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After it closes the $41.1 billion acquisition of Schering-Plough Corp. (NYSE:SGP), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) will reorganize into five main units, with animal health and consumer healthcare operating as separate business units. The other divisions are global human health, manufacturing and Merck Research Laboratories. The company also will create new... Continue reading
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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on July 1 to eliminate broker discretionary voting in uncontested board elections. Under the new rule, which goes into effect in January, brokers will no longer be able to cast votes for shareholders who don't return voting material unless instructed to do so. The... Continue reading
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Over on Automotive News Europe columnist Luca Ciferri has a good piece headlined "Seven reasons why GM is considering keeping Opel."Some of the reasons have been mentioned in previous coverage of the long-running auction--for example, the desirability for General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) of keeping control of Opel in Russia, rather... Continue reading
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China has been stocking up on steel, iron ore, coal and oil as the voracious country prepares for continued growth. And automakers such as Volkswagen AG, Hyundai Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) have poured money into the country hoping to get a piece of the pie. So... Continue reading
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With the market for luxury goods in China going strong, apparel maker Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. -- which lags such rivals as LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA there -- is changing tactics, taking more direct control of the business there.In an interview with Bloomberg, George Hrdina, president of the... Continue reading
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Mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and internal audit are some of the things Arthur Minson will be handling as the new EVP and chief financial officer of AOL LLC. What's more important to AOL is Minson's past experience with AOL -- he held a corporate development/finance role -- and the... Continue reading
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"Germany says talks with GM on Opel are far from over," says the Friday morning Reuters headline. Which means that discussions about the sale of the Adam Opel GmbH unit of General Motors Co., already months old, could continue for many more weeks, beyond the Sept. 27 German election that... Continue reading
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Cell phones are getting more powerful and interactive, which is fueling the growth of mobile advertising -- an industry prime for growth. And while San Mateo, Calif.-based AdMob Inc. rules the roost for now, its keeping an eye on competitors and just bought a rising star, AdWhirl, the April startup... Continue reading
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Announced U.S. M&A for the month hit a 15-year low, coming in at just $13 billion, according to Thomson-Reuters. That's the lowest total since February of 1994.How to square this with all the avowals of interest in dealmaking in the current climate we heard earlier in the year from the... Continue reading
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Paul Walsh, CEO of British drinks giant Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO), had a lot to say as the company reported a 7% rise in full-year profit -- the bottom of its target range -- and cut its growth target because of lingering economic concerns. The fact that the maker of Guinness... Continue reading
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- New AOL CFO has spinoff, deal experience [Posted on August 28, 2009 at 2:22 PM]
- Talking and talking and talking about Opel [Posted on August 28, 2009 at 10:37 AM]
- AdMob sees competition, buys it [Posted on August 28, 2009 at 10:23 AM]
- Why such a quiet August for corporate dealmakers? [Posted on August 28, 2009 at 9:37 AM]
- Diageo's Walsh talks M&A, Moët and Mallya [Posted on August 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM]
