Hershey purchasing Amplify in $1.2B deal

NEW YORK — Chocolate and candy maker The Hershey Co. is acquiring Amplify Snack Brands for $1.2 billion as it ventures into the healthy snack aisle.

The boards of both companies have agreed on the deal in which Hershey will acquire all outstanding stock of Amplify for $12 per share in cash. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018. nearly two decades.

The National Association of Home Builders/ Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose five points to 74 this month. That’s the highest reading since July of 1999, more than 18 years ago.

Readings above 50 indicate more builders see sales conditions as good rather than poor. the French body in charge of fraud control.

The DGCCRF said in a statement on Monday that Le Maire is seeking a fine of $11.8 million.

Investigators from the DGCCRF established that Amazon imposed a series of abusive clauses to its commercial partners in France, including the possibility to change or terminate contracts unilaterally.

The DGCCRF says the French government wants “to better regulate the activity of large digital platforms and to ensure greater transparency, balance and loyalty in their relations with companies.”

Amazon said it does not comment on judicial proceedings.