Posted on May 5, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Case Studies | Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Growth Strategy | Outsourcing | Trends
Tagged: Bruce Rockowitz , capital raising , Li & Fung , Liz Claiborne , Temasek Holdings

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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Posted on May 4, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Filed under: Divesting and Restructuring | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Outsourcing
Tagged: sprint nextel corp. , Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson

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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Posted on April 30, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Best Practices | Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Intellectual property | Outsourcing
Tagged: AMD , Apple Inc. , Bob Drebin , Hackintosh , Hejian Technology , OSx86 , PA Semi , Raja Koduri , Spansion Inc. , TSMC , UMC

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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Posted on April 29, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Best Practices | Case Studies | Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Divesting and Restructuring | Growth Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Outsourcing | Research and development | Trends
Tagged: Chris Viehbacher , Hexaxim , Merck , Merial , Phase III drugs , Sanofi-Aventis

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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Posted on March 6, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Best Practices | Corporate Strategy | Distressed Investing | Information Technology | Outsourcing
Tagged: BK Modi , Hinduja Global Solutions , IBM , Larsen & Toubro , Ramalinga Raju , Satyam Computer , Spice Group

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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Posted on February 10, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Deal International | Detroit Breakdown | Divesting and Restructuring | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Outsourcing | People | Trends
Tagged: Carlos Ghosn , job cuts , Nicolas Sarkozy , Nissan Motor , Peugeot Citroen , Renault , sovereign wealth fund

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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Posted on November 20, 2008 at 9:16 AM
Filed under: Crisis On Wall Street | Deal International | Divesting and Restructuring | Outsourcing
Tagged: bank of america corp. , citigroup , merrill lynch & co. , tata consultancy services ltd.

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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Posted on October 15, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Crisis On Wall Street | Growth Strategy | Outsourcing
Tagged: Brian Smith , Citigroup , Peter Allen , Tata Consultancy Services , TCS , Technology Partners International , TPI Index

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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Posted on October 10, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Crisis On Wall Street | Information Technology | Integration | Outsourcing
Tagged: AIG , Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac , Lehman Brothers , Peter Allen , Technology Partners International , TPI

Banks spend billions every year on outsourcing, making financial services one of the fastest growing sectors in the industry. So what's going to happen to all those outsourcing contracts as consolidation shrinks the banking industry? What will the fallout be for outsourcing service providers? And what choices - and opportunities...  Continue reading

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Posted on June 6, 2008 at 8:10 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Outsourcing
Tagged: BPO , Bristol-Myers Squibb , EDS , Hewlett-Packard , IBM , outsourcing

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...  Continue reading

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