This Dec. 22, 2005 file photo shows a Green Giant sign on a hillside near Le Sueur, Minn. General Mills is selling its Green Giant and Le Sueur vegetable businesses to B&G Foods Inc. for about $765 million in cash.Jim Mone/The Associated Press
DEAL OF THE DAY: B&G Foods to buy General Mills' Green Giant, Le Sueur for $765-million
Snack-food company B&G Foods Inc. said it would buy General Mills Inc.'s Green Giant frozen-foods and Le Sueur canned-vegetables brands for about $765-million (U.S.) to expand its distribution network and enter the frozen-foods market. Full story
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Zillow to sell Market Leader CRM division to Toronto's Constellation Software
Seattle's Zillow Group, which operates real estate and home-related websites, today announced the sale of its recently acquired CRM division, Market Leader, to the Perseus Division of Toronto-based Constellation Software, an international provider of market-leading software and services, for $23-million (U.S.). The sale is expected to close early in the fourth quarter. Press release
Rambler and Thundermin agree to merge
Toronto-based Thundermin Resources Inc. plans to amalgamate with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newfoundland-based Rambler Metals and Mining, a copper and gold producer, explorer and developer. The two companies signed a non-binding letter of intent for the deal on Sept. 1. Press release
Atlantic Packaging acquires Ohio-based Skybox Packaging
Toronto's Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd., a Canadian manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products, will acquire Skybox Packaging, based in Mansfield, Ohio. Skybox manufactures corrugated packaging products and distributes packaging supplies and equipment. The terms were not disclosed. Press release
Burton Saw acquires Cut Technologies
Pfingsten Partners L.L.C. announced Thursday that its portfolio company, Burton Saw and Supply Holdings, a manufacturer and distributor of equipment for saw mills, has acquired Cut Technologies Inc., based in Penticton, B.C. Cut Technologies manufactures rounds saws, band saws and saw tips. The terms were not disclosed. Press release _
Colt buys Antofagasta's 60-per-cent interest in Alvalade for $7-million
Vancouver-based Avrupa Minerals Ltd. has signed an agreement with Colt Resources Inc. and Antofagasta Minerals SA, whereby Colt will purchase Antofagasta's 60-per-cent interest in Avrupa's Alvalade VMS property in the Iberian Pyrite Belt of southern Portugal for $7.1-million (U.S.). Press release
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS
Canadian health-care software provider PointClickCare plans to go public
PointClickCare, a Canadian health-care software provider, filed for an initial public offering in the United States and plans to do the same in Canada. The Mississauga-based company will list on both the Nasdaq and the Toronto Stock Exchange. PointClickCare's IPO is being handled by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group, Royal Bank of Canada, William Blair & Co. and Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. Full story
PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL
Roxgold announces $18.4-million investment by IFC
Toronto-based Roxgold Inc. announced on Thursday that International Finance Corp. (IFC) has agreed to make an investment of $18.4-million in the company by means of a non-brokered private placement. Press release
Private-equity firms Carlyle, KKR explore bids for Petco
Private-equity firms are examining a possible purchase of Petco Holdings Inc., the pet-store chain that filed to go public last month, according to people familiar with the matter. Full story (paywall)
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