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Disney taking its family programming to Russia (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The Walt Disney Co. has announced a joint venture with Media-One Holdings Ltd. to launch a family entertainment channel on 30 Media-One-owned television stations in Russia. Slated to launch in early 2009, the new channel will air popular Disney programs and original Russian programming. In addition to a cash investment,...

Posted on December 17, 2008 11:03 AM

Emerging markets -- perilous JVs (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Reading on Wednesday about BP plc's battle to maintain control of its Russian oil joint venture, TNK-BP, we couldn't help but be reminded of the spectacular blowup of Group Danone SA's JV in China. The French dairy company accused Zong Qinghou, founder and chairman of its JV partner Hangzhou Wahaha...

Posted on July 30, 2008 11:36 AM

GM and Daimler to venture into Russia (from Corporate Dealmaker)

As oil prices skyrocket and U.S. car sales slump, automobile manufacturers around the world are driving more business deals into Russia, which now outpaces all European auto markets.  General Motors Corp. and GAZ, a Russian carmaker, are planning a  $1 billion joint venture to create a light-vehicles unit. The venture...

Posted on July 25, 2008 11:33 AM

The risk-reward ratio of emerging markets (from Corporate Dealmaker)

When we write about emerging markets these days -- as we did in the latest issue of Corporate Dealmaker -- it's often in the context of the plentiful rewards -- emerging middle classes, consumer interest in Western brands, eager local partners and the like. But Friday's Wall Street Journal (subscription required)...

Posted on May 30, 2008 11:00 AM

Business as usual in Russia (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Two Russian headlines Thursday highlight the contradictions of dealmaking in that country. On the one hand, PepsiCo Inc. is buying Russia's biggest juice producer JSC Lebedyansky for $1.4 billion, according to this story in The Deal. Present in Russia since 1959, Pepsi no doubt has a good feel for the market...

Posted on March 20, 2008 1:44 PM

Unilever buys ice cream for Russians (from Corporate Dealmaker)

As Unilever plc's huge restructuring plan moves forward, the Anglo-Dutch food group is also focusing on strengthening its core competencies. That's why it's acquiring Inmarko,  No. 1 in Russian ice cream in terms of volume and sales. The target has annual sales of nearly $170 million. The company, which employs...

Posted on February 5, 2008 1:27 PM

Season two for ArcelorMittal's post-deal TV series (from Corporate Dealmaker)

ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steel company, seems to make deals every week or so, and all over the globe. With more than 320,000 employees in more than 60 countries, how do you go about communicating clearly with them, as all the merger integration playbooks say you should?ArcelorMittal has developed an...

Posted on February 4, 2008 5:00 PM

To Russia with love (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Russia has a deep pool of science and engineering talent, and U.S. companies are diving in through a variety of collaborative relationships.

Posted on April 15, 2006 5:27 PM

Don't get caught in the middle (from Corporate Dealmaker)

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