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Big U.S. drug companies are rushing to partner with Indian and Chinese companies -- tapping their brainpower and saving millions of dollars in the search for breakthrough treatments. So says Pete Engardio and Arlene Weintraub of BusinessWeek.In their article, Outsourcing the Drug Industry, they write that looking beyond India's potholed...
Posted on September 5, 2008 2:07 PM
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $13.9 billion deal for Electronic Data Systems Corp. catapulted business processing outsourcing back into the spotlight. A big driver behind the deal is HP's desire to take on industry leader IBM Corp. Competition for BPO contracts is stiff, with dozens of providers in the U.S. and abroad going...
Posted on June 6, 2008 8:10 AM
Business services outsourcing is the major driver of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $13.9 billion play for Electronic Data Systems Corp. Based on fiscal 2007 performance, the companies say their combined services business would post annual revenue of $38 billion, and presumably position them to better compete with industry leader IBM Corp. With...
Posted on May 13, 2008 12:00 PM
Indian technology and outsourcing giant Infosys Technologies Ltd. is on the acquisition trail, and its plans are discussed by S. Gopalakrishnan in Monday's Australian IT. In a nutshell, he's looking to buy European consulting operations with around $50 million in revenue to help his firm get into higher-margin work and lessen...
Posted on January 14, 2008 1:23 PM
Nearly all deals require a transition services agreement. Looking to a qualified third party for those services can often be an effective tactic.
Posted on December 15, 2007 1:37 PM
A new paradigm for outsourcing - dubbed 'around sourcing' by Thomas Friedman - may really be taking hold. Get ready to manage multiple relationships around the globe.
Posted on August 15, 2007 6:55 PM
Joint ventures: aluminum industry Aluminum prices are hot, up nearly 10% in the first quarter of 2007 over the same period last year. Demand in China and other emerging markets is driving prices, and companies are using JVs to access natural resources and enter foreign markets: China's Qingtongxia Aluminum...
Posted on June 15, 2007 10:11 AM
Outsourcing and offshoring are not new trends. But lately they have been generating interest among a new group: sophisticated acquirers who see the potential for outsourcing to create value in mergers and acquisitions. Over the past 18 months we've seen multiple clients seeking greater insight into how they can...
Posted on April 15, 2007 7:42 AM
The gaming industry is built on alliances; also read about corporate venture groups and the value of business process outsourcing.
Posted on April 15, 2007 6:44 AM
The world changes. And as more and more companies are finding, the contracts that govern outsourcing relationships often need to change, too.
Posted on December 15, 2006 10:32 PM
More and more companies are seeking strategic benefits - rather than just cost savings - when they outsource business processes.
Posted on October 15, 2006 8:02 PM
Outsourcing Prudential Financial's HR functions poses big risks. It's Suzanne Manganiello's job to manage them.
Posted on August 15, 2006 1:38 PM
Energy sector investments are heating up; outsourcing contacts are getting shorter in duration; and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and BP plc form a joint venture to produce butanol from sugar beets...
Posted on August 15, 2006 11:26 AM
Propelling Moore's Law forward; plus trends in joint ventures, CVC and outsourcing.
Posted on June 15, 2006 6:34 PM
Google's pure VC play, new guidelines for DNA tech transfer, joint ventures in Russia, and heated competition in outsourcing.
Posted on April 15, 2006 4:03 PM
It goes almost without saying -- but not quite. In an age when even the manufacturing and service sectors have become largely IP-based, the next company you buy will likely have a lot of intellectual property among its main assets. That makes acquisition-related IP issues worth reviewing periodically. Even...
Posted on February 15, 2006 2:55 PM
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
Joint Ventures: electronics Technology companies have been teaming up to design and manufacture electronic components for more than three decades. The result is a huge web of JVs consisting of partnerships such as the ones that link Royal Philips Electronics NV and NEC Corp.; Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics...
Posted on February 15, 2006 1:06 PM
Books- End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation. Research- China deals.
Posted on December 15, 2005 4:54 PM
Trend Tracker (from Corporate Dealmaker)
Corporate venture capital, business process outsourcing and joint ventures.
Posted on October 15, 2005 1:52 PM
Open innovation is transforming research and development departments - and the way companies think about growth.
Posted on February 15, 2005 3:30 PM
As outsourcing relationships get more complex, so does the challenge of structuring the deals.
Posted on February 15, 2005 3:15 PM
Structuring outsourcing transactions in a changing regulatory environment will be a key topic over the next decade.
Posted on December 15, 2004 11:28 AM
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