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...
“Poison pills” work to thwart hostile takeovers, but they can also turn shareholders against you. How It Works Most poison-pill agreements are triggered when an outside company or individual — think Carl Icahn, for example — acquires ...
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. ...
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...
From Trijicon Inc. Up until now, the Trijicon 4x32 AGOG has only been available to the military and law enforcement market. The AGOG is the official rifle combat optic of the US Marines and the Trijicon 4x32 AGOG is standard issue for all Special Operations Forces and is...
Reunion Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: RGD) (the "Company") announces that its Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion & Analysis for the 1st quarter ended June 30, 2008 have been filed on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ). They are also available through Marketwire's website at http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/RGD_FS_MDA_0828.pdf and on the Company's...
Canada's Renewable Energy Company, Schneider Power Inc. (formerly Water Capital Inc.) (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE: SNE) announced today that further to the completion of the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Schneider Power, the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has issued its Final Exchange Bulletin regarding the transaction....
All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars. Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSX: ARG) ("Amerigo" or the "Company") announces that it has acquired beneficial ownership of 4 million common shares and 4 million share purchase warrants in the capital of Los Andes Copper Ltd. ("Los Andes"). The acquisition was made by Minera...
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) is to supply, build, integrate operate andmanage multiplay communications infrastructure for Saudi Arabia'shigh-tech flagship, King Abdullah Economic City. The five-yearsole-supplier partnership agreement with Emaar, developer of thesmart-city...
WGL Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WEHI) announced today that it has agreed in principal to distribute15,000,000 shares of a publicly traded media company to its shareholders.The shares represent approximately $100,000 at its current value. The mediacompany whom we will identify upon closing will air the WGL Million DollarShootout MDSO reality...
The big sale item at King of Prussia mall is the mall itself, a shopping magnet whose owners expect sales to top $1 billion this year. In a test for retail chains and property investors worried about what the recession is doing to store values, Australia-based Lend Lease Corp. Ltd....
HOUSTON -- Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America's leading full-service law firms, today announced that new partners Mark W. Coffin and Elaine H. Tippitt have joined Seyfarth Shaw's Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Houston office. Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, both were partners with Adams and Reese LLP. ...
NEW YORK -- When it comes to Wi-Fi, small-medium businesses defy generalization. Depending on their size, budgets, and the nature of their activities, SMBs reveal very different patterns of Wi-Fi adoption, deployments, upgrades, and attitudes to security. A survey of SMBs that are customers of the market-leading Wi-Fi vendor has...
NEW YORK -- National Patent Development Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: NPDV.OB) today announced the successful completion of its cash tender offer through its wholly-owned subsidiary, NPDV Acquisition Corp., to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Five Star Products, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FSPX.OB) not already owned by National...
Timmins Gold Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: TMM) has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in the 703 hectare Picacho property located 20 kilometers W-SW of its San Francisco gold mine in Northern Sonora, Mexico. The Company has also staked an additional 6,500 hectares encompassing...
Company Adds Strategic Offering to Automate Workplace Management Processes to Reduce Costs, Enhance Security and Lower Power Consumption DALLAS -- CompuCom Systems, Inc., a leading IT outsourcing company, today announced that it has developed new support and activation capabilities for Intel([R]) vPro[TM] technology as part of an overall...
Intacct, a leader in on-demand financialmanagement and accounting applications, today announced that nGenera isusing Intacct PlusTM to manage its growing global business. The Intacctfinancial management system enables nGenera to accommodate rapid growthwithout adding resources to its finance team and to gain a single,consolidated view of its business to improve...
Ameriwest Energy Corp. (OTCBB: AWEC)("Ameriwest" or the "Company") wishes to announce that it has formallyadvised Muddy Mineral Exploration, LLC of Casper, Wyoming of its intent toexercise its right to purchase certain oil and gas mineral leases adjoiningAmeriwest's recent Geary Prospect acquisition. Muddy Mineral Exploration, LLC ("Muddy Mineral") has presented the...
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