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Like a lot of other folks, we followed the twists and turns in the saga of General Motors Co. and its Adam Opel GmbH unit partly through the blog postings of John Smith, GM group vice president for Europe and lead negotiator on the planned divestiture. Having noted the unusual...
Posted on November 5, 2009 11:10 AM
Given all the deals Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) does, and all the discussion about its skill in doing them, it's only fair that someone should make a contrarian case. But at least as sketched by Robert Cyran of Breakingviews on Monday, the case has a couple of holes.The most obvious...
Posted on November 3, 2009 11:58 AM
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) has gotten plenty of attention for its Oct. 1 announcement that it will pay $3 billion to acquire Norwegian video gear maker Tandberg ASA. But as our The Deal Pipeline report noted (subscription required), Cisco wasn't the only buyer who had looked at Tandberg. Another was...
Posted on October 6, 2009 10:21 AM
Earlier on Monday we mused over the fact that Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) plans to move some of its execs to Norway once it closes on its $3 billion deal for Tandberg ASA, the Norwegian video gear company. No word yet on who might be going, but whoever they turn out...
Posted on October 5, 2009 5:05 PM
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is known for adapting its integration model to the deal at hand. Silicon Valley startups get absorbed; big, Georgia-based Scientific Atlanta, which Cisco bought for $6.9 billion in 2006, required a slower approach.Now, for its integration of Tandberg ASA, the Norwegian video gear company Cisco proposes...
Posted on October 5, 2009 1:23 PM
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has a well-known appetite for innovative startups, acquiring firms at a pace few companies can match. It has completed more than 130 acquisitions since 1993 and has indicated it's ready to restart its deal engine after slowing its pace in the past 18 months. As...
Posted on September 2, 2009 2:41 PM
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) chief executive John Chambers believes that for his company the most recent quarter may have been the "tipping point" of the downturn. He delivered that upbeat message late Wednesday when announcing the company's latest quarter earnings, which were off 46% to $1.1 billion. Still, that beat...
Posted on August 5, 2009 8:21 PM
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) and UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) are partnering to develop a national telemedicine network. Built on Cisco's video conferencing, broadband and networking capabilities, the network will allow doctors and hospitals to connect with patients, particularly those in rural and underserved areas, via video terminals in homes, workplace and...
Posted on July 16, 2009 3:40 PM
Cisco Systems Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CSCO) Ned Hooper is taking on more of a leadership role at the company. Hooper, who is president of corporate development and head of the consumer business, is adding the new title of chief strategy officer. In addition to his existing responsibilities, he'll also oversee acquisitions.That's a...
Posted on July 8, 2009 10:32 AM
Steven Hoffman, CEO of ThinkFire Services USA Ltd., the intellectual property advisory and transactions firm, recently came by our offices. In this edition of Inside The Deal, he brings us up to date on how his field is faring. ThinkFire is one of a handful of firms in the vanguard...
Posted on March 20, 2009 5:08 PM
Juniper Networks Inc. has snatched away a seasoned dealmaker from rival Cisco Systems Inc. The network equipment maker, which goes head-to-head with Cisco in the high-end router market, has hired Luis Avila-Marcos as senior vice president of corporate development. Avila-Marcos previously held the same position at Cisco-owned Scientific Atlanta, where...
Posted on July 9, 2008 10:50 AM
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