October 2005

Posted on October 15, 2005 at 6:27 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | Intellectual property | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Cote , culture , HIPI , Honeywell , IP , IP commercialization , Kreindler , licensing , M&A , Newell-Miller , Schrankler , Yeadon

At Honeywell International, IP commercialization is a key part of a strategic and cultural revival.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 6:05 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Intellectual property | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: competitive advantage , Crean , IBM , intellectual property , IP , Kaefer , Microsoft , open-source , Oracle , patents , SAP , software , Stallings

In the software industry, the open-source movement and customer demands for interoperability are changing everything.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 5:45 PM
Filed under: Deal International | Intellectual property | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Beijing , China , Gutierrez , intellectual property , patents , piracy , Shanghai , theft , Wen Jiabao

The world's most alluring market is also the global center of intellectual property theft.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 4:05 PM
Filed under: Job Description | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Brian Sutphin , corporate deveoplment , job description , marketing , R&D , StorageTek , Sun Microsytems

Brian Sutphin has led a flurry of deals and alliances aimed at giving the company a future as bright as its past.  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:56 PM
Filed under: Legal Brief | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: 13D , arbitrage , Carl Icahn , hedge funds , King Pharmaceuticals , M&A , merger , Mylan , Perry , SEC

Hedge fund managers know the rules about disclosing their positions: If they beneficially hold more than 5% of an issuer's Securities and Exchange Commission-registered equity securities, they must file the appropriate form with the SEC. Doing so without tipping off the market to their strategies can be difficult, especially when...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:32 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | Corporate Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Click Commerce , M&A , Oracle , SAp , supply partners , supply-chain , Tompkins , Yantra

As supply-chain meetings go, the session on the leafy college campus began with great promise. Seated at the conference-room table were a national electronics retailer and several of its trading partners, including a printer company, whose products the retailer sold, and the manufacturer of the chip sets used in...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:25 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: acquirers , brokers , deal insurance , M&A , transaction insurance , underwriters

In December 2001 Synopsys Inc., a maker of semiconductor design software, announced its intention to acquire the technology company Avant! Corp., to better compete against rival Cadence Design Systems Inc. According to Synopsys, Avant's suite of integrated circuit design tools would enable it to offer a more comprehensive product...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:16 PM
Filed under: Case Studies | Corporate Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: business strategy , catalysts , collaborations , dynamic specialization , financial markets , offshoring , outsourcinf , productive friction , Sustainable Edge

Business leaders are living in challenging times. More than ever, we find ourselves walking a fine line between significant value creation and disastrous value destruction. One small misstep and what looked like an irresistible opportunity rapidly becomes an inescapable trap. We search for a road map to guide us,...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 3:08 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Law | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , Cinergy , consolidation , corporate strategy , Duke Energy , Exelon , megadeals , MidAmerican , PacifiCorp , PSEG , Public Utilities Holding Company Act , Puhca , repeal

You've seen it before in banking and telecom. Regulatory change sets the stage for the reordering of an entire industry, seemingly presenting corporate leaders with a stark choice: Buy or be bought. Now the scenario looks to be playing out once again in the utility business. In the last...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 15, 2005 at 2:58 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Sept.-Oct. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: conglomerate , Ebitda , Jarden , M&A , Martin Franklin , niche , private equity

How private equity disciplines turned a grab bag of brands into a $3 billion enterprise.  Continue reading

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