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Rock-Tenn, Southern: How to buy (and sell) a family-owned firm (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Nearly two years after announcing a half billion dollar deal, Norcross, G.A.-based Rock-Tenn Co. last night announced another bolt-on acquisition. The maker of packaging and merchandising displays will acquire the stock of Southern Container Corp., a privately-held containerboard manufacturing and corrugated packaging business, for $851 million in cash. The...

Posted on January 11, 2008 12:18 PM

IP due diligence: Make it strategic (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Sure, the target has good patents. But does it have the right ones? Do they support its business model? And what kind of firepower do its competitors have?

Posted on December 15, 2007 3:15 PM

The PE factor (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Kenneth Meyers is vice president of M&A for Siemens Corp., the New York-based holding company for the 11 U.S. divisions of Siemens AG. And despite a bribery scandal that has toppled Siemens' two top leaders in Germany, he's getting the job done. "Nobody is concerned about whether Siemens will...

Posted on June 15, 2007 10:18 AM

How to be a queen bee (from Corporate Dealmaker)

In "Open Innovation in Action," Andrew Gaule looks at the strategic alignment of innovation in organizations.

Posted on April 15, 2007 8:29 AM

Common cause (from Corporate Dealmaker)

As some recent deals demonstrate, what once seemed unlikely now seems inevitable. But that doesn't mean everyone's pedaling along together in perfect harmony.

Posted on June 15, 2006 7:00 PM

Buyer be quick (from Corporate Dealmaker)

When German engineering group Siemens AG announced its $993 million acquisition in May of the systems and services business of United States Filter Corp., it was welcome news for Veolia Environnement SA, the parent company and seller. Paris-based Veolia, an environmental company and formerly part of Vivendi Universal SA,...

Posted on August 15, 2004 5:25 PM

Getting corporate VC right (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Contrary to what you may have heard, corporate venture capital is alive and surprisingly well. Despite the mistakes venture capitalists of all kinds made during the bubble years, the innovation needed to sustain many industries continues to develop outside major companies. In recent years we've seen new corporate entrants...

Posted on August 15, 2004 3:31 PM

Buying out of bankruptcy (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The scene at the midtown Manhattan law firm last fall was reminiscent of the World Series of Poker. In fact, though, the setting was Mike Bond's first deal negotiation since joining Avaya Inc. a few months earlier as its vice president of corporate development. Communications systems provider Avaya, which...

Posted on February 15, 2004 5:14 PM

Fresco the banker (from Corporate Dealmaker)

If there were a corporate dealmaker hall of fame, Paolo Fresco would surely be in it. As chairman of Fiat SpA from 1998 to last year, he led a string of transactions, including the purchase of U.S. farm and construction equipment group Case Corp. for $4.3 billion and the...

Posted on February 15, 2004 4:19 PM