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M&A volume is up; are corporate buyers hiring? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

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...

Posted on October 13, 2009 9:55 AM

Bayer taps outsider as CEO, deals ahead? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

In about one year, Bayer AG's new CEO will be Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s (NYSE:TMO) Marijn Dekkers. He has deal experience on a large scale, having led Thermo Electron Corp.'s $10.6 billion acquisition of Fisher Scientific International in 2006. Dekkers (pictured) will replace Werner Wenning, who held the post since...

Posted on September 15, 2009 10:23 AM

Thermo Fisher keeps acquiring amid earnings drop (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) reported weak earnings and slashed its revenue guidance for the year by $400 million as consumer spending stalled, but it said it generated free cash flow of more than $310 million for the quarter. "This underscores the strength of our company, even in these...

Posted on April 27, 2009 4:49 PM