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It's done. SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Co. closed the deal to combine their U.S. and Puerto Rican operations to create MillerCoors. On July 1, the new joint venture will begin operations. Leading the charge are CEO Leo Kiely and Tom Long, president and chief commercial officer. Tim... Continue reading
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A few weeks ago our Dealscape colleague Matthew Wurtzel did a little digging into the political contributions of Wall Street executives and found that, generally speaking, Wall Street prefers Democrats. That got us wondering about the political leanings of some leading corporate executives. Using this nifty tool at HuffingtonPost.com, we... Continue reading
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A Reuters report on Monday that Ford Motor Co. has had talks with Renault SA about the possible sale of its Volvo unit is also a reminder of the huge changes in the world economy -- and in the auto business -- since 1993.That was the year that a plan... Continue reading
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You knew about the massive overhaul of China's telecom sector. But the Chinese government has also been training its steely gaze on the steel industry. On Monday China, the world's No. 1 steel producer, combined two of its steel companies to form the fifth-biggest steelmaker in the world. State-owned Hebei... Continue reading
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In a number of posts, we've touched upon the deal activity generated by companies driving into new geographies. Which raises an interesting question: Is all this cross-border activity boosting demand for corporate dealmakers who have international experience?A few minutes with the advanced-search function on our favorite jobs site, Indeed, yields... Continue reading
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The world's largest steelmaker is always busy sourcing and integrating deals. Here's a look at what CEO Lakshmi Mittal and ArcelorMittal have been up to in recent days. To capture a stake in the Chinese automotive sector, the firm is setting up a $729 million automobile steel joint venture... Continue reading
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Total Asian M&A volume was up 4% for the first half of the year, to $387.3 billion, a sharp contrast with trends elsewhere. And outbound acquisitions by Asian companies were up 21%, according to Dealogic as cited in a Dow Jones report.It's no secret by now that companies across Asia... Continue reading
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Over the past few months, we've been writing about how the credit crunch has sidelined private equity firms, giving corporate acquirers an advantage in the competitive M&A market. Well on Monday comes a reminder that lenders can derail strategic deals too -- and not just on the buy side. Of... Continue reading
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Cutting lose its Option One Mortgage Corp. unit is paying off for H&R Block. The venerable tax preparer reported fourth-quarter earnings Monday of $543 million, up from an $85.6 million loss during the same period a year earlier. Much of that loss was due to Option One, which provides mortgage... Continue reading
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With South Korean companies stepping up their acquisitions in the U.S. and Europe, the English-language Korea Times has published a short article in which Hay Group consultant Israel Berman discusses how a few of these deals are working out.According to Berman, construction equipment giant Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.'s 2007 purchase... Continue reading
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- ArcelorMittal wheeling and dealing, may battle for Rio Tinto [Posted on June 30, 2008 at 11:49 AM]
- Divesting something? Call some Asian companies [Posted on June 30, 2008 at 11:38 AM]
- Lenders halt Spectrum Brands' pet supply unit sale [Posted on June 30, 2008 at 10:34 AM]
