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		<title>Nessen Lighting and D&#8217;ac Lighting Acquired from Philips by Management</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/08/nessen-lighting-and-dac-lighting-acquired-from-philips-by-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nessen Lighting has announced that it has been purchased from Philips Lighting, which owned the company since early 2008, along with sister company D’ac Lighting, launched by Nessen in 1995, by a newly formed holding company called Coldstream Group, owned and run by Nessen Lighting&#8217;s management. The announcement was made jointly by Charles J. Florio, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acuity Brands Acquires Renaissance Lighting</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/07/acuity-brands-acquires-renaissance-lighting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acuity Brands, Inc. has announced that it has acquired for an undisclosed amount of cash the remaining outstanding capital stock of Herndon, VA-based Renaissance Lighting, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of architectural LED downlights. Previously, Acuity Brands had entered into a strategic partnership with Renaissance which included a $9.1 million investment in minority ownership in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aecom Technology Corp. Acquires Tishman Construction Corp. for $245 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/07/aecom-technology-corp-acquires-tishman-construction-corp-for-245-million/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aecom Technology Corp. has acquired Tishman Construction Corp. for $245 million. Get the story here.]]></description>
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		<title>PowerSecure Expands LED Lighting Business</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/07/powersecure-expands-led-lighting-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/07/powersecure-expands-led-lighting-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PowerSecure International, Inc. recently announced that it has launched an expansion of its LED lighting business through the acquisition of a majority interest in a leading LED lighting development company, Innovative Electronic Solutions Lighting, LLC. Specifically, PowerSecure acquired a two-thirds controlling interest in exchange for cash proceeds of $4.4 million, while Innovative Electronic Solutions&#8217; management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UL Acquires Luminaire Testing Laboratory</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/03/ul-acquires-luminaire-testing-laboratory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) recently announced that it has acquired Luminaire Testing Laboratory (LTL), based in Allentown, PA. LTL is an independent testing laboratory that provides performance testing of lamps and luminaires and is one of five laboratories approved by the Department of Energy for ENERGY STAR qualification testing for LED lighting products. The acquisition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GE Lighting Combines LED and Fixture Businesses to Form GE Lighting Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/01/ge-lighting-combines-led-and-fixture-businesses-to-form-ge-lighting-solutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GE Lighting, a unit of GE Appliances &#038; Lighting, has announced the establishment of GE Lighting Solutions, a combination of the company&#8217;s LED business unit, Lumination, based in Cleveland, and its commercial and industrial fixture group, GE Lighting Systems, based in Hendersonville, NC. “This change reflects our strategy to serve as an industry-leading solutions provider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philips Lighting and Philips Lighting Electronics (Advance) to Merge</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2010/01/philips-lighting-and-philips-lighting-electronics-advance-to-merge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philips has confirmed that it will be combining its lamp and ballast organizations into one, presenting a single contact to distribution for customer service, warranty resolution, shipping, marketing and sales. More on this as information becomes available.]]></description>
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		<title>Grainger Acquires Alliance Energy Solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2009/12/grainger-acquires-alliance-energy-solutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grainger, the $6.9 billion broad line distributor of facilities maintenance products, recently announced it signed and closed an all-cash acquisition of Alliance Energy Solutions. Grainger anticipates the transaction should accrete to earnings in 2010 by approximately $0.01 &#8211; 0.02 per share. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alliance Energy Solutions, headquartered in Connecticut, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cooper Buys Industrial Lighting Business from Federal Signal</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2009/12/cooper-buys-industrial-lighting-business-from-federal-signal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2009/12/cooper-buys-industrial-lighting-business-from-federal-signal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Signal Corporation has announced it has completed the sale of its industrial lighting manufacturer subsidiary, Pauluhn, to the Cooper Crouse-Hinds division of Cooper Industries for $35 million. For over 75 Years, Pauluhn has been providing marine, offshore and industrial lighting products for hazardous locations and corrosive environments. Pauluhn is a supplier of a wide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philips Acquires Dynalite in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.lightnowblog.com/2009/04/philips-acquires-dynalite-in-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig DiLouie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we reported that Philips has acquired Italy-based Ilti Luce SpA, an LED design company for architectural indoor lighting. Philips has also recently announced that it has acquired Dynalite, a maker of lighting controls headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Dynalite has become part of the Lighting Electronics business within the Philips Lighting sector. Dynalite was founded [...]]]></description>
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