Jarden to buy Yankee Candle for $1.75 bln

Jarden to buy Yankee Candle for $1.75 bln

Reuters Sept 3 – Jarden Corp, known for its Mr. Coffee products, agreed to buy candle maker Yankee Candle Co Inc for $1.75 billion after private equity owner Madison Dearborn Partners LLC failed to sell for a higher price earlier this year. Jarden, which sells...
Israeli seed technology firm Kaiima raises over $65 mln

Israeli seed technology firm Kaiima raises over $65 mln

Reuters TEL AVIV, Sept 3 Israel-based seed technology firm Kaiima Bio-Agritech has raised more than $65 million in equity from three new investors as well as some existing ones, the company said on Tuesday. The three new investors are Horizons Ventures, which manages...