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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....
- Articles 2008-04-01
- When to Ally and When to Acquire
- 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...
- Articles 2007-12-14
- When to Walk Away from a Deal
- 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...
- Articles 2007-12-13
- What Is a Poison Pill?
- "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 ...
- Articles 2008-08-11
- CVS: Calculated Acquisitions for Greater Market Share
- CVS committed the capital necessary to push through major acquisitions, giving the company a market advantage going into the recession. The Move: CVS committed the capital necessary to push through major acquisitions, giving the company a market...
- Articles 2008-12-01
- PepsiCo's Big Steal: The Middle Man at a $1 Billion Discount
- Indra Nooyi needed to make PepsiCo more nimble by buying back its bottlers. The stock market crash gave the CEO the perfect moment to make her move — and save $1 billion. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi...
- Articles 2009-09-28
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- Do Shareholders of Acquiring Firms Gain From Acquisitions?
- This article examine a sample of 12,023 acquisitions by public firms from 1980 to 2001. Shareholders of these firms lost a total of $218 billion when acquisitions were announced. Though shareholders lose throughout ample period, losses associated with acquisition announcements after 1997 are dramatic. Small firms gain from acquisitions, so...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- Managing Acquisitions To Fuel Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Influence Of Organisational Members Sensemaking
- In technology intensive industries, companies have come to rely on acquisitions as a tactic for infusing the existing organization with innovative products and services and new entrepreneurial activity. Many organizations use acquisitions to complement and even substitute for "greenfield" ventures. Acquisitions can, therefore, be described as one form of corporate...
- White papers 2002-10-01
- Global Crossing acquires Fibernet.(MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS)
- Global Crossing Limited announced that its subsidiary, GC Acquisitions UK Limited ("GC Acquisitions UK"), has formally acquired Fibernet Group Plc. GC Acquisitions UK will pay Fibernet shareholders 78 pence (approximately $1.48) per share Global Crossing Limited announced that its subsidiary, GC Acquisitions UK...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- Managing Acquisitions To Change and Survive
- It has been observed that conventional wisdom is correct in recognising that poorly implemented M&A's are risky, but it underestimates the strategic value of successful acquisitions. Acquisitions are among the most powerful tools for business change. Done well, acquisitions can drive fundamental change in how business operates and provide a...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- Bulking up with bolt-on acquisitions: taking a less risky approach to mergers and acquisitions, chemical companies use bolt-on acquisitions to build product portfolios and geographic reach. (Focus 2003: Mergers and Acquisitions Outlook).
- In 2002, continued difficult economic conditions led many chemical companies to look to smaller, strategic acquisitions rather than building through major business purchases or mergers. These bolt-on acquisitions allow companies to enhance their product portfolio, technological position, market reach and customer service capabilities with much...
- Research articles 2003-02-17
- Diller: No Blockbuster Acquisitions In The Cards
- Don’t think big thoughts when you look at that $1.8 billion-plus in IAC’s bank account: Barry Diller is sticking to his guns when it comes to major acquisitions. He told analysts during the Q3 earnings call that he’s more inclined to repatriate the money through buybacks, not through M&A...
- External links 2009-10-27
- A Regulator's Guide to Electric Mergers and Acquisitions in Florida
- This article asserts that mergers and acquisitions are occurring in many industries in the U.S., especially in the electric power industry. The trend toward consolidation most likely will increase as the industry becomes more competitive. The objective of this working paper is to identify who has authority to approve mergers...
- White papers 2001-08-01
- The Impact on U.K. Acquirers of Domestic, Cross-border, Public and Private Acquisitions
- This paper examines the announcement and post-acquisition share returns of 4,000 acquisitions by U.K. public firms during 1984-1998. It includes acquisitions of domestic and cross-border targets, and of both publicly quoted and privately held targets. In acquisitions of domestic public targets, abnormal returns are negative over both the announcement and...
- White papers 2003-12-01
- Don't Believe the Hype: Strategic Acquisitions Can Benefit Firm Performance
- While mergers and acquisitions have slowed in the lagging economy - particularly following the unprecedented boom in deals in the late 1990s and 2000 - a professor of organization and management at Emory University's Goizueta Business School is likely not surprised by recent M&A activity in the software industry. After...
- White papers
- Fewer service firms employed acquisitions.(employment services)(Brief Article)
- Although at least four local companies in the staffing and employment service industries were involved in acquisitions last year, deals in the industry slowed down dramatically. Mergers and acquisitions in the service industry peaked in 1998 when Although at least four local...
- Research articles 2001-01-29
- TOPFOND PHARMACEUTICAL EXPANDS VIA ACQUISITIONS
- AsiaInfo Services 01-21-2005 Topfond Pharmaceutical Expands via Acquisitions ZHUMADIAN, Jan 21, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Henan Topfond Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd(600253) is expanding its business via acquisitions. Sumitomo Corporation, one AsiaInfo Services 01-21-2005 ...
- Research articles 2005-01-21
- The euro dynamo.(European mergers and acquisitions market)
- Europe's mergers and acquisitions market remained strong in 3rd qtr 1998. Morgan Stanley's Michael Zaoui says that no major deals have fallen through compared to the 50% decline in mergers and acquisitions in the US. Morgan Stanley completed nearly $90 biEurope's mergers and acquisitions market remained strong in 3rd qtr...
- Research articles 1998-11-01
- Sunburst Acquisitions IV, Inc. Corrects Contact Information; Tim Mikula, Lakeshore Strategies Sted Budd Mallet, Sunburst Acquisitions IV, Inc
- Business Editors CORRECTION...by Sunburst Acquisitions IV, Inc. --BUSINESS WIRE In BW0035 (CA-SUNBURST), HollywoodBroadcasting.com, Inc. Shareholders to Tender Shares in Exchange for Shares of Sunburst Acquisitions IV, Inc., contact information should read xxx Lakeshore Strategies, Tim Mikula, 888/233-1871 (sted Sunburst Acquisitions IV, Inc., Budd Mallet, 888/233-1871.)
- Research articles 2000-10-20
- Will Bankrate Be Forced to Suspend Acquisitions and Share Repurchases?
- Third Party Feed: Media Tech Analyst submits: Bankrate’s RATE shares have benefited from two recent stock upgrades to Buy by Citigroup and JMP Securities with both of their thesis resting on an imminent refinancing boom. The refi story is an old catalyst hat for Bankrate, which in my...
- External links 2008-12-03
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