- H&R Block's retreat-to-core strategy shows positive returns [Posted on June 30, 2008 at 8:43 AM]
- Update on biggest South Korean acquisition in U.S. [Posted on June 30, 2008 at 8:25 AM]
- Picturing Boeing's global Dreamliner effort [Posted on June 27, 2008 at 5:25 PM]
- Evergreen M&A truths from Deloitte [Posted on June 27, 2008 at 5:04 PM]
- Coca-Cola: International deal update [Posted on June 27, 2008 at 3:39 PM]
- InBev-Bud: Another chapter in 'globalization and its discontents' [Posted on June 27, 2008 at 2:43 PM]
- Divesting: Learning to let go [Posted on June 27, 2008 at 12:49 PM]
- USTelematics adds dealmaking heft, Chrysler gets wireless [Posted on June 27, 2008 at 12:40 PM]
- Would Budweiser make a good global flagship brand? [Posted on June 27, 2008 at 11:41 AM]
- Google rounds out its deal team with recent hires [Posted on June 27, 2008 at 11:29 AM]
- Wal-Mart's electronics service ambitions [Posted on June 26, 2008 at 1:18 PM]
- Covance-WuXi JV shows China's pharma progress [Posted on June 26, 2008 at 12:52 PM]
- Busch theme park unit: The view from Dubai [Posted on June 26, 2008 at 12:31 PM]
- Jeff Immelt, auctioneer extraordinaire (part 2) [Posted on June 26, 2008 at 10:35 AM]
- New life for the Sharper Image brand [Posted on June 26, 2008 at 9:52 AM]
- BCE execs decamp for Google, Talisman Energy [Posted on June 25, 2008 at 5:40 PM]
- The dirt on dry cleaning M&A [Posted on June 25, 2008 at 5:24 PM]
- Amazon buys Fabric.com in just one of several '08 deals [Posted on June 25, 2008 at 4:12 PM]
- Jobs update: Wal-Mart expanding international M&A team [Posted on June 25, 2008 at 2:08 PM]
- From i-banker to private equity [Posted on June 25, 2008 at 1:39 PM]
- Tibco Software deal: Latest chapter in a long story [Posted on June 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM]
- RealNetworks reorganizes to facilitate games spinout and spur growth [Posted on June 25, 2008 at 10:45 AM]
- Pier 1 drops Cost Plus offer. Now what? [Posted on June 25, 2008 at 9:24 AM]
- Nokia buys open-source provider to make it free [Posted on June 24, 2008 at 4:09 PM]
- Talking deal tools with Intralinks' Damico [Posted on June 24, 2008 at 2:54 PM]
- Caterpillar buys Brazil's MGE as part of global expansion [Posted on June 24, 2008 at 2:38 PM]
- More on corp dev jobs for i-bankers [Posted on June 24, 2008 at 2:06 PM]
- The path from i-banking to corporate development [Posted on June 24, 2008 at 12:50 PM]
- JV capitalizes on Russian urge to roam [Posted on June 24, 2008 at 12:40 PM]
- One business, two strategic views [Posted on June 24, 2008 at 10:02 AM]
- Jones Apparel takes stake in Asian partner [Posted on June 23, 2008 at 5:05 PM]
- Survey: U.S. to get lion's share of foreign direct investment [Posted on June 23, 2008 at 4:34 PM]
- From laid-off i-banker to corporate dealmaker? [Posted on June 23, 2008 at 4:07 PM]
- Movies.com deal boosts Fandango in news, ad sales [Posted on June 23, 2008 at 1:29 PM]
- Invitrogen signals it's serious about integrating Applied Biosystems [Posted on June 23, 2008 at 12:31 PM]
- Managing the corporate portfolio, maybe with seller financing [Posted on June 23, 2008 at 12:04 PM]
- Yahoo! strategic alliance exec the latest to leave [Posted on June 23, 2008 at 11:12 AM]
- SAP, the cautious acquirer [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 5:07 PM]
- Video: InBev's Brito voices commitment to St. Louis [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 4:25 PM]
- Retail deal notes from all over [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 3:47 PM]
- Anheuser-Busch buys out partner in India JV [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 2:47 PM]
- Laying the groundwork for Chinese investment in the U.S. [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 2:14 PM]
- NexCen's credit agreement puts Bill Blass on the block [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 1:33 PM]
- China seeks Brazilian iron ore, Arcelor still buying [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 12:59 PM]
