The Idea in Brief Half of all acquiring companies pay more for target firms than they're worth. Often it's because of executives' mental biases: Their interest in a deal keeps them from being objective about its value....
The Idea in Brief Many companies view acquisitions and alliances as interchangeable strategies for spurring growth. But each strategy has unique advantages and disadvantages. Firms that ignore those differences risk acquiring companies they should have collaborated with...
The Idea in Brief Is your company prone to "deal fever"--getting so excited while pursuing acquisitions that it skimps on due diligence? Caught up in the thrill of the chase, many firms use due diligence to justify...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Church & Dwight to Build New Laundry Detergent Plant in PennsylvaniaC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Church & Dwight Co. has announced plans to construct a new integrated laundry detergent manufacturing plant and distribution center in York County, Pennsylvania. The Company said...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Announces Cash SettlementC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company announced it settled in cash totaling $45.7 million, the 4,657,378 Series A Warrants, issued in connection with the acquisition of Pathmark. ...
Merrill Lynch to sell its Bloomberg stake *Merrill Lynch has agreed a deal to sell its 20 per cent stake in the financial information company Bloomberg as part of its efforts to rebuild its battered balance sheet. The sale - expected to be announced this morning -...
Etelcharge.com (OTCBB: ETLC), the new online wayto payTM, today announced that the Company's acquisition of Payment Onewas approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the NorthernDistrict of California (San Jose, CA). As previously disclosed, Etelchargeentered into an agreement to acquire the outstanding equity of Payment OneCorporation from The...
H2O Innovation (2000) Inc. ("H2O") (TSX VENTURE: HEO)(ALTERNEXT:MNEMO:ALHEO) has announced changes to its board of directors, the appointment of new company officers, and the granting of 532,000 stock options. As part of organizational restructuring following the recent acquisition of Itasca Systems Inc. ("Itasca") announced July 3, and considering the fact...
A move to acquire USANA Health Sciences Inc.'s outstanding shares is dead. A pair of groups controlled by USANA chairman and chief executive officer Myron Wentz said Wednesday that they are terminating their offer to buy the company's outstanding shares because it appeared they would not get...
City officials moved forward Wednesday with the acquisition of properties for the redevelopment of East Baltimore's Oldtown Mall. The Board of Estimates, the city's spending panel, approved $1.6 million to procure six properties zoned for business use located at multiple addresses on the mall. So far,...
Expands Specialty Pharmaceutical Business Platform COVINGTON, Ky. -- Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), one of the nation's leading providers of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, today announced the acquisition of specialty pharmaceutical services provider, Advanced Care Scripts, Inc. Based in Orlando, Florida, Advanced Care Scripts provides both specialty...
Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leadingprovider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing fornetworking, communications, security and wireless applications, todayannounced that it is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certainassets and business of Star Semiconductor Corporation. Star Semiconductoris a Taiwan-based design house in Hsinchu with expertise in building highlyintegrated...
Longview Capital Partners Incorporated("Longview") (TSX: LV) issues this press release pursuant to Section 111 ofthe Securities Act British Columbia, Section 141 of the Securities ActAlberta and Section 101 of the Securities Act Ontario with respect toPacific Coast Nickel Corp. ("NKL") Pursuant to a single trade conducted on the TSX Venture...
Soapstone Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: SOAP) todayannounced that Michael J. Cayer has joined the Company as Vice President,General Counsel and Secretary. "With his experience in the software industry, Mike will be an importantaddition to our management team," said Bill Leighton, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Soapstone Networks. "Mike is a seasoned professional withextensive...
ROSWELL, Ga. -- According to company sources, Learn.net has completed the purchase of the interactive distance learning IDL and collaboration software from the Savant Technology Group. With this acquisition, Learn.net is launching a new phase of the company and marketing itself as "The Blended Learning Technologies Company," focusing on enterprise...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the first deployment of Protiva .NET Dual tokens at Virchow Krause & Company LLP VK, the 15th largest accounting firm in the United States. Gemalto partner CDW, a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education,...
Acquisition Provides a Complementary Growth Platform and Expands Convergys' Integrated Automated and Live Agent Offering CINCINNATI & DALLAS -- Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) and Intervoice, Inc. (NASDAQ: INTV) announced today that the Boards of Directors of both companies have approved a definitive merger agreement under which Convergys will...
FREMONT, Calif. -- Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYT) today announced that the Company received an unsolicited letter from Aquest Systems Corp. expressing an interest in exploring a potential acquisition of Asyst for $6.50 in cash per share. Consistent with its fiduciary duties, Asyst's Board of Directors is reviewing the expression of...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., part of the Systems Engineering Group of QinetiQ North America, has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command's PEO Program Executive Office Aviation Headquarters to provide technical support to the Army's fleet of more than...
Lonestar Capital Corporation (TSX VENTURE: LON.P) ("Lonestar" or the "Company"), a capital pool company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements to acquire two leading California solar companies (the "Acquisitions"). It is anticipated that the Acquisitions will constitute the...
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