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Leading up to the publishing of our next Corporate Dealmaker magazine later this month, we've been telling you about investments in the emerging markets. Our contacts at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP just reminded us of the flip side of the equation with a report called "Acquisition of U.S....
Posted on March 7, 2008 9:37 AM
The fair-value accounting rules taking effect this fall make it more important than ever for dealmakers to value intangible assets accurately -- and as early as possible.
Posted on October 15, 2007 7:49 PM
Many financial accounting executives today are quick to see the burdens of addressing new requirements set forth in FASB's July 2006 release of Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, or FIN 48. Forward-thinking acquirers, however, see a silver lining to this otherwise resource-intensive cloud, and now...
Posted on April 15, 2007 8:18 AM
Settling a lawsuit that alleges wrongdoing is no reason for a company to rejoice. But there is sometimes a consolation, in the form of a tax deduction for settlement payments and related costs. In general, deductibility depends on whether the expenditures stem from actions taken in the ordinary conduct...
Posted on February 15, 2007 1:26 AM
When Yahoo! Inc. sought out an alliance with eBay Inc. last spring, Joseph Siino nabbed a coveted U.S. ad partnership -- and an edge over its biggest competitor, Google Inc. Several months before that, Siino negotiated an intellectual property rights agreement with Alibaba.com Corp., China's leading Internet business, gaining...
Posted on December 15, 2006 9:44 PM
More and more companies face scrutiny for their option grant practices. Here's how to avoid buying one of them.
Posted on October 15, 2006 7:12 PM
Back in the 1980s, any unsolicited takeover bid could be expected to lead to contentious litigation, which in turn would often determine the outcome of the bid. No more. Today, while an unsolicited offer can still lead to the courtroom (witness the suit filed by Mirant Corp. in support...
Posted on August 15, 2006 1:16 PM
Uncle, may I? (from Corporate Dealmaker)
Top tax lawyer Mark Silverman explains an IRS pilot program for expedited private rulings on complex tax issues in transactions.
Posted on August 15, 2006 1:10 PM
Advisers (from Corporate Dealmaker)
Legal briefing: Lawyers as project managers; Accounting notebook: The fair-value revolution.
Posted on June 15, 2006 8:17 PM
If not, maybe you should be listening better. Leakage of licensing fees is weakening more than a few IP management programs.
Posted on June 15, 2006 8:08 PM
Is it better to run your business in China with a local partner, or to brave it alone? For the first time many foreign companies in the Middle Kingdom have a choice. But answering the question isn't as easy as you might think. Until recently, most foreign companies in...
Posted on April 15, 2006 4:55 PM
American companies that do business in China must keep an eye on corruption and make sure that their practices comply with U.S. law.
Posted on February 15, 2006 2:19 PM
M&A practitioners watched closely as Oracle Corp.'s recent hostile acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc. raised, but didn't fully answer, a fascinating tactical question. Did PeopleSoft's "customer assurance programs" - contracts that would pay customers significant amounts if an acquirer stopped supporting the PeopleSoft products - constitute appropriate business protections or...
Posted on June 15, 2005 6:20 PM
Kodak's Jeff Hawley, current president of the Intellectual Proprty Owners Association, discusses what's in store.
Posted on June 15, 2005 4:58 PM
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