- Toyota officially moves to shutter Nummi [Posted on August 27, 2009 at 2:21 PM]
- GE Security sale: Must be some lessons there [Posted on August 27, 2009 at 11:15 AM]
- Harley-Davidson motoring into India [Posted on August 27, 2009 at 10:42 AM]
- Nokia banking on new e-money service [Posted on August 27, 2009 at 10:10 AM]
- Chrysler, Nissan end vehicle development JV [Posted on August 27, 2009 at 9:13 AM]
- Rivals Nielsen and IRI collaborate to cut costs [Posted on August 27, 2009 at 8:46 AM]
- Cost concerns slowing Air Jamaica sale? [Posted on August 26, 2009 at 3:55 PM]
- Visa hires McKinsey partner to lead strategy [Posted on August 26, 2009 at 1:49 PM]
- Toyota downsizing, facing market realities [Posted on August 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM]
- O'Melveny & Meyers' Epstein on proxy access [Posted on August 26, 2009 at 10:34 AM]
- Eldorado-Sino Gold deal: Industry context [Posted on August 26, 2009 at 10:06 AM]
- At Foster's, wine is still diluting beer [Posted on August 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM]
- Costume company jumps into electric car biz [Posted on August 26, 2009 at 8:47 AM]
- Google touts YouTube profit strategy [Posted on August 25, 2009 at 3:55 PM]
- Yahoo!'s Arab portal deal inspires region's geeks [Posted on August 25, 2009 at 1:30 PM]
- PartyGaming buys World Poker Tour [Posted on August 25, 2009 at 12:39 PM]
- Entergy nuke spinoff faces regulatory delay [Posted on August 25, 2009 at 10:57 AM]
- Lowe's makes careful entry into Australia [Posted on August 25, 2009 at 10:31 AM]
- China's BYD to bring electric cars to U.S. next year [Posted on August 25, 2009 at 8:35 AM]
- Might Constellation nix nuke deal with EDF? [Posted on August 24, 2009 at 4:27 PM]
- Rocky Opel auction limits GM's options [Posted on August 24, 2009 at 3:43 PM]
- Warner Chilcott and its fascinating past [Posted on August 24, 2009 at 2:26 PM]
- Do politics favor GM keeping Opel? [Posted on August 24, 2009 at 11:15 AM]
- Sinking natural gas prices could fuel distress [Posted on August 21, 2009 at 2:23 PM]
- Chrysler deputy CEO Jim Press prepares exit [Posted on August 21, 2009 at 1:15 PM]
- Accenture reorganization includes job cuts [Posted on August 21, 2009 at 10:26 AM]
- Oracle-Sun Micro gets nod but question lingers [Posted on August 21, 2009 at 9:53 AM]
- Southwest hunting deals, but targets limited [Posted on August 21, 2009 at 8:45 AM]
- Who is buying old GM stock? [Posted on August 20, 2009 at 4:31 PM]
- Former Lehman vice chair in real estate JV [Posted on August 20, 2009 at 1:02 PM]
- Illumina CFO transitions to corp dev [Posted on August 20, 2009 at 11:27 AM]
- WellPoint strengthens core as NextRx sale lingers [Posted on August 20, 2009 at 10:15 AM]
- Rio Tinto shows poise amid 65% profit plunge [Posted on August 20, 2009 at 9:14 AM]
- Time Warner, Nielsen sign seven-year deal [Posted on August 19, 2009 at 4:02 PM]
- Solar Millennium transfers assets to JV [Posted on August 19, 2009 at 2:22 PM]
- Transportation Sec: Dealers will get clunker money [Posted on August 19, 2009 at 1:48 PM]
- Digital Realty creates corp dev position [Posted on August 19, 2009 at 11:20 AM]
- Ex-Six Flags execs offer help for $1 apiece [Posted on August 19, 2009 at 11:09 AM]
- Creditors of old Chrysler sue Daimler [Posted on August 18, 2009 at 5:30 PM]
- Oil, gas execs plot return to M&A [Posted on August 18, 2009 at 3:10 PM]
- GE, Fanuc to end automation joint venture [Posted on August 18, 2009 at 2:40 PM]
- BYD wins Big Three battery contract [Posted on August 18, 2009 at 2:02 PM]
- Three energy deals, $78B [Posted on August 18, 2009 at 10:47 AM]
- Isle of Capri Casinos bets on Trump dealmaker [Posted on August 18, 2009 at 10:43 AM]
- Report: Toyota to shut Nummi down in 2010 [Posted on August 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM]
- Leaked GM memo details organizational changes [Posted on August 17, 2009 at 4:14 PM]
- Agrium unfazed, CF 'distracted' [Posted on August 17, 2009 at 2:40 PM]
- Republic leveraging its Midwest, Frontier buys [Posted on August 17, 2009 at 1:22 PM]
- Microsoft's McAndrews heads to Madrona [Posted on August 17, 2009 at 11:27 AM]
- Diamond Foods hires Google exec to lead strategy [Posted on August 17, 2009 at 11:17 AM]
- BHP billion-dollar nickel sale another sign [Posted on August 14, 2009 at 12:49 PM]
- Due diligence squared [Posted on August 14, 2009 at 10:20 AM]
- Li & Fung has $1B in M&A firepower [Posted on August 14, 2009 at 9:21 AM]
