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On some fronts at least, China's highly regulated media market is opening up. IMG Worldwide Inc. just signed an exclusive 20-year joint venture with China Central Television, or CCTV, the world's largest television broadcaster. Beijing-based CCTV-IMG Sports Management Co. will own and produce a series of live sporting events and... Continue reading
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CBS Corp. says it will sell about 50 radio stations serving midsize markets. Courtney Thompson of investment bank Media Services Group wonders what took it so long. "It's like the Pareto law," says Thompson. "About 80% of the revenue comes from 20% of the market." That's why CBS will concentrate... Continue reading
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Finding your way in a fast-changing technology sector with different players jumping in and out is hard enough. It's even worse when the economy turns against you. Just ask GPS-maker Garmin Ltd., which has seen demand for its portable navigation devices tank. The company on Thursday saw its stock plummet... Continue reading
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The dismal economy may be dampening M&A in some circles, but it's behind an uptick in mergers among nonprofits. That's according to the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, which has seen consolidation taking place among nonprofits looking to combine resources in a tough fundraising environment and to offer... Continue reading
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Believers in free trade may fret over the collapse on Tuesday of the World Trade Organization's latest round of talks, named for Doha, capital of Qatar, where they began in 2001. But for those who were paying attention, the blow was cushioned by a June event in an even more... Continue reading
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Modern Times Group AB, Scandinavia's largest private broadcaster, will extend its Eastern European reach through the €620 million ($968 million) cash purchase of Nova Televisia Bulgaria from Greece's Antenna Group SA. The deal, announced Thursday, is the biggest ever for 11-year-old Modern Times, which owns more than 50 TV... Continue reading
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Dial-up Internet access. Retail movie rentals. Yellow Pages directories. These are all businesses with a big customer base but a limited prognosis. What to do? For Rolla Hoff, the CEO working to turn around Internet service provider EarthLink Inc., the answer is to consolidate the Internet dial-up market and acquire... Continue reading
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The big beer joint venture between SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Co. is making at least one analyst nervous. According to one report, a J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. analyst dropped his rating on shares of Molson Coors citing concern about the ability of MillerCoors to mesh breweries, brewing... Continue reading
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A Wall Street Journal story late Wednesday says Google Inc. may join other tech and media companies in launching a corporate venture capital operation. More on this on Dealscape, TheDeal.com and soon, on Tech Confidential.If Google proceeds, it will be interesting to see what model it uses as it wrestles... Continue reading
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has initiated another step on its path from a diversified health and consumer products company to a focused biopharmaceutical firm. On Thursday morning Bristol-Myers chairman and CEO James Cornelius sent a letter to ImClone Systems Inc.'s chairman Carl Icahn about acquiring the company for $60 per... Continue reading
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- 'Very pricey' TV deal is a gamble [Posted on July 31, 2008 at 1:19 PM]
- Dealmaking when the core business is a melting ice cube [Posted on July 31, 2008 at 11:15 AM]
- MillerCoors integration cause for concern? [Posted on July 31, 2008 at 10:47 AM]
- What model would Google use in corporate VC? [Posted on July 31, 2008 at 10:07 AM]
- Bristol-Myers proposes $4.5B ImClone acquisition [Posted on July 31, 2008 at 8:56 AM]
