09:05 AM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Barnes Group ( B ) on Monday agreed to be acquired and taken private by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management ( APO ) in a deal that values the industrial company at about $3.6 billion. Barnes shareholders will receive $47.50 per share in cash. After completion of the deal, Barnes...

09:02 AM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- RTX's (RTX) Raytheon unit said Monday that it has recently conducted controlled environmental tests for its Barracuda Mine Neutralization System, which uses sonar and camera systems to locate and neutralize undersea mines. The company said the tests, which were conducted at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in Maryland, demonstrated the Barracuda...

09:01 AM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- A senior executive at Quebec's public pension manager said the fund will likely provide financial backing to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ( ANCTF ) if it moves ahead with a takeover bid for Seven & i Holdings Co., the parent of the 7-Eleven chain, Bloomberg News reported overnight Sunday Couche-Tard knows that we will...

09:05 AM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Akebia Therapeutics ( AKBA ) said Monday it entered into a multi-year commercial supply contract with U.S. Renal Care dialysis, or USRC, centers. The contract allows USRC physicians to prescribe the company's drug, Vafseo, for dialysis patients when deemed clinically appropriate, with availability expected in January 2025. Vafseo received US Food and Drug...