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Robert Duffy, general manager, global business development of General Electric Co., attended The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 to accept the Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker Award in the industrial sector. In this edition of Inside The Deal, Suzanne Stevens speaks with Duffy about GE's acquisition strategy in 2009 Also see:Announcing... Continue reading
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When you see the brand-new Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade--it's the one with James Taylor warbling from it--let it serve as a handy reminder that there's more than one way to run a business. Lakeville, Mass.-based Ocean Spray is a co-operative, formed in 1930... Continue reading
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Thanksgiving is to Pepperidge Farm what Christmas is to Toys-R-Us. So what better time to see what the company, best known for its cookies, has been up to. Pepperidge Farm, which was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin and stuffed into the Campbell Soup Co. in a 1961 acquisition, doesn't... Continue reading
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When you sit down for you your big dinner tomorrow, you'll no doubt give your full attention to family, friends and of course food. But Wednesday we thought you might be interested in a Corporate Dealmaker Thanksgiving Report on the deal activity that helped put the most seasonal of those... Continue reading
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When BHP Billiton Ltd. CEO Marius Kloppers launched his hostile, mostly stock bid for Rio Tinto plc a year ago, it was valued at $194 billion. When BHP withdrew it Tuesday, it was worth $66 billion. The difference was indicative of the falloff in commodities demand -- and mining stocks... Continue reading
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News that the world financial crisis may dampen China's economic growth hasn't slowed Eaton Corp.'s aggressive investing. In November the diversified industrial manufacturer purchased a building in Shanghai that will house its new Asia-Pacific headquarters. The investment will allow Eaton to integrate and better coordinate its local power management operations,... Continue reading
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The credit markets squeeze again. After promising news in early November, it turns out Canadian telecom giant BCE Inc.'s $35 billion privatization deal may have hit a roadblock. BCE said it received a preliminary view from KPMG that, based on current market conditions, showed the amount of debt involved in... Continue reading
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Employment screening, background check and security service provider USIS appears primed for growth. The company, whose customers include private-sector firms and local and federal government agencies, has hired Michael Beber as senior vice president of growth and innovation. Beber joins from the middle market private equity firm MidOcean Partners, where... Continue reading
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VeraSun Energy Corp., the No. 2 ethanol producer in the U.S., said late Monday night it has received a nonbinding unsolicited indication of interest for all of its assets. VeraSun, which said it would consider this and other proposals, didn't reveal the suitor's name due to confidentiality considerations. The Associated... Continue reading
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One of the most remarkable phenomena in the late, great commodities boom was the rise of ArcelorMittal, the hyperacquisitive, vertically integrated steel giant that is run out of London but present nearly everywhere. We've tracked ArcelorMittal often here, including a course-reversal and production cuts announced earlier in November in response... Continue reading
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- Eaton's China outlook bright despite dreary economic news [Posted on November 26, 2008 at 10:25 AM]
- Record-setting BCE deal in trouble? [Posted on November 26, 2008 at 9:46 AM]
- More dealmaking on USIS' horizon [Posted on November 25, 2008 at 2:03 PM]
- Bankrupt VeraSun considers unsolicited buyout offer [Posted on November 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM]
