Memtec Corp.

French Firm Buys United States Water Giant.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/28/1999; 1133 words; ...The predator has become the prey. United States Filter Corp. (NYSE: USF), which has grown to become North America...from its $380 million purchase of Australian filter developer Memtec Ltd. in 1997. Vivendi also will tap U.S. Filter's fast...

IN BRIEF.(Business)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/24/1999; 704 words; ...a court awarded it $557,390 in a dispute with Memtec America Corp. over Memtec's alleged misappropriation of Van Nuys-based Puroflow trade secrets. Memtec has said it will not appeal the decision. - Daily...

Vivendi To Buy U.S. Filter
AP Online; 3/22/1999; 697 words; ...French conglomerate Vivendi SA plans on buying U.S. Filter Corp. and its Culligan brand in a $6.2 billion deal that will...Filter made numerous acquisitions, most notably purchasing Memtec Ltd., an Australian maker of water filters, for about $399...

Vivendi Buying U.S. Filter Corp.
AP Online; 3/22/1999; 475 words; ...1999 Vivendi Buying U.S. Filter Corp. PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) -- Vivendi SA is buying U.S. Filter Corp. for about $6.2 billion in cash...acquisitions, most notably purchasing Memtec Ltd., an Australian maker of water...

Palm Desert, Calif.-Based Water Systems Firm Works for Better Cash Flow.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 12/20/1998; 1223 words; ...Tribune Business News Dec. 19 -- Although United States Filter Corp. has made a deluge of acquisitions over the past five years...Culligan Water Technologies Inc. and Australian filtration company Memtec Ltd., according to Chris Whitmore, an analyst with New York...