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It was an informative Wednesday at the Conference Board corporate development conference in New York, which runs through noon Thursday. Below are some bullet points on how the world looks to panelists on the first of several sessions, nearly all of them corp dev execs from large companies. On the...
Posted on April 23, 2009 9:35 AM
It's not news that a hyper-competitive hiring market awaits job seekers in 2009. How tough is it for those hunting corporate development jobs? For perspective, we checked in with Randy Gulian, whose search firm InSearch Worldwide, acquired by Allegis Group Services Inc. in October, specializes in mid- to executive-level searches...
Posted on January 6, 2009 1:06 PM
As Yahoo! Inc. chief executive Jerry Yang ponders a future without Google Inc. -- and possibly with Microsoft Corp. -- one of his former top executives is starting fresh at InfoSpace Inc. Stuart West, who was previously vice president of finance operations at Yahoo!, has joined InfoSpace as VP of...
Posted on November 6, 2008 11:39 AM
In an economic environment where even well-run companies with sound fundamentals and impressive leadership are faltering, it's encouraging to know that others are holding their own. That's the case for Eaton Corp., a company we've gotten to know quite well in recent months. The diversified industrial manufacturer on Monday announced...
Posted on October 21, 2008 11:41 AM
How are the current M&A cycle and turmoil in the financial markets affecting corporate deal teams? It's a question we explored in our Corporate Dealmaker special report in the Sept. 22 issue of The Deal newsweekly. We interviewed more than a dozen recruiters, consultants and corporate development executives at firms,...
Posted on September 22, 2008 9:26 AM
Bloomberg.com has expanded on a story we've been covering for weeks: Financial services executives transitioning into other careers in the wake of massive layoffs. We've been coming at the topic in the context of i-bankers moving into corporate development. We've highlighted the challenges of making the transition, reported on who's...
Posted on September 3, 2008 9:56 AM
AirTran Airways' new executive vice president of corporate development is no stranger to the unstable airline industry. Steven A. Rossum is a 20-year industry veteran, who spent three years as AirTran's treasurer before leaving in 2001 to become CFO of Astar Air Cargo. But Rossum rejoins AirTran amid steep losses...
Posted on September 2, 2008 1:00 PM
How hard is it to make the switch from investment banking to corporate development? We went to former investment banker Lorne Groe for some insight. After more than a decade as an i-banker, most recently with Wells Fargo Securities, Groe made the switch to corp dev in 2003. Today he...
Posted on August 26, 2008 1:59 PM
We've always said being a corporate development executive demands a far-reaching set of skills. Based on the resume of their new dealmaker, the folks at Aspect Software appear to agree. They've hired Andy Bezaitis as senior vice president of corporate development. Bezaitis is a scientist (he has been awarded nine...
Posted on August 22, 2008 8:21 AM
My there's a lot of movement among top executives at the country's technology giants. The latest is Michael Adair (pictured), who has left Google Inc., where he headed North American sales finance, to be vice president of corporate development and finance at the start up Glam Media. Glam is a...
Posted on July 23, 2008 9:40 AM
For a fresh take on this topic, I recently spoke with Jeff Kip, chief financial officer of Panera Bread Co. Kip was one of a half-dozen people we profiled in the The Deal (subscription required) in 2003 in an article called "From making deals, to making deals work." All had...
Posted on July 17, 2008 12:35 PM
Delivering on the predicted synergies of an acquisition is never easy. But it can be even more challenging in a difficult economy. That's what makes this new report from KPMG LLP particularly timely. In "Doing Deals in Tough Times," the transaction services firm separated 160 U.S. and European companies into...
Posted on July 14, 2008 8:05 AM
Juniper Networks Inc. has snatched away a seasoned dealmaker from rival Cisco Systems Inc. The network equipment maker, which goes head-to-head with Cisco in the high-end router market, has hired Luis Avila-Marcos as senior vice president of corporate development. Avila-Marcos previously held the same position at Cisco-owned Scientific Atlanta, where...
Posted on July 9, 2008 10:50 AM
We got a thoughtful comment on Monday's post about the prospects for i-bankers making the transition to corporate development work. The gist of it is that for both cultural and compensation issues, it's a lot easier for junior people to make the switch.That fits with our own reporting, both in...
Posted on June 24, 2008 12:50 PM
Now that it's divested its noncore contract device manufacturing business, Synovis Life Technologies Inc. is ready to acquire. The medical device maker on Monday appointed Timothy F. Floeder to the newly created position of vice president of corporate development. Floeder will work to identify and acquire or license products that...
Posted on May 6, 2008 9:12 AM
Me: Leading online PE-backed dating service seeking long-term relationship.You: Enthusiastic young dealmaker who loves financial modeling, valuation, negotiating, integration and deal analytics. Are we synergistic? EHarmony.com has been hooking up singles since 2000. Now it seems the online dating service is ready to do some hooking up of its own....
Posted on April 16, 2008 10:51 AM
Will the surging economic activity connected with the Beijing Olympics give way to a bust after the games are over? Not in the opinion of corporate development officers working in the country for multinational corporations. They see a strong market for transactions, including investment by Chinese companies, both during and...
Posted on April 14, 2008 1:47 PM
The Walt Disney Co. continues to expand its footprint in Asia. The company's Disney Interactive Studios has reportedly reached a deal to acquire the Chinese company Gamestar. That deal follows news that Disney's Internet Group had reached a deal with China...
Posted on April 8, 2008 1:09 PM
Adobe Systems Inc. continues to reinvent its business following its $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia in 2005. Since then, Adobe has snapped up a handful of small technology companies that have helped it expand from a maker of graphics and publishing software to a multidimensional technology company with robust digital...
Posted on April 8, 2008 11:55 AM
There's a classic corporate growth story in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal on Walgreen Co.'s effort to remain viable in a changing healthcare environment. The report tells how the company is aggressively expanding its business, which traditionally has relied heavily on prescription sales, through, among other initiatives, acquisitions...
Posted on March 19, 2008 10:58 AM
At The Deal's Healthcare Dealmaking Symposium on March 19, CD editor Ken Klee will moderate a panel including corporate development pros working in the field. Attendees will hear insights from Christine Arakelian, vice president of...
Posted on March 13, 2008 9:46 AM
As we reported in the May-June 2005 issue of our magazine (available in our magazine archives), Cardinal Health Inc. turned cautious for a while when it came to deals. But with Tuesday's all-cash $490 million deal for privately held Enturia Inc., coming eight months after a $1.5 billion deal for...
Posted on March 5, 2008 7:24 AM
Travel Acquisitions Group, formerly a portfolio of Carlson Cos. known as Carlson Leisure Group, enlisted J.D. O'Hara to serve as the company's new senior vice president of corporate development, with a mandate to seek M&A opportunities. O'Hara hails from investment bank Lehman Brothers Inc., where he advised clients and...
Posted on February 29, 2008 3:32 PM
Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. has named David Berg executive vice president, international strategy and corporate development, one of four executive changes announced Wednesday by the Minneapolis-based company. Berg will handle mergers and acquisition activities and evaluate opportunities in new geographic markets. He'll also continue to run the company's commercial...
Posted on February 27, 2008 3:11 PM
NCI Building Systems Inc. has a new dealmaker to help plot the way forward in the challenging building materials industry. Mark Golladay, who joined NCI as VP -- corporate purchasing in 2006, has been promoted to VP -- corporate development. In his new role, Golladay will monitor business conditions and...
Posted on February 12, 2008 11:44 AM
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