- Post-merger branding: FedEx, BP, Sprint and more [Posted on August 14, 2009 at 8:40 AM]
- Medco continues its European expansion [Posted on August 13, 2009 at 1:14 PM]
- Richard Branson's letter to Obama [Posted on August 13, 2009 at 12:45 PM]
- BP ups its stake in biofuel [Posted on August 13, 2009 at 9:30 AM]
- Aqua America keeps the deals flowing [Posted on August 13, 2009 at 8:41 AM]
- Recession drains Scottish whiskey makers [Posted on August 12, 2009 at 5:16 PM]
- Sears tiptoes into toys [Posted on August 12, 2009 at 4:51 PM]
- Republic brings more than cash to Frontier fight [Posted on August 12, 2009 at 4:10 PM]
- GM-eBay: Promise & peril of selling cars on Web [Posted on August 12, 2009 at 3:40 PM]
- Delta, US Air focus on strengths in asset swap [Posted on August 12, 2009 at 2:34 PM]
- Microsoft faces ban on selling MS Word [Posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:31 AM]
- China charges Rio 4 with bribery, not spying [Posted on August 12, 2009 at 9:50 AM]
- Ball $650M financing an M&A green shoot [Posted on August 11, 2009 at 1:09 PM]
- Accenture reorganization may include M&A [Posted on August 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM]
- Herald: Fortescue, CIC talk of $1B bond deal [Posted on August 11, 2009 at 9:34 AM]
- Sullivan's Aquila on joint venture due diligence [Posted on August 11, 2009 at 8:37 AM]
- GM could go public next July, or not [Posted on August 10, 2009 at 5:38 PM]
- Nortel CEO steps down as selloff nears finish [Posted on August 10, 2009 at 4:25 PM]
- AIG taps outsider to lead real estate asset sales [Posted on August 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM]
- Recovery signs: Mergers, commodities and more [Posted on August 10, 2009 at 2:14 PM]
- Barnes & Noble textbook deal: The digital angle [Posted on August 10, 2009 at 1:53 PM]
- Germany's E.ON will sell so it can buy [Posted on August 10, 2009 at 1:10 PM]
- China v. Rio Tinto gets stranger and stranger [Posted on August 10, 2009 at 11:21 AM]
- Chiquita promotes dealmaker to CFO [Posted on August 10, 2009 at 10:53 AM]
- Sierra Nevada, GA-Solar hookup on JV [Posted on August 7, 2009 at 4:33 PM]
- Ford to suppliers: Get healthy now [Posted on August 7, 2009 at 2:20 PM]
- Pepsi, Coke and their strategic manuevers [Posted on August 7, 2009 at 12:12 PM]
- American Banker not so keen on Ken Lewis [Posted on August 7, 2009 at 10:01 AM]
- E-car grants: What will we get for $2.4B? [Posted on August 7, 2009 at 10:00 AM]
- San Miguel hard liquor days are over [Posted on August 7, 2009 at 8:58 AM]
- Opel auction plot is thick, and rich in rumours [Posted on August 6, 2009 at 5:25 PM]
- CSC dips into bankrupt BearingPoint's pool [Posted on August 6, 2009 at 3:35 PM]
- Ford on course to break even in 2011 [Posted on August 6, 2009 at 2:40 PM]
- GSK stokes onco deal trend [Posted on August 6, 2009 at 1:46 PM]
- Walgreen JV expands speciality health business [Posted on August 6, 2009 at 11:37 AM]
- Due diligence Webinar Thursday afternoon [Posted on August 6, 2009 at 9:34 AM]
- CF Industries gains steam with antitrust nod [Posted on August 6, 2009 at 9:14 AM]
- Cisco's Chambers on the 'tipping point' [Posted on August 5, 2009 at 8:21 PM]
- Will Agrium raise CF Industries bid? [Posted on August 5, 2009 at 1:06 PM]
- Starbucks gets a double shot of efficiency [Posted on August 5, 2009 at 12:40 PM]
- HP's post-post merger-merger integration glitch [Posted on August 5, 2009 at 11:26 AM]
- Fluor exec promoted to lead strategy [Posted on August 5, 2009 at 10:53 AM]
- SFAS 141R has strategics rethinking deals [Posted on August 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM]
- Nissan-Renault forges ahead with Aussie deal [Posted on August 4, 2009 at 2:26 PM]
- Ex-Ford CEO gives BHP deeper global ties [Posted on August 4, 2009 at 12:05 PM]
- Comment from a coulda-been GM chairman [Posted on August 4, 2009 at 9:18 AM]
- Will Mars and Nestle go for Gu? [Posted on August 3, 2009 at 3:05 PM]
- Southwest heavy favorite in Frontier fight [Posted on August 3, 2009 at 2:33 PM]
- Suntory considers Kirin merger as deals flow [Posted on August 3, 2009 at 1:06 PM]
- Express Scripts: No rush to close on WellPoint unit [Posted on August 3, 2009 at 11:02 AM]
- Merck, Schering-Plough and talent retention [Posted on August 3, 2009 at 11:01 AM]
- Microhoo: Looming IT integration factors [Posted on August 3, 2009 at 8:41 AM]
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