- Steel boom on hold, as acquisitive ArcelorMittal warns of layoffs [Posted on November 25, 2008 at 1:04 PM]
- Veteran CBS/Viacom dealmaker promoted to deputy CFO [Posted on November 25, 2008 at 11:29 AM]
- Cellular Dynamics in 3-way stem-cell merger [Posted on November 25, 2008 at 8:15 AM]
- Sprint dealmaker takes on another critical -- albeit interim -- role [Posted on November 24, 2008 at 4:58 PM]
- Pirates to buy Citi? [Posted on November 24, 2008 at 12:47 PM]
- PepsiCo and Strauss Group expand Sabra JV [Posted on November 24, 2008 at 9:44 AM]
- Panel: Money's available, but small biz unwilling to borrow [Posted on November 24, 2008 at 9:34 AM]
- Partnership was prelude to J&J's Omrix buy [Posted on November 24, 2008 at 9:09 AM]
- Inside the Deal: Argus' Erin Ashley Smith on beer consolidation [Posted on November 21, 2008 at 4:23 PM]
- GE looks to partner with Asian sovereign wealth funds [Posted on November 21, 2008 at 11:53 AM]
- As U.S. struggles, PepsiCo invests $4B in Mexico, China [Posted on November 21, 2008 at 9:46 AM]
- No cash? Try bartering [Posted on November 20, 2008 at 4:35 PM]
- Let there be bio-pharma deals, says trade group chief [Posted on November 20, 2008 at 4:23 PM]
- Yahoo!, Telemundo to dismantle joint venture [Posted on November 20, 2008 at 2:18 PM]
- GMAC files for bank status; will GM transfer ownership? [Posted on November 20, 2008 at 10:37 AM]
- Burberry looks to Middle East for growth [Posted on November 20, 2008 at 10:30 AM]
- Financial mergers will mean outsourcing deals, Tata CEO says [Posted on November 20, 2008 at 9:16 AM]
- Inside The Deal: Debevoise & Plimpton's Paul Bird on MAC clauses [Posted on November 19, 2008 at 4:21 PM]
- Former Hewitt dealmaker joins WorkForce Software [Posted on November 19, 2008 at 2:42 PM]
- Downturn accelerates digital conversion of media biz [Posted on November 19, 2008 at 12:27 PM]
- Credit crisis? Halliburton in M&A mood with 'A' rating [Posted on November 19, 2008 at 12:16 PM]
- Auto industry subsidies and global trade tensions [Posted on November 19, 2008 at 11:50 AM]
- Inside The Deal: RBS' Jim Kuster on telecom, media and tech deals [Posted on November 19, 2008 at 9:39 AM]
- BofA's Ken Lewis: Big Three should be Big Two [Posted on November 19, 2008 at 9:27 AM]
- Looking for deal activity in '09? Think energy, healthcare and tech [Posted on November 18, 2008 at 11:42 AM]
- Scaling down at home, MGM Mirage is scaling up in Vietnam [Posted on November 18, 2008 at 10:53 AM]
- A clear day, but you can't see General Motors [Posted on November 18, 2008 at 10:20 AM]
- NBCU plots further overseas expansion, in talks to acquire Russian co. [Posted on November 18, 2008 at 9:46 AM]
- Ford cuts Mazda stake at a cut-rate price [Posted on November 18, 2008 at 8:47 AM]
- Transmeta turns a profit, gets sold for $255.6M [Posted on November 17, 2008 at 5:22 PM]
- Results of G-20 summit? Depends whom you ask [Posted on November 17, 2008 at 1:36 PM]
- UBS eyes Middle Eastern investment with second JV [Posted on November 17, 2008 at 10:45 AM]
- BofA's China buy shows tensions inherent in bailout [Posted on November 17, 2008 at 9:58 AM]
- GM sells Suzuki stake for $230M [Posted on November 17, 2008 at 8:55 AM]
- G-20 summit: Look who's coming to dinner! [Posted on November 14, 2008 at 3:20 PM]
- InBev gets DOJ clearance, will sell Labatt [Posted on November 14, 2008 at 2:51 PM]
- Microsoft hires new China chief as Ballmer rails against piracy [Posted on November 14, 2008 at 11:12 AM]
- Level 3 dealmaker to help shape Obama administration [Posted on November 14, 2008 at 10:44 AM]
- Credit crunch crushes $500M semiconductor deal [Posted on November 14, 2008 at 9:52 AM]
- Virgin Atlantic and easyJet collide over Gatwick [Posted on November 14, 2008 at 9:20 AM]
- Chinese official says GM's plans for JV are moving forward [Posted on November 14, 2008 at 9:05 AM]
- Diageo talking $400M-plus partnership with United Spirits [Posted on November 13, 2008 at 3:28 PM]
- Electricity producer Dynegy promotes dealmakers [Posted on November 13, 2008 at 3:00 PM]
- Why send Albright and Leach to the G-20 summit? [Posted on November 13, 2008 at 12:25 PM]
- Struggling AMD outlines corporate strategy in all-day session [Posted on November 13, 2008 at 9:41 AM]
- Irving Place's Howard on deals that are getting done [Posted on November 13, 2008 at 9:37 AM]