- Divesting champ Unilever completes another deal [Posted on July 30, 2008 at 4:35 PM]
- Reuters: Disney close to China theme park, media deal [Posted on July 30, 2008 at 4:30 PM]
- Cadbury's Aussie beverage biz will be tougher to separate [Posted on July 30, 2008 at 1:20 PM]
- Emerging markets -- perilous JVs [Posted on July 30, 2008 at 11:36 AM]
- Chinese cosmetics are attractive to J&J [Posted on July 30, 2008 at 11:15 AM]
- Alcatel + Lucent = Daimler + Chrysler? Or maybe HP + Compaq? [Posted on July 30, 2008 at 11:01 AM]
- Siemens: If you can't sell it, spin it [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 5:15 PM]
- Amidst B2B deals, Amex seeks B2B biz dev manager [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 4:12 PM]
- Carlson Hotels delivering on growth strategy [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 2:19 PM]
- Revlon's long-running makeover continues with Brazil sale [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 12:30 PM]
- More strategics bulking up with banking talent [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 12:12 PM]
- A detergent entrepreneur? Why didn't you think of doing that? [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 10:14 AM]
- Blending cultures proves difficult for Alcatel-Lucent [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 8:26 AM]
- Will Tasti D-Lite be as tasty a treat outside New York? [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 7:43 AM]
- Another international Coca-Cola bottler eyes deal [Posted on July 29, 2008 at 7:35 AM]
- IBM seeds growth, develops talent in emerging markets [Posted on July 28, 2008 at 3:15 PM]
- Grupo Modelo mulls InBev partnership [Posted on July 28, 2008 at 2:00 PM]
- Tyson chickens out in third quarter [Posted on July 28, 2008 at 1:02 PM]
- Another i-banker makes the switch to corporate development [Posted on July 28, 2008 at 11:57 AM]
- Kraft's earnings up as restructuring continues [Posted on July 28, 2008 at 11:22 AM]
- Telecoms look to business services for boost [Posted on July 28, 2008 at 10:45 AM]
- Leaders do more M&A than you realize [Posted on July 28, 2008 at 10:38 AM]
- Big Pharma bulks up on biotech acquisitions [Posted on July 25, 2008 at 4:49 PM]
- Pan American Silver to dig up acquisitions [Posted on July 25, 2008 at 3:00 PM]
- Safeguarding IP in a JV [Posted on July 25, 2008 at 2:09 PM]
- High oil prices have sparked a gusher of deals [Posted on July 25, 2008 at 12:31 PM]
- Best Buy's options for housing its home appliances [Posted on July 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM]
- GM and Daimler to venture into Russia [Posted on July 25, 2008 at 11:33 AM]
- How to do strategy research in emerging markets [Posted on July 25, 2008 at 9:20 AM]
- Equinix's new dealmaker arrives with colorful resume [Posted on July 24, 2008 at 5:02 PM]
- Does GE want to be in the sleep business? [Posted on July 24, 2008 at 4:45 PM]
- Republic, Allied think integration; Waste Management has other plans [Posted on July 24, 2008 at 11:50 AM]
- Microsoft's point man on Yahoo! decamps for Juniper Networks [Posted on July 24, 2008 at 10:29 AM]
- Wal-Mart's unusual business model in India [Posted on July 24, 2008 at 10:22 AM]
- Is Wonder Bread what Sara Lee needs? [Posted on July 24, 2008 at 10:01 AM]
- Nissan makes the latest move in electric car race [Posted on July 23, 2008 at 3:23 PM]
- Just think: In 1980, J&J could've had Genentech for $80M [Posted on July 23, 2008 at 2:39 PM]
- GlaxoSmithKline shakes up stategy [Posted on July 23, 2008 at 11:28 AM]
- ACG names new chief executive [Posted on July 23, 2008 at 11:27 AM]
- Roche-Genentech: Compensation and culture clash [Posted on July 23, 2008 at 10:05 AM]
- Executive out migration continues at tech giants [Posted on July 23, 2008 at 9:40 AM]
- EDS shareholders push back on HP deal [Posted on July 22, 2008 at 4:51 PM]
- Building and buying in emerging markets pays off for Caterpillar [Posted on July 22, 2008 at 4:17 PM]
- AOL's lead dealmaker follows former CEO to Velocity [Posted on July 22, 2008 at 3:40 PM]
- What will fair-value M&A rules mean for biotech deals? [Posted on July 22, 2008 at 12:31 PM]
- Middle-market dealmakers weigh in on 2008 M&A [Posted on July 22, 2008 at 11:39 AM]
- General Motors, utilities hook up to plug-in electric cars [Posted on July 22, 2008 at 9:22 AM]
