Praxair Inc. closed its previously announced billion-dollar buyout of a Florida company that puts the fizz in restaurant beer and soft drinks.
The Danbury industrial-gas supplier bought NuCO2 Inc., of Stuart, Fla., for $1.1 billion from Aurora Capital Group.
Praxair claims NuCO2 is the largest provider of fountain beverage carbonation in America, with approximately 162,000 customer locations and 900 employees.
