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Note to readers: We're taking the next few days off to recover from our holiday adventures and to ring in 2009. We'll meet you back here on January 5. In the meantime, best wishes for a happy, healthy and by all means prosperous new year. - Suzanne Stevens... Continue reading
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Robert Filek, a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers' transaction services group -- and a former CD Forum moderator -- said "troubled companies will look to align with larger, stronger players in order to survive, creating the perfect storm for mergers of necessity." PwC said in a lengthy report that the deal... Continue reading
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No. 2 PC maker Dell Inc. is getting hammered by the global economic downturn. After Dell projected more "softening demand" on Aug. 28, its share price tumbled and has yet to recover. At the time, it reported continued conservatism in IT spending in the U.S., which had extended into Western... Continue reading
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M&A in the drug world might be stalled, with Example No. 1 being Roche Holding AG's $44 billion bid for Genentech Inc., but the year is ending with a burst of licensing activity. The week before Christmas, we reported in The Deal (subscription required) at least six deals that... Continue reading
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An ill-advised acquisition attempt has hammered the shares of Indian IT outsourcer Satyam Computer Services Ltd., leading to the resignation of four directors -- and possibly sets up a contest to buy into the company that feels very 2006. According to The Economic Times, both private equity firms and the... Continue reading
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The dealmaking boom for steelmakers began as demand and prices skyrocketed. Now, with steel prices dropping to 14-year lows, companies are merging just to survive. China's latest move in the sector involves merging Tangshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Handan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. and Chengde Xinxin Vanadium... Continue reading
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In this edition of Inside the Deal, Anil Gupta, professor of strategy at the Smith School of Business and author of the forthcoming book Getting China and India Right, tells Suzanne Stevens that the opportunity to acquire attractive targets in those developing countries - at bargain prices - has never been better. Continue reading
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When Dow Chemical Co.'s planned $19 billion joint venture with Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Co. failed on Sunday, it cast doubt on the chemical giant's other blockbuster deal: its $18.8 billion acquisition of Rohm and Haas Co. Why? Because as The Deal's Kenneth Klee noted in early December, the proceeds from... Continue reading
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Note to readers: We're taking a break for the holidays. We'll start posting again on Dec. 29, and in the meantime will be devoting our attention to family and friends. Hope you're all doing the same. - Kenneth Klee... Continue reading
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On Tuesday, December 23. Wachovia shareholders voted at its special meeting to approve the bank's merger with Wells Fargo.The deal is expected to close at the end of 2008. However, the integration of these two banking behemoths will take much longer.Wells Fargo President and CEO John Stumpf acknowledged as much... Continue reading
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- Three-way merger creates another Chinese steel giant [Posted on December 30, 2008 at 12:34 PM]
- Inside the Deal: Smith School's Anil Gupta on M&A in China and India [Posted on December 30, 2008 at 10:15 AM]
- Fallout from Dow's collapsed Kuwaiti JV [Posted on December 29, 2008 at 12:40 PM]
- Best wishes for the holidays [Posted on December 24, 2008 at 9:58 AM]
- Wachovia integration awaits [Posted on December 23, 2008 at 3:45 PM]
- "From assets to profits," new book on intellectual property issues [Posted on December 23, 2008 at 8:55 AM]
- Wal-Mart Chile bid shows international focus [Posted on December 22, 2008 at 12:22 PM]
- Former i-banker to lead M&A for chemical company [Posted on December 19, 2008 at 12:45 PM]
- President Bush gives $17.4B in TARP to Detroit [Posted on December 19, 2008 at 9:12 AM]
