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Mergers And Acquisitions
a blanket term covering the main ways in which organizations change hands.
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The Ultimate Dye Job
A one-time Renaissance scholar, A.G. Lafley went on to transform P&G, one of America's iconic companies. Along the way, he had to find a way to convince the board and outbid the opposition for Clairol. Twice. To dye or not to dye? We...
Tags: Job, Brand, Board, Procter & Gamble Co., L'Oreal S.A., Clairol, Corporate Governance, Branding, Gender And Diversity, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Human Resources, L?Oreal, mergers and acquisitions, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Nice ?n Easy, Perfect 10, Peter Dolan, A.G. Lafley, as told to Cait Murphy, A.G. Lafley, as told to Cait Murphy
Articles 2009-11-24
P&G Clairol Strategy a Perfect 10
Compared to P&G's acquisition of Gillette for $57 billion in 2005, Clairol looks like a boutique buy. But it was a very big deal at the time: If it had failed, the board would have put Lafley on a much shorter leash, and the recent history of...
Tags: Brand, Procter & Gamble Co., Branding, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Frederic Fekkai, Hugo Boss, billion-dollar brands, Gillette, mergers and acquisitions, consumer products innovation, Cait Murphy
Articles 2009-11-24
The Price Is Right — If You Can Spend Again
How four companies have scored big deals by not letting a good crisis go to waste.With business spending having fallen off a cliff and newly thrifty consumers reluctant to open their wallets, now might not seem like the time to embark on an 800-person hiring spree or a huge retail-store...
Tags: Hyundai, Advertisement, ITT Corp., Real Estate, Business Operations, BNET Feature Package, Recession, Downturn, Deals, M&As, Mergers and Acquisitions, Advertising
Articles 2009-09-28
Irene Rosenfeld's Crafty Pursuit of Cadbury
The Kraft CEO seems to think it takes sweetness to capture a sweets maker. So far, she looks right. Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld Everyone in business is selling something to someone, at least part of the time. The only difference:...
Tags: Kraft Foods Inc., Cadbury Schweppes Plc., Irene Rosenfeld, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Kraft Foods, Cadbury PLC, Mergers and Acquisitions, M&As, Kit R. Roane
Articles 2009-10-01

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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...
Tags: Regulator, Merger, M&A, Benefit, FERC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
White papers 2001-08-01
A Side-Effect of the Mergers and Acquisitions and the Consolidation of Credit Departments
This article is about mergers and acquisitions of companies who are at a record pace. Every industry seems to be transforming through mergers and acquisitions, from food to paper to telecommunications. As the credit professional knows, mergers of domestic companies may mean the elimination of the target of company's credit...
Tags: M&A, Consolidation, Department, Blakeley & Blakeley, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
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...
Tags: acquisition, M&A, Morgan Stanley
Research articles 1998-11-01
Evidence On Mergers And Acquisitions
This paper provides a broad-brush treatment of the empirical economics literature regarding the effects of mergers and acquisitions. Much of the literature has direct or indirect implications for competition policy. Of most direct interest to those concerned with merger-related antitrust issues are three types of empirical studies: stock market event...
Tags: Merger, M&A, Stock, Stock Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
White papers 2001-09-25
Utilitiy Mergers and Acquisitions: No Slam Dunk
It has been positively realized that the economies of scale are no longer the dominant rationale for energy industry mergers. While scale-based mergers may achieve one-time cost reductions, the markets have favored mergers that aim for a transformation of the business model. Businesses must translate proposed mergers into a story...
Tags: Merger, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
White papers 2003-01-15
DuPont Dow Elastomers. (ERJ People).(Robert Sylvest named director of mergers and acquisitions)(Brief Article)
[] DuPoNT Dow Elastomers has appointed Robert Sylvest director of mergers and acquisitions, a new position for the company, based at its Wilmington, ... [] DuPoNT Dow Elastomers has appointed Robert Sylvest director of mergers and acquisitions, a new position for the company, based at its...
Tags: DuPont Co., M&A, Robert
Research articles 2002-09-01
Telecom Wireless Hires Former Deloitte Employee to Lead Mergers and Acquisitions
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 4, 1999-- Telecom Wireless Corp. (OTC:NOYRD) Tuesday announced the appointment of mergers and acquisitions specialist and entrepreneur Esper Gullatt Jr. as its vice president of mergers and acquisitions to lead the company's convergence strategy of ISPs, ASPs and CLECs. Gullatt will oversee three mergers and...
