July 2007

Posted on July 31, 2007 at 2:31 PM
Filed under: Trends

Has turbulence in the debt-related financing markets given strategic buyers a leg up over their PE rivals? According to Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, the answer is yes. The paper cites a handful of examples — the auctions of Virgin Media Inc. and Insight Communications Co., and the sale of Cadbury...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 31, 2007 at 12:07 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Trends

After Tele Atlas NV announced its sale to TomTom NV for $2.6 billion, a CIBC World Markets Corp. analyst said digital mapping company Navteq Corp. is primed to follow suit. The analyst said Garmin Ltd., which makes handheld satellite-based navigation devices, might make a bid for Navteq. On that note,...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 26, 2007 at 1:42 PM
Filed under: Joint Ventures and Alliances

British defense giant BAE Systems plc has turned to VT Group plc to create a joint venture, which "will be the U.K.'s premier provider of surface warships and through-life support." BAE will own 55% of the yet-to-be-named JV. As part of the transaction, BAE Systems will sell its current...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 23, 2007 at 3:33 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Trends

IBM Corp. has been ditching its hardware units as part of its strategy to counter the lagging sector, picking up numerous software companies instead, including DataMirror Corp. for $161 million last week. Hewlett-Packard Co. is following suit. HP of Palo Alto, Calif., is spending $1.6 billion for Opsware Inc. and...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 20, 2007 at 5:36 PM
Filed under: Movers & Shakers

Online real estate content provider Move Inc. has added Vaughan Smith to its management team. Smith comes to the Westlake Village, Calif., firm as executive vice president of corporate development and strategic partnerships. Smith, an electronics and electrical engineer, will report to recently appointed president Lorna Borenstein and oversee...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 19, 2007 at 3:32 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | CD Community | Corporate Strategy

On Monday, IBM Corp. grabbed DataMirror Corp., a Canadian data integration software maker, for about $161 million in cash. This and a slew of other deals has analysts thinking "buy," since IBM has reported higher earnings in the second quarter thanks partly to more than $5 billion in acquisitions in...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 17, 2007 at 4:03 PM
Filed under: CD Community | Research and development | Trends

The folks at consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. have some trends they'd like to tell you about — via podcast, slides show or both. The program, "The Next Big Thing: 7 Ways for Dealmakers to Make Money Tomorrow," features Justin Pettit, a Booz Allen VP who specializes in financial...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 16, 2007 at 4:53 PM
Filed under: Joint Ventures and Alliances

Sony BMG, a joint venture of Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG, has allied with Italian Internet firm Dada SpA to form a U.S.-based JV, Dada Entertainment LLC. The venture's angle is to provide direct-to-consumer entertainment services with mobile and Web offerings. The new firm, owned by the two parties...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 16, 2007 at 3:32 PM
Filed under: Law | Trends

Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. continue to spar. Viacom, you'll recall, slapped the Internet search giant with a billion dollar lawsuit regarding YouTube postings of "The Colbert Report" and other Viacom shows. The firms have had harsh words for each other, with Viacom calling YouTube a "massive center of infringement"...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 13, 2007 at 9:39 AM
Filed under: Joint Ventures and Alliances | Trends

As is becoming the trend among lawsuits regarding online media networks, industry giant Warner Music Group Corp. has decided to drop its suit against imeem and form a strategic partnership with the social media network. In February, NBC Universal dropped its bid to have content removed from YouTube Inc. and...  Continue reading

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