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Toyota to Buy Cascade Corporation, a Leader in Materials Handling

Toyota Industries Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6201) (“TICO”) and Cascade Corporation (NYSE: CASC) (“Cascade”) today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which TICO will acquire 100% of the shares of Cascade for $65 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at $759 million in the tender offer. The purchase price is a 23% percent premium over Cascade’s volume-weighted average share price for the last 60 days. No wonder, the buyout has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both TICO and Cascade. Continue reading →

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