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		<title><![CDATA[PepsiCo’s Big Steal: The Middle Man at a $1 Billion Discount]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CVS: Calculated Acquisitions for Greater Market Share]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Is a Poison Pill?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA["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 &#8212; think Carl Icahn, for example &#8212; acquires ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Deals Without Delusions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  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....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:59:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When to Ally and When to Acquire]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:58:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When to Walk Away from a Deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:35:18 -0800</pubDate>
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