- Will overseas Japanese M&A hit rough waters? [Posted on December 18, 2008 at 4:10 PM]
- Will new DOE research agency ramp up under Chu? [Posted on December 18, 2008 at 3:25 PM]
- Recruiter Heidrick's own staffing decisions reflect global shifts in hiring [Posted on December 18, 2008 at 2:28 PM]
- Incoming Fed governor's thinking on bank regulation [Posted on December 18, 2008 at 1:11 PM]
- Is battery consortium the shape of things to come at the DOE? [Posted on December 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM]
- Pfizer, GSK in new alliances to keep pipelines loaded [Posted on December 18, 2008 at 10:18 AM]
- Sale or spin on hold for GE Appliances [Posted on December 17, 2008 at 4:30 PM]
- Rio Tinto drops $7B deal, may return later [Posted on December 17, 2008 at 4:27 PM]
- RadioShack buys out Mexican JV partner [Posted on December 17, 2008 at 2:35 PM]
- The import of GM's moves in China, Mexico [Posted on December 17, 2008 at 12:50 PM]
- Turbulent economy claims Edge Petro, Chaparrel Energy deal [Posted on December 17, 2008 at 12:40 PM]
- Disney taking its family programming to Russia [Posted on December 17, 2008 at 11:03 AM]
- Delta downsizes work force at Northwest's headquarters [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 4:43 PM]
- Inside The Deal: Winston & Strawn's Jeff Marwil on bankruptcy for GM, Chrysler [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 4:38 PM]
- Who will buy Cadbury's Australian soft drinks? [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 4:13 PM]
- Lampoon's Laikin not laughing at fraud charges [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 4:07 PM]
- Podcast: Harris Williams' co-founders talk '09 M&A [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 3:01 PM]
- SanDisk and Toshiba rethink JV deal [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 1:54 PM]
- November deal volume plunges 86%; so when will banks start lending? [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 12:50 PM]
- It's official: Swedish privatizations are on hold [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 12:41 PM]
- Surprises in BofA's executive layoffs [Posted on December 16, 2008 at 11:11 AM]
- Inside The Deal: Deloitte's Stamos Nicholas on new merger accounting rules [Posted on December 15, 2008 at 5:17 PM]
- Media giants and e-games, perfect together [Posted on December 15, 2008 at 4:10 PM]
- Buyers drawing out diligence, walking away from deals more often [Posted on December 15, 2008 at 1:21 PM]
- Fidelity will be next to sell an Indian tech services unit [Posted on December 15, 2008 at 12:55 PM]
- Luxury sales plunge, but no deal for Armani [Posted on December 15, 2008 at 12:15 PM]
- Earnout provisions on the rise? Looks that way [Posted on December 15, 2008 at 10:50 AM]
- European executives bullish on transformational deals in '09 [Posted on December 12, 2008 at 4:13 PM]
- E&Y: 2008 M&A recap and '09 outlook [Posted on December 12, 2008 at 3:21 PM]
- Winston & Strawn's Jeff Marwil on a GM bankruptcy [Posted on December 12, 2008 at 1:29 PM]
- Signs of life in secured lending [Posted on December 12, 2008 at 1:21 PM]
- Woolworths cuts 700 jobs, gets 23,600 Facebook supporters [Posted on December 12, 2008 at 12:11 PM]
- White House on auto bailout: 'The federal government may need to step in' [Posted on December 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM]
- P&G to wind down pharma business, may divest brands [Posted on December 11, 2008 at 4:32 PM]
- Swedish aid for Volvo, Saab could ease sale of units [Posted on December 11, 2008 at 3:23 PM]
- Canada's Iamgold buys Orezone and its African reserve [Posted on December 11, 2008 at 2:31 PM]
- Is bad corporate governance what ails GM and Citigroup? [Posted on December 11, 2008 at 12:25 PM]
- Skype's hiring; adds strategy chief, CTO [Posted on December 11, 2008 at 10:37 AM]
- Yahoo! abandons a poison pill; shareholder presses for search sale [Posted on December 11, 2008 at 10:01 AM]
- A two-year integration for PNC-Nat City [Posted on December 10, 2008 at 5:11 PM]
- Daimler to decide on Russian truckmaker stake [Posted on December 10, 2008 at 2:40 PM]
- Chinese regulators reject Greenberg PE venture [Posted on December 10, 2008 at 11:01 AM]
- Rio Tinto restructures, Chinalco may increase stake [Posted on December 10, 2008 at 10:07 AM]
- Supply chain strains in a flat, credit-starved world [Posted on December 10, 2008 at 10:01 AM]
- MySpace teams with Google for more social Web [Posted on December 9, 2008 at 4:33 PM]
