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A smooth and speedy close for HP / EDS (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Four months. If all goes as planned, that's how long it will take Hewlett-Packard Co. to close on its acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp. Not bad for a $13.9 billion transaction. In announcing a robust third-quarter earnings report -- earnings were up 11%, to $2 billion, revenue rose 10%,...

Posted on August 20, 2008 11:50 AM

Telecoms look to business services for boost (from Corporate Dealmaker)

It was a little like deja vu reading on Monday about how ailing telecoms are expanding into business services to offset declines in their core businesses. As The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required), Alcatel-Lucent, Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson and Nokia Siemens are seeking new growth by offering services to...

Posted on July 28, 2008 10:45 AM

Deals by Dow, HP, Mars all call for integration by injection (from Corporate Dealmaker)

At one end of the integration spectrum is the consolidation approach. Recent example:  the proposed acquisition of Allied Waste Industries Inc. of Phoenix by Republic Services Inc. of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., which will produce a bigger waste management company based in Phoenix and operating under the Allied name. At the...

Posted on July 11, 2008 4:58 PM

HP shuffles deal team as it polishes EDS deal (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to shuffle its deal team at a pivotal time in its history. The world's largest PC maker is in the throes of hammering out its megadeal to acquire Electronic Data Systems Corp. The $13.9 billion price tag makes the deal the largest all-cash purchase by a...

Posted on June 18, 2008 11:56 AM

Outsourcing's fickle factor (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $13.9 billion deal for Electronic Data Systems Corp. catapulted business processing outsourcing back into the spotlight. A big driver behind the deal is HP's desire to take on industry leader IBM Corp. Competition for BPO contracts is stiff, with dozens of providers in the U.S. and abroad going...

Posted on June 6, 2008 8:10 AM

Livermore on HP-EDS (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Back when news broke of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp., we wondered what the deal meant for HP's Ann Livermore. As executive vice president of the technology solutions group, Livermore oversees HP's business services group. Under terms of the deal, control of the outsourcing portion...

Posted on June 2, 2008 9:57 AM

An outsourcing expert's take on HP / EDS (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Think a combined Hewlett-Packard / Electronic Data Systems will be positioned to take on IBM? Not quite, says Peter Allen, partner and managing director of the global outsourcing consultancy TPI Inc. On his Consider the Source blog, Allen says HP and EDS are each very good in their respective outsourcing...

Posted on May 15, 2008 4:00 PM

HP, EDS and the global outsourcing sweepstakes (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Business services outsourcing is the major driver of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $13.9 billion play for Electronic Data Systems Corp. Based on fiscal 2007 performance, the companies say their combined services business would post annual revenue of $38 billion, and presumably position them to better compete with industry leader IBM Corp. With...

Posted on May 13, 2008 12:00 PM

Busy time for HP, EDS strategy and biz dev execs (from Corporate Dealmaker)

A deal on the scale of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $13.9 billion buy of  Electronic Data Systems Corp. obviously gets done on the CEO and boardroom level. But when it comes to preparation and follow-through, a huge amount depends on the in-house strategy and deal teams at these two companies, both of...

Posted on May 13, 2008 11:06 AM

Integration, Livermore's role are questions in HP-EDS (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Expect to hear more about this later in the day, but two immediate questions raised by Hewlett-Packard Co.'s  release confirming its $13.9 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp. are:1. What were the trade-offs that went into the decision to keep EDS as a separate brand, headquartered in Plano, Texas,...

Posted on May 13, 2008 9:11 AM