August 2006

Posted on August 30, 2006 at 2:35 PM
Filed under: Trends

Okay, CNOOC didn't get Unocal, Haier didn't get Maytag, and Lenovo Group's purchase of IBM Corp.'s personal computer business in 2005 is still the leading example of outbound Chinese acquisition activity. But the same forces that drove the two failed bids--China's need for raw materials, and the desire of...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 25, 2006 at 1:26 PM
Filed under: Intellectual property

Motorola has finally put to bed a five-month old dispute with Russian authorities over thousands of confiscated Motorola cell phones. The dispute was clear cut: Russian authorities believed the phones—more than 165,000 of them worth more than $15 million—were illegally imported. Motorola disagreed, claiming the phones were imported by...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 24, 2006 at 9:53 AM
Filed under: Movers & Shakers

In Virginia, Scott Wielar was named senior vice president of marketing and business development at SER Solutions Inc., a provider of management and speech analytics solutions. Wielar will be charged with building the SER brand and formalizing and expanding the channel partnership network. Most recently, Wielar was a senior...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 23, 2006 at 1:15 PM
Filed under: Trends

The folks at Grant Thornton International have just crunched some numbers on foreign acquisitions in China. In the 12 months to June 30, 2006, they tell us, a total of 266 international companies from 41 different countries made investments with a total value of $14 billion in Chinese companies....  Continue reading

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Posted on August 18, 2006 at 11:35 AM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy

Is life insurance the next the big boom area for business process outsourcing? It seems Accenture believes it could be. The outsourcing service provider and consultant announced Thursday that it's buying insurance software maker NaviSys. As MarketWatch reported, the move positions Accenture to take on Computer Sciences Corp., the market...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 16, 2006 at 12:55 PM
Filed under: CD Community | Cover Story | July-Aug. 2006 | The Magazine
Tagged: AT&T Wireless , auction , AWE , Cingular , Clearwire , diligence , DoCoMo , Josh King , McCabe , negotiations , newspapers , Nextel , Sarin , Steve McGraw , T-Mobile , telecom , Telefonica , timeline , Vodafone , Wasser , Zeglis

Marathon days and grueling nights. Secrecy and front-page news. And a final exhausting vigil before a $47 billion climax.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 16, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Filed under: July-Aug. 2006 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: AT&T Wireless , auction block , auctions , Blackston , hedge funds , Jenny Craig , M&A , Nestle , NorthWestern , private equity , Quiznos , trends

The M&A market will inevitably cool, but more efficient processes for selling companies are likely to be a permanent part of the scene.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 16, 2006 at 12:00 PM
Filed under: Integration | July-Aug. 2006 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquired , communication , corporate culture , cross-border , cross-border intergration , headhunters , HR , human factor , human resource , integration , leadership , marriage , mergers , PMI , R&D , social stakes , staffing , synergies , talent retention

How do you organize thousands of employees from countries with varying languages and customs, not to mention labor laws, into a single, efficient organization?  Continue reading

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Posted on August 16, 2006 at 11:07 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Growth Strategy | July-Aug. 2006 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , Apple , Chancery Software , iPod , Pearson , PowerSchool , SIS

Pearson plc is expanding its presence in student information systems, while at the same time exploring innovative ways to deliver content.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2006 at 2:03 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy

The latest company taking heat from hedge fund investors is Royal Ahold NV, the cover subject of Corporate Dealmaker’s January issue. As The Deal’s Paul Whitfield reports, Paulson & Co. and Centaurus Capital apparently aren’t impressed with the supermarket giant’s turnaround strategy and are pressuring it to begin unloading...  Continue reading

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