Harriet Green, chief executive of London-based electronics distributor Premier Farnell PLC, has been elected to Emerson’s board of directors, Ferguson-based Emerson announced Thursday. That increases the board size to 15 directors.

Emerson makes several types of products, including industrial process…

Bloomberg News is reporting that Emerson has approached Chloride Group PLC, a British supplier of batteries for sudden blackouts, about a takeover.

Emerson proposed a cash offer on March 18 and the Ferguson-based company said it may make a further announcement…

Ferguson-based Emerson has agreed to acquire Aperture Technologies Inc., a Stamford, Conn.-based software company. The financial terms of the deal will not be disclosed, Aperture said today in a release.

Aperture makes software that helps data center managers understand and control the space, power and…