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Deals Without Delusions
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....
Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Dan Lovallo, Patrick Viguerie, Robert Uhlaner, John Horn, antidote, M&A, diligence, integration, Six Sigma, valuation, revenue, compensation, best practice, game, strategy, performance
Articles 2008-04-01

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A stark message in the sky
UNIVERSITIES British astronomers have seen their funding dry up. David Whitehouse reports on a developing crisis Even after 50 years, the view of the huge Lovell radio telescope dominating the Cheshire Plain is still one of the most futuristic sights in Britain. It...
Articles 2008-05-08
Delta's merger opposed
WASHINGTON -- Flight attendants and mechanics told Congress on Wednesday that the planned merger of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines could hurt consumers, communities and workers. But the carriers' chief executives insisted they must combine to compete effectively worldwide and deal with soaring fuel prices. ...
Articles 2008-05-08
Cenkos approaches Arden asbrokers seek to consolidate
The battle for mergers in the broking industry is heating up as Arden Partners yesterday confirmed it had been approached by Cenkos Securities, three months after it failed with a 1.6bn bid for rival Close Brothers. Arden, which is valued at 30m, said it was "in preliminary...
Articles 2008-05-07
King & Spalding Advises Sprint Nextel on Merger of Its WiMAX Business With Clearwire and $3.2 Billion Investment by Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks
King & Spalding, a leadinginternational law firm, announced today that it is representing SprintNextel Corporation in its agreement with Clearwire Corporation to combinetheir next-generation wireless broadband businesses to form a new wirelesscommunications company. The new company, which will be named Clearwire,said it will focus on expediting the deployment of the...
Articles 2008-05-07
S3 Investment Company Announces Promotion of Annie Lian to Position of Project Manager for Redwood Capital Subsidiary
S3 Investment Company, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SIVC), the majority owner of Redwood Capital, which assists private Chinesecompanies in accessing the U.S. capital markets through reverse mergersinto U.S. public companies, today announced the promotion of Annie Lian,who has served as administration manager for Redwood Capital forapproximately two years, to the position of...
Articles 2008-05-07
Kelyniam Global, Inc. to Acquire M2-Systems
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Kelyniam Global, Inc. (OTCBB:KLYG), an engineering and management consulting company specializing in CADCAM technology, today announces that it will acquire M2-Systems as a wholly owned subsidiary. James Ketner, President and CEO of Kelyniam Global, Inc. stated: "This merger will move Kelyniam Global, Inc. forward...
Articles 2008-05-07
CopperGate Communications Buys HomePlug AV Powerline Technology from Conexant Systems, Inc
Leads way towards next home networking standard, G.hn TEL AVIV, Israel & NEWARK, Calif. -- CopperGate Communications, the Everywire Home Networking Company[TM], today announced the purchase of the HomePlug AV business from Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT). CopperGate is now the first semiconductor company with home networking technologies supporting...
Articles 2008-05-07
Transocean Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
HOUSTON -- Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 of $1,189 million, or $3.71 per diluted share, compared to net income of $553 million, or $2.62 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Revenues for the first quarter...
Articles 2008-05-07
Certain Software(R), Inc. Delivers World-Class Meetings & Events Technology on an International Scale
CertainSoftware and its Amlink Technologies division are traversing the globefrom Frankfurt to Sydney to showcase the benefits of their technologysolutions for meetings and events professionals. Certain's Chief OperatingOfficer, Trevor Gardiner, and Executive Vice President, Ken Voss, turnedout with their team to present to over 8,500 international planners andbuyers attending...
Articles 2008-05-07
Stormy scenes at German shipping and tourism giant TUI
HANOVER, Germany AFP — A shareholders' meeting of Germany's TUI turned into a stormy affair on Wednesday as a Norwegian billionaire sought to chart a new course for the shipping and tourism giant. Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen, TUI's biggest shareholder, kicked off hostilities at the packed meeting...
Articles 2008-05-07
Session slowly coming to end
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The Legislature moved closer to a climatic ending of the 2008 session late Tuesday by debating a bill containing a cluster of economic development incentives and consent for construction of a $3.6 billion coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas....
Articles 2008-05-07
Session slowly coming to end
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The Legislature moved closer to a climatic ending of the 2008 session late Tuesday by debating a bill containing a cluster of economic development incentives and consent for construction of a $3.6 billion coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas....
Articles 2008-05-07
Blue Coat Outlines Plans to Revitalize Packeteer PacketShaper Product After Acquisition
PacketShaper to Remain as a Standalone Product and Potential Future Technology SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced its initial plans to sell, support, and enhance the PacketShaper([R]) product once it completes the expected acquisition...
Articles 2008-05-07
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. Enters Into Merger Agreements With VBV LLC and Its Subsidiaries
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE)(AMEX: GPRE) and VBV LLC, together with its subsidiaries, today announcedthat they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Upon closing,the companies will combine, creating a vertically-integrated ethanolcompany with expected operating capacity of 330 million gallons of ethanolper year. The proposed merger is expected...
Articles 2008-05-07
Agrium Successfully Completes Acquisition of UAP
ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN U.S.$ Agrium Inc. (TSX: AGU) (NYSE: AGU) announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of UAP Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: UAPH) at a price of $39.00 per share in cash. Pursuant to the merger agreement, dated December 2, 2007, between Agrium, UAP and Utah...
Articles 2008-05-07
Cohen & Grigsby Director Serves as Co-Author of Two New Books Dealing with Mergers and Acquisitions Strategies and Trends
Books are Part of "Inside the Minds" and "Thought Leadership" Series Published by Aspatore Books PITTSBURGH -- Cohen & Grigsby, a business law firm with offices in Pittsburgh, PA; Bonita Springs, FL; and Naples, FL, is pleased to recognize Mark Stabile, executive vice president and a director of...
Articles 2008-05-07
Fulbright's Corporate Practice Continues Growth with New Partner
HOUSTON -- A private equity lawyer who has served as the general counsel for two public companies and their private equity firm sponsor has joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s corporate practice. Edward Rhyne brings decades of experience handling corporate work, ranging from mergers and acquisitions to private equity,...
Articles 2008-05-07
Smoky Market Foods, Inc. Announces Retention of International Monetary as Its Strategic Advisory Firm
Smoky Market Foods, Inc. (OTCBB: SMKY) announcedthat it has engaged International Monetary ("IM") as its strategic advisoryfirm to assist in the identification of acquisition financing and relatedcapital resources, provide proprietary investor relations services, adviseon merger and acquisition candidates, and advise the Company's managementon other strategic decisions. "IM has a direct...
Articles 2008-05-07
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. Stockholders Approve Merger
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFAM) announced today that its stockholders have voted to approve theproposed merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Bright Horizonsby an affiliate of Bain Capital Partners, LLC. Approximately 98.9% of those shares voting at the special meeting voted infavor of the adoption of the...
Articles 2008-05-07
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