August 2007

Posted on August 29, 2007 at 6:37 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances

Last April, General Motors Corp. sold a 7.9% stake in Isuzu Motors Ltd. for about $300 million. The cash-strapped automaker hasn't completely severed ties with its Tokyo competitor, though. In a joint statement, the two firms announced they would reinforce an existing partnership to sell trucks in Colombia, Ecuador...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 27, 2007 at 10:32 AM
Filed under: Movers & Shakers

Who's in: George Granoff was named CEO of Tweeter Newco LLC, the acquirer of the assets of Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc., which filed for bankruptcy protection in June. Granoff's retail experience includes stints with: Ames Department Stores (president and COO), Bradlees (president and COO) and Party City (COO). Schultze Asset...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 17, 2007 at 5:34 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Research and development | Trends

Our friends at the Boston Consulting Group alerted CD Forum that they've been busy with some research. BCG recently completed one of their largest ever studies on mergers and acquisitions, one they say "shatters several M&A myths." The study, entitled "The Brave New World of M&A: How to Create Value...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 17, 2007 at 3:35 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances

In a classic example of rivals coming together to advance a market sector, IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are collaborating on server technologies. The agreement calls for Sun's Solaris operating system to run on IBM servers. The idea apparently grew out of a meeting Sun president and CEO...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 17, 2007 at 3:11 PM
Filed under: Movers & Shakers

Chevron Corp. has elevated John Watson to the role of executive vice president of strategy and development. Watson is currently president of Chevron International Exploration and Production. In his new post, which he will fill in January, Watson will oversee business development, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and the...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2007 at 7:45 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Counterparties | Cover Story | July-Aug. 2007 | The Magazine
Tagged: Blackstone , coporate buyers , counterparty , dealmakers , KKR , M&A , PE , private equity , Schwarzman , strategics

Understanding how private equity works is an increasingly important part of being a successful corporate dealmaker.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2007 at 7:43 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Divesting and Restructuring | July-Aug. 2007 | The Magazine
Tagged: Bloomberg , deal , Harrington , restructuring , Robert Daleo , Robert Doyle , Rueters , synergies , Thomson Corp. , Tom Glocer

Combining the two is logical, but sure to be challenging. Experience gained in the recent restructuring of both companies will be vital.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2007 at 7:41 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Deal International | July-Aug. 2007 | The Magazine
Tagged: Cadol Cheung , Charles Wu , China , DLA Piper , IBM , Intel Capital , private equity , Rocky Lee , strategic investors , strategics , venture capital

In China's developing dealscape, private equity, venture capital and strategic investors all compete - and cooperate - in ways not seen elsewhere.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2007 at 7:14 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Acquisitions | Corporate Tool | July-Aug. 2007 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisition , Alltell , corporate dealmakers , corporate tool , diligence , Josh King , negotiation , PE

Time is the enemy of deals -- for hard-luck cold callers and big-league corp dev executives alike.  Continue reading

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Posted on August 15, 2007 at 7:10 PM
Filed under: 2007 | Integration | July-Aug. 2007 | Q&A | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: cross-funtional , deals , HR , integration , issues , Lynda McDermott , merger , pharma , teams

A look at the art and (maybe) science of managing the cast of characters needed to make deals successful.  Continue reading

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