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The trouble with tech M&A

With change inexorable and competition intense, technology companies are big users of M&A as a tool to grow. Too bad they're not very good at it. Continue reading

Posted on May 7, 2012 10:52 AM




Ad agencies' increasing complexity

A piece in The Deal magazine shows rather than getting squeezed out of its lucrative niche, Madison Avenue is more valuable than ever. Continue reading

Posted on May 3, 2012 11:00 AM




Barnes & Noble turns a page with Microsoft investment

Microsoft will invest $300 million for a 17.6% stake in the digital business of Barnes & Noble, valuing the unit that makes the Nook e-reader at $1.7 billion Continue reading

Posted on April 30, 2012 11:01 AM




Facebook, Microsoft strike AOL patent deal

The social network will pay $550 million to acquire 650 patents. Continue reading

Posted on April 23, 2012 4:12 PM




Ad agencies' increasing complexity

Rather than getting squeezed out of its lucrative niche, Madison Avenue is more valuable than ever. Continue reading

Posted on April 13, 2012 3:29 PM




Starboard keeps pressure on AOL

The activist investor nominated candidates to AOL's board and called for all cash proceeds of AOL's patent sale to be distributed to shareholders Continue reading

Posted on April 11, 2012 10:35 AM




DOJ still eyeing Google deal

Antitrust lawyers continue to worry over the use of patents in the tech giant's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Continue reading

Posted on March 28, 2012 4:47 PM




Fender Musical files for $200M IPO

The iconic guitar maker bets that even those baby boomers who can't afford a 1968 pearl-white Stratocaster will be tempted to buy some shares. Continue reading

Posted on March 8, 2012 4:09 PM




Cisco appeals Skype deal's EC clearance

In a long-shot bid, the networking equipment maker goes to court to challenge the Commission's unconditional approval of Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition. Continue reading

Posted on February 16, 2012 1:46 PM




Thomas Nielsen: RealNetworks' patent treasure

A deal with Intel that includes 190 patents and 170 patent applications will net Nielsen's company $120 million. Continue reading

Posted on February 3, 2012 12:00 PM




Inside Facebook's IPO filing

The social networking giant posted 2011 net income of $1 billion. Facebook also cited competition from companies including Google, Microsoft and Twitter. Continue reading

Posted on February 2, 2012 6:12 PM




Scott Thompson: Whither Yahoo!?

The new Deal magazine looks at how it's up to Scott Thompson to get the struggling Internet company to stop treading water and learn to swim Continue reading

Posted on January 24, 2012 4:31 PM




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