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It appears that Pfizer Inc. is looking to beef up through buyouts, fueling speculation that the pharmaceutical giant could set off a new round of consolidation in the industry with a large megamerger. The drugmaker's CEO Jeff Kindler recently told the Financial Times that he isn't ruling acquisitions of any...
Posted on January 5, 2009 9:43 AM
Now that InBev SA has closed its $52 billion deal to buy Anheuser-Busch Co., will we see further beer industry consolidation? In this edition of Inside the Deal, Argus Research securities analyst Erin Ashley Smith says with InBev busy digesting A-B and Moslon Coors Brewing Co. and SABMiller focused on...
Posted on November 21, 2008 4:23 PM
UPM-Kymmene's CEO Jussi Pesonen is interested in consolidating the magazine paper industry, according to a Reuters report. Finnish paper makers such as UPM have been struggling as lumber prices have increased so UPM has been seeking acquisitions and joint ventures abroad. In April, UPM established a joint with Russian Sveza...
Posted on August 12, 2008 3:46 PM
A combination of InBev SA and Anheuser-Busch Cos. would give the new company a powerful position in China's beer market and could prompt further consolidation there. InBev is already involved with a number of breweries in China and in recent years has bought such properties as Fujian Sedrin Brewery Co....
Posted on June 13, 2008 3:45 PM
For many beverage companies, setting up a distribution network can be time consuming and difficult, which is why many distribution deals lead to joint ventures or mergers, according to Alan Thomas, a senior manager at Deloitte Consulting LLP. The recently rumored $46 billion to $50 billion InBev NV and Anheuser-Busch...
Posted on June 2, 2008 9:28 AM
The Deal's Mary Kathleen Flynn sits down with Ken Klee, editor of Corporate Dealmaker, at The Healthcare Dealmaking Symposium to discuss how the turmoil in the financial markets is affecting deals within the healthcare market. In this clip, Klee talks about the narrowing of the IPO window around biotechs, M&A...
Posted on March 31, 2008 2:38 PM
Financing for giant leveraged buyouts is nonexistent. Junk bond spreads are widening and, as the WSJ points out Wednesday morning, leveraged loans from past buyouts are trading at a deep discount. And here comes...
Posted on February 6, 2008 10:47 AM
Midwest Air Group CEO Timothy E. Hoeksema deflected aggressor AirTran at every turn, instead accepting a bid from buyout firm TPG and Northwest Airlines. In the end, though, his company may still find itself owned by another airline.
Posted on December 15, 2007 12:22 PM
Gauthier de Biolley, the dealmaker behind many of InBev's key transactions, reflects on a decade of change in the beer industry.
Posted on June 15, 2007 10:50 AM
Brussels Airlines will allow discount-minded leisure and business travellers on intra-European flights to choose between two fares based on the level of service they require.
Posted on April 15, 2007 2:16 AM
You've seen it before in banking and telecom. Regulatory change sets the stage for the reordering of an entire industry, seemingly presenting corporate leaders with a stark choice: Buy or be bought. Now the scenario looks to be playing out once again in the utility business. In the last...
Posted on October 15, 2005 3:08 PM
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