The Yankee Candle Company, Inc., South Deerfield, MA, has acquired all of the assets of GBI Marketing, Inc. for approximately $13.5 million in cash, in which $3 million is contingent upon the achievement of certain performance objectives over the next three years. GBI, Greenfield, MA, distributes select gift products, including Yankee Candle products, to fundraising organizations. GBI’s total sales in fiscal 2003 were approximately $15.7 million.“Yankee and GBI have enjoyed a long an...