday said it agreed to  buy Internet Security Systems Inc.  for $1.3 billion,  continuing an acquisition drive to fuel growth.