PVH in Bridgewater announced on Oct. 31 its purchase of The Warnaco Group of New York City for about $2.9 billion in cash and stock options. Both produce clothing lines for the Calvin Klein brand, among others.

Becton Dickinson Unit Sold

Corning, a specialty glass distributor in Corning, N.Y., announced on Nov. 2 it paid about $720 million cash for labware manufacturer Discovery Labware in Bedford, Mass., from Becton, Dickinson & Co., a medical technology company in Franklin Lakes.

$119M Purchase for Curtiss-Wright