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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) chairman S. Robson Walton last week made clear his interest in expanding the company's India footprint. Walton met with India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi to lobby for more access to the India market. Wal-Mart in May began operating a joint venture in the...
Posted on November 9, 2009 10:28 AM
Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE:HOG) isn't letting its troubles at home keep it from riding into new markets. The Milwaukee company announced plans Thursday to begin selling its motorcycles in India by 2010. Harley will establish a subsidiary in India, the world's second-largest motorcycle market, and begin importing bikes and accessories. It's...
Posted on August 27, 2009 10:42 AM
A rousing electoral victory for India's ruling Congress Party on Sunday sent local stock indices on a tear and had some of India's business leaders sounding euphoric. Writing in the Economic Times, for example, Uday Kotak of Kotak Bank hailed a potential "turning point in world history."While it's probably a...
Posted on May 18, 2009 10:00 AM
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is expected to open its first retail operation in India this month. As this Time.com article notes, that doesn't mean the discount chain's logo or low prices will be on display. Instead Wal-Mart will operate as a wholesale retailer, providing back-end support to its joint venture...
Posted on May 15, 2009 12:20 PM
In this edition of Inside the Deal, Anil Gupta, professor of strategy at the Smith School of Business and author of the forthcoming book Getting China and India Right, tells Suzanne Stevens that the opportunity to acquire attractive targets in those developing countries - at bargain prices - has never been better.
Posted on December 30, 2008 10:15 AM
We reported on Wednesday how Citigroup Inc. was selling its India-based back-office captive outsourcing unit to Tata Consultancy Services for $505 million in cash. The U.S. bank also awarded Tata a $2.5 billion, nine-year outsourcing contract to handle application development, infrastructure support, help desk and other process-outsourcing services. Now, India's Business Standard...
Posted on October 9, 2008 2:21 PM
KPMG has been monitoring the number of emerging market companies buying firms in developed countries for the past five years. In its latest count, Indian companies were the most active emerging market acquirers, followed by companies based in Russia and South Korea. According to KPMG's Emerging Markets International Acquisition Tracker,...
Posted on August 19, 2008 8:30 AM
U.S. acquirers are looking to tap the emerging Indian market in a number of sectors, including telecom, automotive and pharma, as we've recently reported. But are deals flowing in the opposite direction? According to Virtus Global Partners, the answer is yes. Virtus just presented CD with its half-yearly report on...
Posted on July 8, 2008 4:16 PM
American Railcar Industries has finalized a joint venture agreement with Amtek Transportation Division to manufacture and distribute railcars in India and other southeast Asian countries. Production at the 50/50 JV is expected to begin in 2009. American Railcar, whose board chairman by the way is Carl Icahn, makes tank cars -...
Posted on June 20, 2008 11:06 AM
Office Depot continues to bulk up its international presence. The office products retailer announced Friday that it has formed a strategic alliance with bigboXX.com to provide office products and services to corporate customers in Hong Kong. The company has existing China operations in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Wuxi. As we...
Posted on June 6, 2008 12:53 PM
It's been a tumultuous few months for Office Depot Inc. executives leading up to Wednesday's shareholders meeting in Delray Beach, Fla. The company, which saw revenue climb just 1% to $3.9 billion in the fourth-quarter 2007, first lost a Delaware Court battle to keep two dissident nominees put forth by...
Posted on April 23, 2008 12:07 PM
In our recent online focus on emerging markets (also the cover subject in our latest magazine) we excerpted an interesting book, "Riding the Indian Tiger: Understanding India -- the World's Fastest Growing Market." Now here's more from the author, William Nobrega, president and founder of the Conrad Group, a...
Posted on March 28, 2008 2:29 PM
If you're a corporate dealmaker pursuing growth strategies in China or India, there's a wealth of resources out there. But whether they're surveys or reports from consultants, presentations at conferences around the world or reports from news organizations, the trick is finding and making sense of them. That's the purpose...
Posted on March 13, 2008 7:38 AM
From affordable exploratory trips to high-level introductions to market research, the U.S. government can be a valuable source for companies eyeing the China market.
Posted on March 12, 2008 2:23 PM
Emerging markets present unique threats to intellectual property. A new book shows how to keep your IP assets secure.
Posted on March 12, 2008 1:24 PM
Australian farm chemical firm Incitec Pivot Ltd. is offering A$3.3 billion ($3.1 billion) for Australian explosives maker Dyno Nobel Ltd. -- 75% in shares and the rest in cash. Fertilizer maker Incitec says there is a natural fit as both businesses...
Posted on March 11, 2008 11:01 AM
In our last post on India, we told you of Finance Minister Palaniappam Chidambaram's budget, which led to a drop in ADRs, American Depository Receipts, of Indian companies, and about a meeting held in New York discussing said budget last week. That same week, the U.S.-India Business Council, or USIBC,...
Posted on March 5, 2008 3:04 PM
India's latest budget, presented in New Delhi on Feb. 29 by Finance Minister Palaniappam Chidambaram, has already drawn plenty of commentary on what it means for various constituencies, and for the prospects of the ruling Congress party in the next election.Here at Corporate Dealmaker, we're particularly interested in the question of...
Posted on March 3, 2008 8:17 AM
The March issue of Corporate Dealmaker magazine will focus on dealmaking in emerging markets, especially China, India and Latin America. One of our goals is to help the many middle-market companies that want to expand in these vibrant economies but can't draw on the level of resources available to global...
Posted on February 25, 2008 8:43 AM
The business world's most perceptive thinker reminded companies to concentrate on what they do best and collaborate on the rest.
Posted on February 15, 2007 1:44 AM
As industries globalize, companies seeking to create new value must become more innovative or get closer to customers - or both.
Posted on February 15, 2006 2:34 PM
When an established wine company wants a new brand to strengthen its portfolio, it is often easier to buy than blend. It can take years to produce a quality vineyard, and even when bottles are on store shelves, new wines face such illustrious competition as Château Lafite Rothschild, Stag's...
Posted on December 15, 2005 4:36 PM
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