- After retaining JV, Office Depot moves into Colombia [Posted on December 9, 2008 at 4:00 PM]
- Dealmakers, analysts forecast M&A gloom in '09 [Posted on December 9, 2008 at 3:09 PM]
- Creative deal structures breathe life into debt-challenged transactions [Posted on December 9, 2008 at 1:13 PM]
- A-B InBev layoffs: At least they're moving quickly [Posted on December 9, 2008 at 11:59 AM]
- Competitors' patents: A warning light that could have helped Detroit [Posted on December 9, 2008 at 9:51 AM]
- Chrysler and China's Chery cancel deal [Posted on December 9, 2008 at 9:23 AM]
- Beleaguered Chesapeake looks to shore up balance sheet [Posted on December 8, 2008 at 3:37 PM]
- A new era at Playboy as Hefner exits [Posted on December 8, 2008 at 3:07 PM]
- Paper woes: Tribune files, NY Times borrows, Miami Herald may sell [Posted on December 8, 2008 at 2:14 PM]
- Rio Tinto survival plan includes possible JV sale, job cuts [Posted on December 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM]
- TMA Webinar: M&A in times of turmoil [Posted on December 8, 2008 at 10:56 AM]
- China car loan reminds that auto subsidies are a global issue [Posted on December 8, 2008 at 10:14 AM]
- Will Iraq's plea for oil investment spur new ventures? [Posted on December 5, 2008 at 5:03 PM]
- Could China's economic slowdown bolster Coke's bid for Huiyuan? [Posted on December 5, 2008 at 3:11 PM]
- Auto bailout -- yes, no ... How about a merger? [Posted on December 5, 2008 at 12:28 PM]
- L-3 Communications hunts deals in a down market [Posted on December 5, 2008 at 11:23 AM]
- BofA and Merrill is a go; will employees finally learn their fate? [Posted on December 5, 2008 at 9:58 AM]
- Fitch: Tough times mean mergers for midtier cable, telecom companies [Posted on December 4, 2008 at 4:02 PM]
- More news from the oil patch: AETI in Brazilian JV [Posted on December 4, 2008 at 2:10 PM]
- Credit crunch may fuel oil and gas M&A [Posted on December 4, 2008 at 12:51 PM]
- Swedes sweat over fates of Saab, Volvo [Posted on December 4, 2008 at 11:04 AM]
- J.P. Morgan finalizes credit card JV in Mexico [Posted on December 4, 2008 at 10:19 AM]
- Still stymied, Panasonic's Sanyo bid could set tone for electronics M&A [Posted on December 4, 2008 at 9:51 AM]
- CBS teams with Yahoo! for ad dollars, and dominance [Posted on December 3, 2008 at 4:48 PM]
- Is now the time for a Goldman-run online bank? [Posted on December 3, 2008 at 2:53 PM]
- What to make of Big Tech's big bond sales amid credit crunch? [Posted on December 3, 2008 at 12:45 PM]
- Downsizing at Delta; Northwest integration on track [Posted on December 3, 2008 at 11:17 AM]
- Telecom Italia to cut 9,000 jobs, may sell $4B in assets [Posted on December 3, 2008 at 9:47 AM]
- Atmos hires new dealmaker; is it ready to grow? [Posted on December 3, 2008 at 8:00 AM]
- Dealmaker leaves troubled Monster for Intel Capital [Posted on December 2, 2008 at 4:47 PM]
- Monsanto raises CEO pay, predicts huge gains [Posted on December 2, 2008 at 4:06 PM]
- Defense contractor DynCorp taps industry vet as strategy chief [Posted on December 2, 2008 at 3:21 PM]
- Inside The Deal: Axinn's Keeley on antitrust lawsuits and President-elect Obama [Posted on December 2, 2008 at 1:55 PM]
- TGI Solar setting up in China through JV [Posted on December 2, 2008 at 1:19 PM]
- Uh-oh. China growth projections plunge [Posted on December 2, 2008 at 9:54 AM]
- British Airways, Qantas hold merger talks [Posted on December 2, 2008 at 9:31 AM]
- Inside The Deal: Grant Thornton's Beecy on cross-border M&A [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 4:26 PM]
- Sharp JV energizes already significant investment in solar [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 3:07 PM]
- Heavy weather, but Dow keeps crucial deals on course [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 1:28 PM]
- Clearwire and Sprint close $14.5B WiMax venture [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 11:02 AM]
- Coke's Kent on the new global equilibrium [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 9:47 AM]
- And the winners are ... [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 9:43 AM]
- Healthcare: Abbott Laboratories [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 9:37 AM]
- Information technology: Cisco Systems [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 9:34 AM]
- Industrials: General Electric [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 9:31 AM]
- J&J pays $1.1B for breast implant firm Mentor [Posted on December 1, 2008 at 9:10 AM]
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