Posted on October 13, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | CD Community | Movers & Shakers
Tagged: Flextronics , Hewlett-Packard , Intercontinental Hotels Group , Randy Guilian , Sabre Holdings , Thermo Fisher Scientific

We may be a long way from a true M&A boom, but deal volume is trending upward. Which got us wondering whether corporate acquirers are hiring M&A executives. As we reported in our feature on corporate development careers in July, corporate M&A executives and staffers have been downsized as their...  Continue reading

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Posted on October 8, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | CD Community | People
Tagged: Dan Hesse , Daniel Schulman , Eric Lew , Jean Manas , Keith Cowan , Sprint Nextel , Virgin Mobile

Nine months in the making, Sprint Nextel Corp. announced the acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc. for $731 million deal on July 28. According to an SEC filing, there was a competing bid from "Company X," which Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB) said would be the company most interested in acquiring...  Continue reading

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Posted on August 18, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Best Practices | CD Community | Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Sector Watch
Tagged: Economist Intelligence Unit , Ernst & Young , Marcela Donadio , oil and gas M&A

To emerge from the economic crisis ahead of the competition, oil and gas companies are concentrating on transactions, according to a survey conducted in June and released Aug. 17 by Ernst & Young LLP and the Economist Intelligence Unit.When asked what actions they would take to emerge stronger than...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 17, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Filed under: CD Community | Careers | People
Tagged: Corey Goodman , iPierian , Kurt VonEmster , Limerick BioPharma , MPM Capital , Paul Brooke , Pfizer , PhyloChip , VenBio

He's not Frank Sinatra, but a lot more people these days are calling neuroscientist and entrepreneur Corey Goodman "chairman of the board."Goodman (pictured), who joined Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) in 2007 to help build a network of biotech research centers and left soon after the Wyeth acquistion was announced, was...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 14, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | CD Community
Tagged: standard & poor's capital IQ

What multiples of Ebitda are strategic buyers paying for companies these days? The answer to this question cries out for caveats -- about the paucity of data points (especially in a slow M&A market), about variances from industry to industry. Folks who compile such numbers tell you to look at...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 8, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Filed under: CD Community | Changing Face of Media | Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: allen & co. , g-8 , google , microsoft

In an unfortunate quirk of scheduling, two separate meetings of major import to the global economy are both happening on Wednesday, making it impossible for Corporate Dealmaker to offer an appropriate curtain-raiser for both. But rather than leaving readers completely dependent on CNBC, we offer this handy compare-and-contrast guide to...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 6, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | CD Community | Corporate Strategy | Corporate Venture Capital | Movers & Shakers
Tagged: Dell Inc. , IBM Corp.

An appeals court on Thursday ruled that former IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) corporate development chief David Johnson doesn't have to limit his duties at his new employer Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) while IBM's suit against Johnson is litigated. Johnson left IBM in May to head up strategy for Dell, a move that...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 1, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | CD Community
Tagged: booz & co. , ernst & young llp

Nobody needs to be told that we're in the midst of an epic financial crunch. So why do so many companies have to be reminded to pull their socks up and manage their working capital more efficiently? How can these major organizations, world class in so many respects, continue to...  Continue reading

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Posted on July 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Best Practices | CD Community
Tagged: chorey , earnouts , taylor & feil

In the current tough climate for deals, acquirers are increasingly using earnouts as part of the purchase price, which is why I've discussed the topic in a couple of recent magazine columns. The first, Arguments postponed, warns of disputes and litigation down the road for some of these dealmakers. The...  Continue reading

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Posted on June 30, 2009 at 8:31 AM
Filed under: CD Community | Law
Tagged: dell inc. , ibm corp.

Midafternoon Friday we told you that U.S. District Judge Stephen Robinson had ruled that David Johnson, IBM Corp.'s (NYSE:IBM) former vice president for corporate development, can work at rival Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) during IBM's suit against him. IBM is suing Johnson, arguing his move to Dell violates a noncompete agreement,...  Continue reading

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