J.M. Smucker to Buy Twinkies Maker Hostess for $5.6 Billion

(Bloomberg) -- J.M. Smucker Co. agreed to acquire Twinkies maker Hostess Brands Inc. for about $5.6 billion, furthering a growing consolidation trend among the companies that stock the shelf ... Read More

Hostess, the maker of Twinkies, faces a near $300,000 fine after a worker severed their fingertip on the job

The maker of Twinkies faces a nearly $300,000 fine ... In a letter this month to Hostess Brands, the US Department of Labor blamed the company for the incident, accusing it of failing to develop ... Read More

Hostess Owners Said to Plan Sale of Twinkie Maker in Early 2015

Hostess Brands, known as the Twinkie maker may go up for sale in early 2015 ... interest from potential buyers about selling the cake business. The maker of Ho Hos, Ding Dongs and Donettes ... Read More

Twinkies maker Hostess Brands surges on $5.6 billion takeover by JM Smucker

03002 common share for each Hostess Brands share, the companies said ... emerged from Reuters in August that it was exploring sale options, has a market value of around $3.7 billion. Read More

Chosen Foods' Owner Explores Sale of Avocado-Based Food Products Maker, Sources Say

Chosen Foods is working with investment banks Morgan Stanley and Bank of America on its sale process that is expected to launch later this year, the sources ... buy Twinkies maker Hostess Brands ... Read More

Exclusive-Israeli Insurance Software Maker Sapiens Explores Sale, Sources Say

Exclusive-Israeli Insurance Software Maker Sapiens Explores Sale, Sources Say By Milana Vinn ... Sapiens shares rose 13% on the news on Friday afternoon in New York to $35.33. Read More

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Exclusive-Reddit's IPO as much as five times oversubscribed, sources say

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Reddit's initial public offering is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, making it more likely the social media ... Read More

MC Exclusive: India’s first opto-semiconductor maker Polymatech may launch IPO in April

The issue size is expected to be about Rs 750-1,000 crore and the price band may be between Rs 680-750 per share, sources ... for-sale (OFS) component. The company plans to use the IPO proceeds ... Read More

Exclusive: Israeli insurance software maker Sapiens explores sale, sources say

Sapiens is working with investment bank William Blair to gauge interest from potential buyers that could include private equity firms, the sources said. Sapiens started exploring a sale after ... Read More

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