- Maybe Roche's plan allows for Genentech culture clash [Posted on July 22, 2008 at 9:09 AM]
- ArcelorMittal: Think vertically, think globally -- and buy, buy, buy [Posted on July 21, 2008 at 5:08 PM]
- Emerging markets key to Unilever's turnaround [Posted on July 21, 2008 at 4:00 PM]
- Sanofi vitamin buy signals adjacent growth strategy [Posted on July 21, 2008 at 2:10 PM]
- Another surfwear maker adds to its retail channel [Posted on July 21, 2008 at 12:23 PM]
- Why aren't we angrier at Wall Street? [Posted on July 21, 2008 at 11:02 AM]
- Foreign buys of U.S. companies are surging [Posted on July 21, 2008 at 10:23 AM]
- Roche eyes Genentech's R&D pipeline [Posted on July 21, 2008 at 9:45 AM]
- Why one of Batman's bankers has time on her hands [Posted on July 18, 2008 at 2:58 PM]
- Teva Pharmaceuticals: Dealmakers and deal strategy [Posted on July 18, 2008 at 2:56 PM]
- S&P: Payer-in-kind US Oncology doesn't look healthy [Posted on July 18, 2008 at 2:26 PM]
- Shakeup at AMD as ATI deal looks worse and worse [Posted on July 18, 2008 at 10:45 AM]
- Republic Services spurns Waste Management; sticks with Allied [Posted on July 18, 2008 at 10:20 AM]
- Researchers: Help is at hand if you'll only ask [Posted on July 18, 2008 at 9:59 AM]
- Yahoo! buildup to Aug. 1 [Posted on July 17, 2008 at 3:06 PM]
- Corp dev jobs for i-bankers: Perspective from Panera's CFO [Posted on July 17, 2008 at 12:35 PM]
- Deal Team: Waste Management pursues Republic Services [Posted on July 17, 2008 at 10:50 AM]
- Aviation dealmakers: Meet me at Farnborough [Posted on July 17, 2008 at 10:03 AM]
- Busch Gardens: Sale or IPO? [Posted on July 17, 2008 at 8:28 AM]
- InBev, A-B and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch [Posted on July 16, 2008 at 4:40 PM]
- Deal Team: Republic Services weighs its options [Posted on July 16, 2008 at 4:20 PM]
- Tyson China JV: Another cross-border meat deal [Posted on July 16, 2008 at 2:53 PM]
- What do we want from our financial system? [Posted on July 16, 2008 at 1:30 PM]
- Global M&A in mining, steel forges ahead [Posted on July 16, 2008 at 10:31 AM]
- It's summer, and InBev's buying Bud. Time to think about theme park deals! [Posted on July 15, 2008 at 5:15 PM]
- Delta announces post-merger management team, contemplates integration [Posted on July 15, 2008 at 4:35 PM]
- Big deal with a family factor? Warren can help [Posted on July 15, 2008 at 4:30 PM]
- Selling the Cubs will help, but it won't bail out Sam Zell's Tribune Co. [Posted on July 15, 2008 at 12:11 PM]
- BP to Russian JV partners: No sale [Posted on July 15, 2008 at 12:01 PM]
- Corp dev jobs for i-bankers: Part 5 [Posted on July 15, 2008 at 11:38 AM]
- InBev-Anheuser: What about those revenue synergies? [Posted on July 15, 2008 at 10:02 AM]
- Expedia acquires Europe's Venere.com [Posted on July 15, 2008 at 8:59 AM]
- GSK's sleeping pill deal premised on modern malady [Posted on July 14, 2008 at 4:30 PM]
- So InBev and Anheuser-Busch have agreed to merge. Now what? [Posted on July 14, 2008 at 4:00 PM]
- Shell to pay $6B for Canadian 'tight gas' [Posted on July 14, 2008 at 3:52 PM]
- From IndyMac to InBev: A tale of two financial systems? [Posted on July 14, 2008 at 1:58 PM]
- Waste Management tries to block $6B Republic-Allied deal [Posted on July 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM]
- KPMG: How acquisitive companies make deals pay [Posted on July 14, 2008 at 8:05 AM]
- Harley makes strategic buy amid profit decline [Posted on July 11, 2008 at 5:56 PM]
- Deals by Dow, HP, Mars all call for integration by injection [Posted on July 11, 2008 at 4:58 PM]
- Yahoo! tries a strategic giveaway [Posted on July 11, 2008 at 4:03 PM]
- InBev continues wooing Anheuser on camera [Posted on July 11, 2008 at 2:29 PM]
- Ashland takes on Hercules, China gets PE guidance [Posted on July 11, 2008 at 1:10 PM]
- Walgreens slows organic growth to make healthy acquisitions [Posted on July 11, 2008 at 12:59 PM]
- The political implications of an Anheuser-Busch InBev merger [Posted on July 11, 2008 at 11:15 AM]
- Integrating Vivendi's Blizzard [Posted on July 10, 2008 at 5:19 PM]
- GE plays the spinoff card [Posted on July 10, 2008 at 4:02 PM]
- Best Buy taking up home improvement? [Posted on July 10, 2008 at 1:51 PM]
- Dealmakers listen up: 7 original country M&A songs [Posted on July 10, 2008 at 1:26 PM]
