Mergers
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and Kansas City Southern today made a filing with the Surface Transportation Board asserting their right to have the STB review their combination under a waiver the STB granted to KCS in 2001. The filing was…
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Overland Park-based ProPharma Group continues its expansion and international reach, announcing the acquisition of U.K.-based Diamond Pharma Services. ProPharma said it purchased Diamond Pharma Services for an undisclosed amount. Like ProPharma, Diamond Pharma Services provides regulatory and compliance services for…
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Missouri-based and family-owned Orscheln Farm and Home has been acquired in a $297 million all-cash deal. The decades-old company was bought by rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company, which will add 167 Orscheln stores across 11 states. “For more than…
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Kansas City-based Lockton Companies affiliate, Lockton Affinity, is bringing on an insurance platform company thanks to a recent acquisition. Lockton acquired San Diego, Calif.-based The BluePrint Insurance Services. The company provides technology, training and customer services to help registered investment…
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Headquartered in Olathe, Kan. since 1992, NIC Inc. announced it will sell to Texas-based Tyler Technologies Inc. for $2.3 billion. The all-cash transaction will be made for NIC’s outstanding shares, which are currently around $34 per share. NIC Inc. is…
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Nearly one year since closing on its merger with Sprint Corporation on April 1, 2020, T-Mobile US is seeing sizable revenue gains. In Q4 of 2020, T-Mobile’s total revenue rose 71 percent. Adding 1.7 million new customers in Q4, the…
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Locally-headquartered Netsmart Technologies Inc. has acquired Geriatric Practice Management Corp. (GPM) out of North Carolina. GPM is a software-as-a-service technology and services company, primarily focused on the support of the long-term/post-acute care (LTPAC) community. In short, GPM's electronic health record…
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Houlihan's parent company owner, Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, has teamed up with another company to turn his privately-held restaurant and gaming empire public. Fertitta Entertainment Inc., the parent company of Golden Nugget/Landry's Inc. - which Houlihan's falls under - will…
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Overland-Park headquartered marketing company Wellington has been acquired by St. Paul, Minnesota-based Augeo Affinity Marketing Inc.. Augeo, a larger industry player providing enterprise engagement and loyalty platforms, will take on Wellington's locations and leave the name in its rebrand, which…
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