Rich May News: 2006

November 27, 2006


Rich May Client Uniross Acquires North American Battery Company


Rich May Client, Uniross Batteries Corp, recently announced its acquisition of North American Battery Company. Rich May represented and negotiated legal terms of the acquisition for Uniross. Uniross Batteries Corp. is the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Uniross SA. North American Battery Company (NABC), is a San Diego-based developer of rechargeable batteries.


Paris, France-based Uniross is a global leader in the industry with a presence in over 70 countries. Uniross is the leading rechargeable battery company in Europe, Africa, and Australia, and is the world’s largest provider of chargers (round cells, camcorder packs, digital camera packs, cellular packs, cordless phone batteries, etc). Established in 1968 in Great Britain, Uniross expanded its distribution to the entire European continent, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, after years of success in the U.K. Uniross is now the world’s leading marketer of chargers and Europe’s leading marketer of rechargeable batteries. Uniross recently entered the North American market and, with its acquisition of NABC, is poised to meet a large consumer and trade need.


Uniross SA is listed on Marché Libre – Euronext Paris.


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Uniross: Acquisition du NABC aux Etats-Unis


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