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Perot Systems acquires BearingPoint China

The services roll-up continues. IT services company Perot Systems Corp. (NYSE:PER), in the midst of being acquired by Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) for $3.9 billion, is itself acquiring BearingPoint Management Consulting (Shanghai) Ltd, a management and technology consulting company with offices in Shanghai and Beijing. Financial terms were not disclosed.Established in...  Continue reading
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Li & Fung has $1B in M&A firepower

Posted on August 14, 2009 at 9:21 AM
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Hong Kong's Li & Fung Ltd. -- the supply chain maestro that manufactures all those clothes and toys for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) -- is on the record about the recession being a great time for it to make acquisitions. But it keeps raising the ante, so we keep writing...  Continue reading
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Li & Fung raising $348M for acquisitions

Last summer we highlighted how Hong Kong's Li & Fung Ltd. took advantage of the economic slump by acquiring several U.S. retail companies. Now comes news that the consumer goods exporter plans to raise HK$2.7 billion ($348 million) selling new shares at a discount to fund acquisitions in the U.S....  Continue reading
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Sprint: Outsourcing network management?

OK, we're late to this discussion. But the idea of a telecom service provider outsourcing management of its network -- as Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) is thinking about doing, according to The Wall Street Journal -- seems surprising. Not that Sprint doesn't have plenty of reasons for moving to a...  Continue reading
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Apple may design chips

Apple may design its own chips to battle items such as the Hackintosh, but expect them to outsource the chipmaking to someone like world No. 2 contract chipmaker UMC.  Continue reading
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Sanofi-Aventis takes axe to pipeline, M&A persists

After about five months on the job, Sanofi-Aventis SA (NYSE:SNY) chief executive Chris Viehbacher is making his presence felt as the company reports profits are up about 16% and confirmed 2009 guidance.Viehbacher, on the hunt for acquisitions, cut 14 drugs in development from its pipeline of 65 -- including four...  Continue reading
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Fraud-hit Satyam approved for 51% sale, shares rise

The Securities and Exchange Board of India, which recently eased takeover regulations, approved a majority sale of Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY), the subject of India's greatest corporate scandal. Buying into the IT outsourcer is tricky.On one hand you have an otherwise attractive company that had its $7 billion valuation...  Continue reading
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Renault deepens Nissan ties as Sarkozy calls for in-sourcing

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's desire to help the auto industry in France is raising the hackles of his European neighbors, who think his moves are protectionist. Renault SA and Peugeot Citroen will split €6 billion ($7.7 billion) in loans, though Renault chief Carlos Ghosn says that number may have to...  Continue reading
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Financial mergers will mean outsourcing deals, Tata CEO says

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Hungry for synergies, merging financial companies will look to outsource more back-office work, much of it to India. That's the prediction Subramanian Ramadorai, the CEO of Indian outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., made in an interview with Reuters. He's already made a major bet on the trend: Last month...  Continue reading
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Financial services outsourcing dives, could spark M&A

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We got a fuller picture on Wednesday from Technology Partners International Inc. of how turmoil in banking is affecting financial services outsourcing. In its latest TPI Index, the firm found that financial services outsourcing contracts are shrinking, with the average value so far this year down 30% to $108 million...  Continue reading
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