- Is Live Nation's foray into recorded music dead? [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 12:35 PM]
- FedEx and UPS: International delivery [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 12:27 PM]
- Railcar manufacturers steam into India [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 11:06 AM]
- South Korean interest in Charlie the Tuna [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 9:19 AM]
- Telecom: Norway's Telenor seeks deals, and a sector wrap-up [Posted on June 20, 2008 at 8:23 AM]
- Samsung, Bosch in yet another battery JV [Posted on June 19, 2008 at 4:51 PM]
- United and Continental create alliance [Posted on June 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM]
- U.S., China to negotiate bilateral investment treaty [Posted on June 19, 2008 at 2:45 PM]
- FedEx: Who knew a name change could cost so much [Posted on June 19, 2008 at 2:02 PM]
- Cerberus and Nardelli struggle with Chrysler [Posted on June 19, 2008 at 12:48 PM]
- Business valuation debate: Is FASB getting it wrong? [Posted on June 19, 2008 at 12:33 PM]
- Carlson Hotels' maverick expansion strategy [Posted on June 19, 2008 at 10:40 AM]
- Staying Cool at BIO [Posted on June 19, 2008 at 8:23 AM]
- Telecom deal wave continues with China-India JV [Posted on June 18, 2008 at 3:29 PM]
- MSFT pursues TV ads, still watching Google [Posted on June 18, 2008 at 3:01 PM]
- Tips from a Japanese dealmaker [Posted on June 18, 2008 at 1:32 PM]
- Missouri's senators and globalization's tricky cross-currents [Posted on June 18, 2008 at 12:22 PM]
- HP shuffles deal team as it polishes EDS deal [Posted on June 18, 2008 at 11:56 AM]
- DreamWorks to ally with India's Reliance [Posted on June 18, 2008 at 10:28 AM]
- Kraft's reshaping continues [Posted on June 17, 2008 at 4:36 PM]
- Is the U.S. really ready for Chinese investment? [Posted on June 17, 2008 at 1:58 PM]
- Casual Male gets Bigger and Taller [Posted on June 17, 2008 at 12:45 PM]
- 'Soul Train' gets new engineers and capital [Posted on June 17, 2008 at 12:21 PM]
- Best Buy slows growth in China [Posted on June 17, 2008 at 12:00 PM]
- Wipro Technologies and Motorola break up joint venture [Posted on June 17, 2008 at 11:10 AM]
- Hostile acquirer Mentor Graphics is a target [Posted on June 17, 2008 at 8:50 AM]
- Intel Corp. adds to recent wave of technology spinouts [Posted on June 16, 2008 at 4:39 PM]
- Nestle, Hershey on food deals: Think smaller [Posted on June 16, 2008 at 4:30 PM]
- Microsoft reorganizes leadership of entertainment business [Posted on June 16, 2008 at 1:45 PM]
- Republic-Allied: Landfills for sale? [Posted on June 16, 2008 at 1:04 PM]
- Daimler focus: Bolt-on acquisitions, alliances, JVs [Posted on June 16, 2008 at 12:26 PM]
- The Japanese are coming [Posted on June 16, 2008 at 10:08 AM]
- JV spotlights Indian wireless boom [Posted on June 16, 2008 at 8:23 AM]
- InBev-Bud: The view from China [Posted on June 13, 2008 at 3:45 PM]
- Anheuser-Busch and Foster's: A tale of two brewers [Posted on June 13, 2008 at 2:05 PM]
- How are Chinese companies faring at acquisitions? [Posted on June 13, 2008 at 12:57 PM]
- Caterpillar strategy calls for heavy-duty alliance [Posted on June 13, 2008 at 12:31 PM]
- To own, or not to own, your retail channel [Posted on June 13, 2008 at 10:43 AM]
- Jones Apparel gets luxurious with Rachel Roy [Posted on June 12, 2008 at 2:51 PM]
- Lehman's M&A chief on strategic acquirers [Posted on June 12, 2008 at 2:21 PM]
- InBev-Bud: The view from St. Louis [Posted on June 12, 2008 at 12:36 PM]
- Budweiser Syndrome and the global imperative [Posted on June 12, 2008 at 11:43 AM]
- InBev chief Brito on the rationale behind InBev-Anheuser-Busch [Posted on June 12, 2008 at 10:06 AM]
- Video: InBev CEO Carlos Brito on Anheuser-Busch deal [Posted on June 12, 2008 at 9:14 AM]
- Synergies, integration for Corporate Express-Staples [Posted on June 11, 2008 at 4:25 PM]
- What to make of this frenzy of energy deals? [Posted on June 11, 2008 at 12:05 PM]
- More on the ascendancy of the strategic buyer [Posted on June 11, 2008 at 10:18 AM]
- Japanese drugmaker buys big in India [Posted on June 11, 2008 at 9:22 AM]
