Posted on November 6, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: algae , alternative energy , Exxon Mobil , lithium-ion , Rex Tillerson , Toray Industries

When hearing about lithium-ion batteries, one tends to think about cell phones, laptops or the hot hybrid and electric vehicle market. What you don't think about is film separator. But Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) does. Now an ExxonMobil affiliate has agreed with Toray Industries Inc. to establish a global joint...  Continue reading

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Posted on November 5, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Filed under: Integration | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: MillerCoors , Molson Coors , SABMiller

MillerCoors LLC continues to perform strongly since launching in July 2008. The No. 2 U.S. brewer, behind Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (NYSE:BUD), saw third-quarter profit rise 37% from the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue was up 3.1%. Keystone Light, Miller High Life, MGD 64, Blue Moon and other less-expensive brands carried...  Continue reading

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Posted on November 5, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Filed under: Best Practices | Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Middle market
Tagged: Cox Communications , Kenneth Lowe , Scripps Networks , Travel Channel

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE:SNI) is taking a 65% stake in Travel Channel Media, valuing the cable network at about $975 million -- the high end of analyst valuations. Cox Communications Inc. (NYSE:COX) will retain a 35% stake, spinning it off into a so-called leveraged joint venture. Scripps will...  Continue reading

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Posted on November 2, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: ACCC , American Airlines , Delta Air Lines , Graeme Samuel , Qantas , United Airlines , V Australia , Virgin Blue

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) and Australia's Virgin Blue Airlines Group received a three-year approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for a joint venture where they will coordinate operations between the U.S. and Australia, including on pricing, revenue management, schedules, capacity and routes flown.ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 29, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Filed under: Deal International | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: China , China-briefing.com , joint ventures

Joint ventures continue to be a primary vehicle for U.S. corporations expanding their businesses in China. The country, however, remains a risky one in which to operate. Among the chief concerns for foreign investors are a lack of infrastructure, evolving rules governing foreign investment and weak enforcement of intellectual property...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Filed under: Deal International | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: China Telecommunications Corp. , Dell Inc. , Perot Systems Corp.

Perot Systems Corp.'s (NYSE:PER) pending acquisition by Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) for $3.9 billion hasn't slowed the target's expansion in China. The latest deal is Perot's alliance with China Telecommunications Corp. to deliver IT services to the healthcare industry. The partners will work to develop and market an e-health platform to...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 27, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Best Practices | Corporate Strategy | Growth Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Middle market | Sector Watch | Trends
Tagged: Cisco Systems , Dell Inc. , General Atlantic , Hewlett-Packard , IBM , Ingram Micro , Juniper Networks

Tech titans are wielding deals to battle for market share. They have been acquiring and partnering, trying to figure out the right business strategy to win customers. The data center market would make a nice little case study. There is growing demand as server farms that run corporate back offices...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 26, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Filed under: Careers | Corporate Strategy | Divesting and Restructuring | Growth Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Movers & Shakers | People
Tagged: Carl Icahn , Carol Bartz , earnings , GeoCities , Google , Jerry Yang , Microsoft , Roy Bostock , Yahoo!

Icahn has bid adieu to Yahoo!. Months after publicly battling management to sell the company to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn quietly announced his resignation from Yahoo! Inc.'s (NASDAQ:YHOO) board on Friday. The Deal Pipeline (subscription required) has more details on the Microsoft-Yahoo! search deal and earnings.Yahoo!...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Sector Watch
Tagged: LCD , LG Display , Samsung

Executives and analysts are talking about "oversupply" in the liquid crystal display market but it's apparent the word doesn't exist in China, the cash-rich resource-hungry country. That's why, on the heels of crosstown rival LG Display Co. Ltd. (NYSE:LPL) announcing a venture for a $4 billion LCD plant in Guangzhou,...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: Caterpillar Inc. , Jim Owens

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) chief executive Jim Owens called the recently ended third quarter the "low point for Caterpillar sales and revenue." The heavy equipment manufacturer reported sales of $7.29 billion for the quarter, down 44% from the same period a year earlier. Profit for the quarter dropped to $404 million,...  Continue reading

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