- France's Total pulls back from Iran energy deal [Posted on July 10, 2008 at 11:24 AM]
- Deal Team: Dow Chemical buys Rohm and Haas [Posted on July 10, 2008 at 10:35 AM]
- M&A shines in stormy economy [Posted on July 10, 2008 at 9:21 AM]
- Far-reaching electric car JV for Nissan-Renault [Posted on July 10, 2008 at 8:33 AM]
- Leno: NBC really wanted 'Waiting for paint to dry' channel [Posted on July 9, 2008 at 6:05 PM]
- Zucker, NBC and spinoffs [Posted on July 9, 2008 at 4:54 PM]
- Chrysler (the building) goes to Abu Dhabi fund [Posted on July 9, 2008 at 3:18 PM]
- The spin cycle is churning in the pharma industry [Posted on July 9, 2008 at 2:47 PM]
- Juniper Networks lands Scientific Atlanta dealmaker [Posted on July 9, 2008 at 10:50 AM]
- EMC-VMware acquisition will make quite a case study [Posted on July 9, 2008 at 10:10 AM]
- Deal Team: InBev's pursuit of Bud [Posted on July 8, 2008 at 4:18 PM]
- Indian companies hunting bargains in the U.S. [Posted on July 8, 2008 at 4:16 PM]
- Digital strategies: Scripps divides, Gannett absorbs [Posted on July 8, 2008 at 11:38 AM]
- Another look at that Verizon-Alltel deal [Posted on July 8, 2008 at 10:53 AM]
- Russia's VimpelCom on march in Vietnam, Kazakhstan [Posted on July 8, 2008 at 9:51 AM]
- Angiotech's spinout strategy [Posted on July 8, 2008 at 9:18 AM]
- Fiat greenlights Iranian car deal [Posted on July 8, 2008 at 8:25 AM]
- China angle on a possible GM brand sale [Posted on July 7, 2008 at 4:21 PM]
- Will BAE seek 100% of new carrier JV? [Posted on July 7, 2008 at 1:38 PM]
- Buying Kanye West's contract for a song [Posted on July 7, 2008 at 1:26 PM]
- NBCU-Weather Channel deal: Why the PE partners? [Posted on July 7, 2008 at 12:32 PM]
- Trans-Atlantic JV for BA and American? [Posted on July 7, 2008 at 9:41 AM]
- Look who's spinning now [Posted on July 7, 2008 at 8:26 AM]
- Latest African telecom deal comes from Vodafone [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 1:58 PM]
- Checking out GE Aviation's Czech maneuver [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 1:12 PM]
- IBM's acquisition of PSI angers trade group [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 1:05 PM]
- Inside IBM's acquisition of Platform Solutions [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM]
- Can Chrysler joint-venture its way to a turnaround? [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 11:41 AM]
- Biotech, pharma dealmakers really like i-bankers, survey says [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 11:22 AM]
- Integration advice from Cisco's IT department [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 10:22 AM]
- PSEG's new planning and strategy EVP comes from Exelon [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 9:45 AM]
- Should you partner with a state-owned Chinese company? [Posted on July 3, 2008 at 9:35 AM]
- Russia: Cisco, BP, Thomas Cook show different sides of dealmaking [Posted on July 2, 2008 at 5:19 PM]
- Eyes on Bank of America deals [Posted on July 2, 2008 at 1:01 PM]
- The cattle-call of meat-sector deals continues [Posted on July 2, 2008 at 10:58 AM]
- Oracle, too, gets hip to communicating the deal [Posted on July 2, 2008 at 9:59 AM]
- Microsoft partnering for Yahoo! breakup -- WSJ [Posted on July 2, 2008 at 8:41 AM]
- Nokia software strategy can help Google [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 4:54 PM]
- Major merger in e-prescriptions is also an interesting governance exercise [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 4:28 PM]
- Bentley's spinoff goes live [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 3:15 PM]
- CBS-CNET day 1: Communication and integration reign [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 3:04 PM]
- Campbell Soup gets more organic with Wolfgang [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 1:12 PM]
- Discover and the integration of Diners Club [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 1:07 PM]
- Corporate executives and their political contributions continued [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 11:20 AM]
- Contractor and construction M&A proceeding apace [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 11:16 AM]
- InBev's Brito to Bud lovers: Look, we're brand-builders! [Posted on July 1, 2008 at 10:50 AM]
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