JS Group reportedly purchases Permasteelisa SpA

 Japan's JS Group Corp. has reportedly agreed to purchase Italian building group Permasteelisa SpA for about $870 million, according to a July 5 report from 

However, officials from JS Group Corp. responded to the Nikkei report saying it is considering various merger and acquisition options, but nothing has been decided, according to the Dow Jones Newswires, 

Permasteelisa's North American segment, based in Windsor, Conn., topped Glass Magazine's