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12/20/2006
Clean Energy Deal Volume Hits $100 Billion
New Energy Finance estimates total deal volume for the full year will be around $100bn. Of this, $70.9bn will be new investment, an increase of 43% on 2005, while $29.5bn will consist of M&A activity, leveraged buyouts and re-financings of assets. more>

12/12/2006
Reva Electric Car Receives $20 Million in Funding from GEF and DFJ
Reva Electric Car Company Pvt Ltd has received $20-million funding from Global Environment Fund (GEF) and Draper Fisher Jurveston (DFJ). more>

11/21/2006
PepsiCo agrees to acquire Naked Juice Company
21 Nov 2006 : PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today its agreement to acquire Azusa, California-based Naked Juice Company, a leader in the fast-growing super premium juice category, from North Castle Partners, a private equity firm. Terms of the agreement, which is subject to government approval, were not disclosed. more>

11/15/2006
SunPower to Buy PowerLight
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- SunPower Corp., a maker of solar cells and panels, said Wednesday it agreed to buy PowerLight Corp., a privately help provider of solar systems to governments and businesses, for about $265 million in cash and stock. more>

11/01/2006
Op Sold To Iconix
Iconix Brand Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ICON - News; "Iconix") today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the brand Ocean Pacific ("OP") from The Warnaco Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRNC - News; "Warnaco") for $54 million in the aggregate. more>

10/18/2006
Pacific Brands acquires Streetwear Division of Globe International
Pacific Brands Limited (Pacific Brands) (ASX/NZX: PBG) today announced it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the Australian and new Zealand Streetwear Division (Streetwear) of Globe International (Globe) (ASX: GLB). more>

9/22/2006
Richard Branson pledges $3bn to fight global warming
Just a year ago, by his own confession, Sir Richard Branson was a sceptic on global warming. more>

9/14/2006
Virgin Announces Intent to Invest $400 Million in Renewable Fuels
Sir Richard Branson and Virgin recently announced the launch of Virgin Fuels and the Virgin Group’s first investment in the sector. more>

8/23/2006
Tata Group acquires 30 percent stake in Glacéau
Tata Group and Glacéau®, the maker of vitaminwater®, have signed a definitive agreement whereby Tata Sons and Tata Tea will jointly invest $677 million in Glacéau® to purchase the stake previously held by TSG Consumer Partners and provide additional growth capital. more>

8/11/2006
Intrawest Announces Agreement to be Acquired by Fortess Investment Group LLC for US$35.00 per Share or US$2.8 billion in Total Transaction Value
Vancouver, BC and new York, NY, August 11, 2006 - Intrawest Corporation ("Intrawest" or "the company") (IDR:NYSE; ITW:TSX) and Fortress Investment Group LLC ("Fortress") announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which funds managed by affiliates of Fortress will acquire all of Intrawest's outstanding common shares at a price of $35.00 per share payable in cash. more>

6/29/2006
Burton To Acquire Channel Islands Surfboards Assets
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (June 29, 2006) - Channel Islands Surfboards' Al Merrick today announced that the company has been acquired by Burton Snowboards. more>

6/20/2006
Nestle to Buy Jenny Craig
In a drive to strengthen its focus on health products, Nestlé SA said it plans to acquire weight-management company Jenny Craig Inc. for about $600 million. more>

6/19/2006
ACI Capital and MidOcean Partners Agree to Sell Jenny Craig to Nestlé
NEW YORK, NY, June 19, 2006 – ACI Capital, a New York-based private investment firm, and MidOcean Partners, a New York and London-based private investment firm, today jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell weight management firm Jenny Craig to Nestlé in a transaction valued at approximately $600 million. more>

4/19/2006
Berkshire Hathaway Buys Russell Athletic
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the insurance-focused conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, agreed to buy sports-clothing maker Russell Corp. for about $600 million. more>

3/21/2006
Colgate Acquires Tom's of Maine
(March 21, 2006 - New York, New York)—Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), as part of its strategy to focus on its higher-margin oral and personal care businesses, today announced that it has agreed to purchase Tom’s of Maine, the leader in the fast-growing Naturals market in the United States. more>

2/13/2006
North Castle Partners Completes Sales of CRC Health Group and Equinox Fitness
North Castle Partners ("North Castle"), a leading private equity investor focused exclusively on consumer-driven product and service companies that benefit from "Healthy Living & Aging" trends, announced today the closing of two transactions totaling more than $1 billion in value. more>

2/08/2006
Crocs, Inc. prices its Initial Public Offering (CROX)
NIWOT, Colorado -- (February 8, 2006) -- Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) today announced that its initial public offering of 9,900,000 shares of common stock has been priced at $21.00 per share. more>