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Investor George Soros took a large long position in Herbalife stock. George Soros, a billionaire investor, purchased a majority stake in nutritional supplement company Herbalife Ltd stated a source with knowledge on the matter on Wednesday.

Energizer Holdings planned to acquire Johnson & Johnson's feminine care line for US$185 million.

Private equity firm KKR finalized its purchase of ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services from Warburg Pincus.

Pershing Square Capital shareholder William Ackman unveils the finalization of its purchase of Air Products & Chemicals.

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Schneider Electric is gearing up for the conclusion of its Invensys acquisition. France-based Schneider Electric is nearing the conclusion of its proposed agreement to purchase British engineering company Invensys for GBP 3.

American hospital chain Community Health agreed to buy Health Management Associates Inc. for US$3.9 billion in cash and stock.

Centrica announced that it expects to close its USD 1 billion buy of Hess's Energy Marketing this year.

Ericsson bought Canadian form Telcocell. One of the oldest players in the mobile phone industry expanded its internal infrastructure with the acquisition of Telcocell.

The buyout deal between Jet and Etihad Airways got the approval of the Indian government but certain conditions must be observed.

Eyeglass lens maker Essilor is set to pay US$1.73 billion for PPG's 51% stake in Transitions Optical.

Lincoln International extends its territory to Italy after it acquired Rondelli Advisers for an undisclosed amount.

Darwin Private Equity bought Esendex for GBP 11 million (USD 16.9 million). Darwin Private Equity acquired Esendex for GBP 11 million (USD 16. 9 million).

Valeant Pharmaceuticals said it expected to save more than USD 800 million when it buys Bausch & Lomb.

Facebook absorbs Monoidics personnel to be part of its team following the social networking site's acquisition of the startup company.