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CCL Industries says $1.3 billion deal will make it a leader in polymer banknotes
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO _ CCL Industries (TSX:CCL.B) has a $1.3-billion friendly deal to acquire a U.K.-based company that makes polymer banknotes.
The Toronto-based company says the acquisition of the Innovia Group will give it a leading position in the growing market for the highly secure type of banknotes, which the Bank of Canada has been using for about five years.
Innovia’s specialized banknote operations are in the United Kingdom, Australia and Mexico. It also is a producer of multi-layer films for labels, packaging and security applications.
The U.K.-based company is expected to generate $570 million of net revenue in 2017 and CCL estimates its revenue next year will be above $5 billion including Innovia.
CCL is buying Innovia debt-free from a consortium of U.K.-based private equity investors managed by the Smithfield Group. The deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2017.
The Toronto-based company _ which owns the Avery label business, among other things _ will borrow US$450-million from a syndicate led by Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and draw on an existing credit capacity to finance the transaction…
The Toronto-based company says the acquisition of the Innovia Group will give it a leading position in the growing market for the highly secure type of banknotes, which the Bank of Canada has been using for about five years.
Innovia’s specialized banknote operations are in the United Kingdom, Australia and Mexico. It also is a producer of multi-layer films for labels, packaging and security applications.
The U.K.-based company is expected to generate $570 million of net revenue in 2017 and CCL estimates its revenue next year will be above $5 billion including Innovia.
CCL is buying Innovia debt-free from a consortium of U.K.-based private equity investors managed by the Smithfield Group. The deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2017.
The Toronto-based company _ which owns the Avery label business, among other things _ will borrow US$450-million from a syndicate led by Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and draw on an existing credit capacity to finance the transaction…
Rejected for credit: When to take no for an answer
– creditcards.com
Being turned down can be crushing, but it can be a sign you need to take seriously
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Free-trial trick has roped in plenty of victims; it’s time card issuers did more to protect their customers’ interests.