- Telmex can cash in on telecom M&A [Posted on June 11, 2008 at 8:23 AM]
- Walgreen continues its specialty pharma push [Posted on June 10, 2008 at 1:43 PM]
- Breaking down IP barriers [Posted on June 10, 2008 at 1:01 PM]
- Foster's loses big bet on wine, also CEO [Posted on June 10, 2008 at 12:02 PM]
- Dolby to turn up the deal volume? [Posted on June 10, 2008 at 11:35 AM]
- The latest on GE Appliances sale [Posted on June 10, 2008 at 11:20 AM]
- The Valuation Issue [Posted on June 10, 2008 at 9:29 AM]
- MillerCoors team announced, tricky integration ahead [Posted on June 9, 2008 at 4:48 PM]
- Will Wal-Mart build, buy or partner in electronics service? [Posted on June 9, 2008 at 1:18 PM]
- The case for spinning out in-house technology [Posted on June 9, 2008 at 12:52 PM]
- Honeywell shows it's a good time to be a strategic [Posted on June 9, 2008 at 12:07 PM]
- Hologic buys Third Wave; third women's health deal since September [Posted on June 9, 2008 at 9:28 AM]
- Chinese companies will come shopping in U.S. [Posted on June 9, 2008 at 8:21 AM]
- John Deere's plow into irrigation [Posted on June 6, 2008 at 4:23 PM]
- GM may fix Cobasys JV by buying it [Posted on June 6, 2008 at 1:20 PM]
- Office Depot continues emerging markets expansion [Posted on June 6, 2008 at 12:53 PM]
- Verizon's valuation discipline shows trend among strategics [Posted on June 6, 2008 at 11:03 AM]
- What's it worth to us? [Posted on June 6, 2008 at 10:04 AM]
- Outsourcing's fickle factor [Posted on June 6, 2008 at 8:10 AM]
- Global telecom is consolidating, so who's next? [Posted on June 5, 2008 at 2:34 PM]
- Jeff Immelt, call Rex Tillerson [Posted on June 5, 2008 at 10:50 AM]
- GE teams with university to take digital medical technology forward [Posted on June 5, 2008 at 10:25 AM]
- Verizon Wireless-Alltel talks spotlight power shift [Posted on June 5, 2008 at 9:48 AM]
- Smucker's Crisco-Jif deal a prologue to Folgers buy [Posted on June 4, 2008 at 2:49 PM]
- Disney bulks up online holdings [Posted on June 4, 2008 at 1:01 PM]
- Smucker to get Folgers in its cup [Posted on June 4, 2008 at 8:56 AM]
- Business bankruptcies boom [Posted on June 4, 2008 at 8:42 AM]
- Western Union reshuffles to focus on strategy [Posted on June 3, 2008 at 4:21 PM]
- Intel Capital: Can't touch this [Posted on June 3, 2008 at 3:50 PM]
- Meeting Lenovo's Mr. Synergy [Posted on June 3, 2008 at 1:22 PM]
- Ryanair primed to take advantage of high fuel prices [Posted on June 3, 2008 at 12:09 PM]
- Integration takes time. Just ask FedEx [Posted on June 3, 2008 at 11:38 AM]
- China Mobile peers play catch up, China catching up with 3G [Posted on June 2, 2008 at 4:11 PM]
- Managing Sharper Image's intellectual property [Posted on June 2, 2008 at 2:13 PM]
- LG Electronics denys joint bid for GE unit [Posted on June 2, 2008 at 12:18 PM]
- Livermore on HP-EDS [Posted on June 2, 2008 at 9:57 AM]
- India's foreign media buy may lead to more deals [Posted on June 2, 2008 at 9:52 AM]
- Upscaling at Radisson and Hilton [Posted on June 2, 2008 at 9:31 AM]
- Thomas: InBev-Anheuser deal is part of a trend [Posted on June 2, 2008 at 9:28 AM]
- Check your assumptions at the border [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 7:00 PM]
- Fairly decent [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 6:00 PM]
- The boomlet in Chinese school deals [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 5:00 PM]
- Divestiture: managing management and communications [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 4:00 PM]
- A buyer's guide to Distressed IP assets [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 3:00 PM]
- Carslon buys its way up [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 2:00 PM]
- Halliburton dealmaker talks strategy [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 12:00 PM]
- Hobson was a JV guy [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 11:00 AM]
- Letter from the editor [Posted on June 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM]
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