Taylor Corp. Acquires G. Neil

| Mark Del Franco

Nearly a year after parent company Centis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, human-resources products cataloger G. Neil Cos. was sold to Taylor

Demco Books Itself an Acquisition

| Paul Miller

Longtime rivals in the library-supplies market, Demco and Gaylord Direct are now part of the same company. Madison, WI-based Demco in May acquired Liverpool,

Aristotle Acquires Haan Crafts

| Paul Miller

Stamford, CT-based educational, health, and agricultural products manufacturer/marketer Aristotle Corp. is sewing as well as reaping: On May 31 the company

CHANNEL XING

| Jeff Siegel

The time: Four years ago. The familiar opening theme to that TV chestnut, Mission: Impossible, is heard, as our hero pushes the button on a tiny cassette

Schein Proceeds with Acquisitions Cautiously

| Margery Weinstein

Several years ago, medical, dental, and veterinary supplies cataloger Henry Schein was one of the more active acquirers in the industry. But while the

NBTY to Acquire Rexall Sundown

| MCM staff

Bohemia, NY-based NBTY, a manufacturer/marketer of nutritional supplements, has signed a contract to acquire $455 million supplements manufacturer Rexall

Aristotle Acquires Haan Crafts

| MCM staff

Stamford, CT-based educational, health, and agricultural products manufacturer/marketer Aristotle Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTL) has acquired Otterbein, IN-based