Tags: Deloitte LLP, FINANCE, Investment, M&A, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS
Research articles 1999-05-04
Bondholder Wealth Effects In Mergers And Acquisitions: New Evidence From The 1980s And 1990s
The economic magnitude and the significance of Mergers and Acquisitions activity have raised doubts over the authenticity of mergers. The paper explores the wealth effects experienced by target and acquirer bondholders. However, it has been observed that the wealth effects experienced by the bondholders are minimal and incomplete. The paper...
Tags: M&A, Social Science Electronic Publishing Inc., Bondholder, Wealth Effect, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
White papers 2002-04-01
HR managers can be crucial for successful mergers; Book cites survey, case studies indicating HR's role in M&A.(human resources role in mergers and acquisitions)(Brief Article)
Human resources managers could provide important help in the early stages of corporate mergers and acquisitions, but they typically are not involved until later, when problems are difficult or impossible to overcome, a study by consultants with Tower Human resources managers could provide important help in...
Tags: company, Human Resources, M&A, merger, survey, Towers Perrin
Research articles 2001-07-09
A $44.5 billion record; Blockbuster acquisitions of Mellon Financial, Merrill Lynch help make 2006 a giant year in terms of M&A deal values.(mergers and acquisitions)
Byline: MARK BRUNO NEW YORK - The value of deals in the money management industry nearly tripled in 2006 from the previous year, marking one of the most significant periods of mergers and acquisitions in the industry's history. The number of...
Tags: M&A, hedge fund, acquisition, asset, divestiture, Mellon Financial Corp., Blockbuster Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
Research articles 2007-01-08
FIE mergers: looking to cover all the bases: in part two of his analysis of the FIE environment in Vietnam, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyer Harry Brunt examines the legal guidelines which will shape future FIE mergers and acquisitions. (Analysis)
MERGERS and acquisitions in the foreign investment sector will increase with Vietnam's integration into the world economy. MERGERS and acquisitions in the foreign investment sector will increase with Vietnam's integration into the world economy.
Tags: acquisition, analysis, environment, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, merger
Research articles 2003-07-28
Mergers can bring new environmental liabilities: concern about acquired risks sparks EIL buys. (corporations decide to buy environmental insurance due to trend for mergers and acquisitions)
An increase in mergers and acquisitions has spurred risk managers to find effective ways to manage environmental liabilities. Some corporations are opting to purchase environmental insurance in today's more "robust" insurance market, along wiAn increase in mergers and acquisitions has spurred risk managers to find effective...
Tags: audit, Coca-Cola Co., insurance, M&A, merger, risk management, Risk Manager
Research articles 1998-05-25
Principal in Brown Smith Wallace earns mergers and acquisitions
Bob Lawson, principal in Brown Smith Wallace's mergers & acquisitions group, has received the Certified in Mergers and Acquisition designation. The CM&A designation attests to the holder's mastery of the mergers and acquisitions body of knowledge and a commitment to staying abreast of new developments in the field. According to...
Tags: Brown Smith Wallace LLC
Research articles 2005-09-17
Principal in Brown Smith Wallace earns mergers and acquisitions designation
Bob Lawson, principal in Brown Smith Wallace's mergers & acquisitions group, has received the Certified in Mergers and Acquisition designation. The CM&A designation attests to the holder's mastery of the mergers and acquisitions body of knowledge and a commitment to staying abreast of new developments in the field. According to...
Tags: Brown Smith Wallace LLC
Research articles 2005-09-17
Differences Between Mergers and Acquisitions
Although a merger involves a combination of two or more entities, they are rarely equal participants. Sometimes a merger is really an acquisition financed by common stock. Mergers are typically more expensive than acquisitions, with the parties incurring higher legal costs. In a stock acquisition, the acquirer purchases all or...
Tags: Acquisition, Merger, M&A, AICPA, Common Stock, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations
White papers 2002-11-01
New York Life Appoints VP.(New York Life Insurance Co. names David Chalfin VP of mergers and acquisitions)(Brief Article)
New York Life Insurance Co. has appointed David A. Chalfin vice president of the mergers and acquisitions department. New York Life Insurance Co. has appointed David A. Chalfin vice president of the mergers and acquisitions department.
Tags: M&A
Research articles 2001-10-01
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