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Gleason acquires local company
Gleason Corp. has acquired Rochester-based Distech Systems Inc., which designs and manufactures factory automation systems and serves customers in the automotive and other industries. The existing Distech management team and entire staff are expected to remain intact.
Solü Technology Partners acquires Atlanta firm
James “Jim” Smith, president of Solu Technology Partners, a national information technology staffing and managed services firm headquartered in Rochester, announced the company is expanding its national presence and scope of services. The company is acquiring LEHAN, a privately held management consulting and professional services firm based in Atlanta. Specializing in IT and finance, LEHAN [&h[...]
Norazza acquires local design firm
Buffalo-based Norazza Inc. has acquired Skooba Design, a 14-year-old Rochester company specializing in the design and manufacture of carrying cases and related accessories. Norazza, which was founded in 2002, distributes bags and other accessories to the consumer electronics, office supply and mass market industries. Products include Ape Case photo/electronic bags, Endust for electronics cleaning [...]
Cooley Group acquires Proforma I.F. Print Services
Cooley, a specialty printing company headquartered in Rochester, is acquiring Proforma I.F. Print Services, its largest competitor in Rochester. Proforma I.F. is part of the national company Proforma, based in Cleveland. Owner David Kolko, who has spent 21 years with the company that his father founded, and all of the company’s three other employees, will […]
Florida company acquires Rochester firm
Rochester-based staffing and human resource firm Career Start has been acquired by Excelsis Investments of Florida. The move is expected to enhance Career Start’s capability to expand new service offerings to the many employers and employees it currently serves, while adding new customers, employees and jobs, while expanding nationally, a release from the company stated. […]
Valeant to buy Bausch + Lomb for $8.7B
Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals said Monday that it will pay $8.7 billion to buy Bausch + Lomb, one of the world’s best-known makers of contact lenses, in a massive expansion of Valeant’s smaller ophthalmology business. Valeant said the cash deal will help it capitalize on increasing demand for contact lenses and other products because of […]
Bergmann Associates acquires NC firm
Rochester-based Bergmann Associates has acquired Gantt Huberman Architects, a 26-member architecture firm in Charlotte, N.C. The acquisition is Bergmann’s 12th regional office and its first in the Carolinas, bringing its total employee count to 375. Other offices are in Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and Michigan. The acquisition is consistent with Bergmann’s strategic growth plan, which calls [&[...]
Constellation Brands announces acquisition
Canandaigua-based wine company Constellation Brands Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Mark West wine brand from Purple Wine Company LLC for approximately $160 million Tuesday. The transaction includes the Mark West trademark, certain grape supply contracts and inventories of wines from California appellations: a California pinot noir, a Russian River reserve […]
FFG acquires insurance company
Foundation Financial Group has acquired Assured Insurance Services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Foundation Financial Group announced the opening of its insurance division in January 2011. In January 2012, Foundation Financial Group acquired Florida-based B&R Insurance. More information is available at www.ffg.com.
D4 expands with Michigan acquisition
D4 LLC, a national firm providing litigation support and e-discovery services to law firms and corporate law departments, has aquired Detroit Legal Imaging. D4, which has an office in Rochester, will serve law firms and corporate clients in the Detroit metro area and throughout Michigan from its office in Grand Rapids and the new office […]
Keycorp strengthens update franchise
KeyCorp has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, KeyBank National Association, has signed a purchase and assumption agreement to acquire 37 retail banking branches currently owned by HSBC Bank NA in Buffalo and Rochester. The transaction strengthens Key’s ability to grow its presence, acquire customers and service consumers, business banking and wealth management clients in these [&hellip[...]
The Bonadio Group eyes downstate
The Bonadio Group has opened a new satellite office on Wall Street in Manhattan and plans to complete a merger/acquisition in the Hudson Valley market in the near future. "The fabric of our firm is grounded in our goal ...
Case Digests
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Law News
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Could legislation limiting non-compete agreements kick off a new era of workplace disputes?
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
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