Another company changes hands, this time it's Lenox, owned by the Brown-Forman Corp. Lenox will be sold to Department 56 for $190 million, with the deal closing in the next two months. The sale does not include the Lenox English subsidiary nor the Lenox headquarters property in New Jersey.

According to Susan Engel, chairwoman and CEO of Department 56, "This is a major, transforming acquisition that we've been seeking for the past several years."
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