- Report from the awards luncheon [Posted on November 12, 2008 at 4:48 PM]
- Dealmakers on business psychology and the deal economy [Posted on November 12, 2008 at 3:56 PM]
- Disoriented strategics and a multiple gap [Posted on November 12, 2008 at 2:50 PM]
- Video: Cisco Systems wins Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker Award, IT sector [Posted on November 12, 2008 at 2:33 PM]
- Experts give quick take on middle-market dealmaking [Posted on November 12, 2008 at 1:52 PM]
- Barclays' Paul Parker: Weak M&A in 2009, but reasons for optimism [Posted on November 11, 2008 at 4:42 PM]
- Where are U.S. companies investing abroad? [Posted on November 11, 2008 at 2:10 PM]
- A dash around the world [Posted on November 11, 2008 at 2:00 PM]
- Sovereign wealth funds, politics and 'tricky Americans' [Posted on November 11, 2008 at 1:45 PM]
- How credit crunch and dollar affect cross-border deals [Posted on November 11, 2008 at 1:45 PM]
- End of cross-border deals? More like a pause [Posted on November 11, 2008 at 1:30 PM]
- M&A Outlook: Deal trends in emerging markets [Posted on November 11, 2008 at 1:23 PM]
- General Motors, bailouts, and the China market [Posted on November 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM]
- The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 gets underway Tuesday in New York [Posted on November 10, 2008 at 4:41 PM]
- Sun Micro drops Google for old foe Microsoft [Posted on November 10, 2008 at 4:09 PM]
- Deal skills count among WSJ's '50 Women to Watch' [Posted on November 10, 2008 at 3:03 PM]
- Inside The Deal: Milestone's Jess Varughese on retaining bank talent [Posted on November 10, 2008 at 11:32 AM]
- Stimulus shows China's importance to globe, and to companies like GE and Cat [Posted on November 10, 2008 at 10:46 AM]
- Bargain hunters beware [Posted on November 10, 2008 at 9:38 AM]
- More bank consolidation, more layoffs in a buyer's market [Posted on November 10, 2008 at 8:04 AM]
- Cemex, subject of an EU probe, still selling assets [Posted on November 7, 2008 at 2:24 PM]
- Molson Coors, Foster's: Corporate strategy and the distant shore [Posted on November 7, 2008 at 10:50 AM]
- Ballmer says Microsoft is open to Yahoo! search deal [Posted on November 7, 2008 at 9:16 AM]
- Inside The Deal: Harris Williams' Jeffery Bistrong on M&A under President Obama [Posted on November 6, 2008 at 5:10 PM]
- Track operator Magna Entertainment can't outrun debt [Posted on November 6, 2008 at 4:33 PM]
- AT&T acquires Wi-Fi access provider Wayport for $275M [Posted on November 6, 2008 at 3:17 PM]
- How about a role for Volcker at G-20 summit? [Posted on November 6, 2008 at 11:52 AM]
- Former Yahoo! executive lands at InfoSpace [Posted on November 6, 2008 at 11:39 AM]
- Yahoo!, 'rewiring' and dumped by Google, runs back to Microsoft [Posted on November 6, 2008 at 9:19 AM]
- National Lampoon's... dealmaking prowess? [Posted on November 5, 2008 at 4:25 PM]
- Cash-rich Amgen looking for biotech deals [Posted on November 5, 2008 at 3:53 PM]
- InBev-Anheuser-Busch to announce earnings, deal holding firm [Posted on November 5, 2008 at 2:42 PM]
- Acquisition juggernaut ArcelorMittal reverses course [Posted on November 5, 2008 at 10:57 AM]
- ADM creates Brazilian ethanol JV as U.S. biofuel industry struggles [Posted on November 5, 2008 at 9:20 AM]
- Wells Fargo layoffs; BofA-Merrill shareholders to vote [Posted on November 4, 2008 at 4:51 PM]
- Google and Yahoo! dice ad deal to appease DOJ, naysayers [Posted on November 4, 2008 at 3:40 PM]
- Impending financial summit to rank high on new treasury chief's agenda [Posted on November 4, 2008 at 11:13 AM]
- Middle-market tech deals getting done [Posted on November 4, 2008 at 10:39 AM]
- Details: Fujitsu pays $576M for computer JV [Posted on November 4, 2008 at 9:39 AM]
- Election 2008: Obama, McCain on antitrust [Posted on November 3, 2008 at 5:44 PM]
- Fujitsu may buy out Siemens in their personal computer JV [Posted on November 3, 2008 at 3:18 PM]
- PepsiCo banks on international growth amid U.S. slowdown [Posted on November 3, 2008 at 12:47 PM]
- MySpace and MTV try novel ad deal [Posted on November 3, 2008 at 9:49 AM]
- How the Fed is a friend to some developing-market companies [Posted on November 3, 2008 at 9:31 AM]
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