Posted on November 20, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Deal International
Tagged: Agrium , CF Industries , David Wilson , Dennis McGlone , Henry Slack , Irving Yoskowitz , John Lilly , Martha Hesse , Terra Industries

Hostile acquirer CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CF) is closer to getting its target, rival fertilizer maker Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA), which voted out its chairman according to a preliminary proxy count in New York. On Friday, CF said all three of its director nominees were elected to Terra's board. Chairman...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Deal International | Growth Strategy | Information Technology | Middle market | Sector Watch | Trends
Tagged: ACS , Ayala , Exlservice , Genpact , HCL Technologies , Infosys

After all the talk about M&A, Indian IT services provider Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:INFY) has finally bought a company. Although it's not in Japan or Germany like CEO S. Gopalakrishnan has mentioned, the BPO company is in the U.S.Infosys BPO Ltd., a subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, said on Thursday it's...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 12, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Deal International
Tagged: Cadbury , John Paulson , Kraft , Roger Carr

If Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) raises its hostile offer for British confectioner Cadbury plc (NYSE:CBY), which it seems hedge fund manager John Paulson is betting on, European Commission approval is likely. So says Peter King, a corporate partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. On Nov. 11, the commission...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Filed under: Deal International | Detroit Breakdown | Divesting and Restructuring
Tagged: fritz henderson , general motors co. , opel

General Motors Co. CEO Fritz Henderson kicked off a sales challenge worthy of the slickest used car dealer on Monday, traveling to Germany to meet with leaders of the company's Adam Opel GmbH unit to discuss the European automaker's future inside of GM.Henderson arrives in Germany accompanied by GM international...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail ]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Filed under: Deal International | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: Bharti Enterprises , India , S. Robson Walton , Wal-Mart Stores

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) chairman S. Robson Walton last week made clear his interest in expanding the company's India footprint. Walton met with India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi to lobby for more access to the India market. Wal-Mart in May began operating a joint venture in the...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Filed under: Deal International | Detroit Breakdown
Tagged: general motors co. , opel

General Motors Co. appears set to bring in a new team to lead the overhaul of its German Adam Opel GmbH unit.The Detroit-based automaker, which earlier this week called off a planned sale of Opel in favor of keeping it in-house, said Friday that unit president Carl-Peter Forster will be...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Divesting and Restructuring
Tagged: american airlines inc. , Delta Air Lines , japan airlines

The courtship of Japan Airlines Corp. has apparently gone into overdrive, with officials from AMR Corp.'s (NYSE:AMR) American Airlines Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) each lobbying Japanese government officials about the benefits JAL could reap from forging closer ties to each of their rival alliances.JAL has been a...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 4, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Deal International
Tagged: Agrium , CF Industries , Terra

On Tuesday, hostile bidder CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CF) sent a letter directly to Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA) telling it to vote in favor of the three proposed independent nominees to Terra's board on Nov. 20. CF Industries pointed out its new $4.1 billion offer for the fertilizer rival...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Case Studies | Deal International | Growth Strategy | People
Tagged: Cisco Systems , Ernst & Young , Ned Hooper , Tandberg

Following weeks of speculation about how Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) might react to Tandberg ASA shareholders who are carping about the networking giant's $3 billion offer for the company, Cisco's strategy chief Ned Hooper came out with a blog post Monday with a bit more detail as to why...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Joint Ventures and Alliances
Tagged: ACCC , American Airlines , Delta Air Lines , Graeme Samuel , Qantas , United Airlines , V Australia , Virgin Blue

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) and Australia's Virgin Blue Airlines Group received a three-year approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for a joint venture where they will coordinate operations between the U.S. and Australia, including on pricing, revenue management, schedules, capacity and routes flown.ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said...  Continue reading

[ Share ]  [ E-mail]  [ Leave a Comment ]  [ Full Story ]