May-June 2005

Posted on June 15, 2005 at 8:25 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Cover Story | Joint Ventures and Alliances | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , Bloomberg , diversification , Eric Lint , Grigson , joint venture , Reuters , Tom Glocer , turnaround , Wenig

A deal-savvy management team has transformed the financial information provider into a leaner, more focused competitor. It will need to be.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 8:10 PM
Filed under: Corporate Venture Capital | May-June 2005 | Research and development | The Magazine
Tagged: Agilent , British Telecom , BT , Jai Das , Mike Carr , R&D , startups , venture capital

Hatching startups based on internal R&D isn't easy, but companies such as British Telecom are managing to do it.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 7:50 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Best Practices | CD Community | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , Barbara Franklin , corporate development , Dow Chemical , governance , integration , M&A , Praxair , pricing , Sarbanes-Oxley , VeriSign

Yes, corporate directors are more focused on M&A. But Sarbanes-Oxley is only part of the reason why.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 6:26 PM
Filed under: Job Description | Joint Ventures and Alliances | May-June 2005 | Research and development | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , alliances , Baxter International , Norbert Riedel , partnerships , pharma , R&D

Baxter's Norbert Riedel brings a keen eye for cultural nuance to the competition for partners.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 6:20 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Legal Brief | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: analysis , CAPs , hostile , law , M&A , Oracle , PeopleSoft , poison pill , Unocal

M&A practitioners watched closely as Oracle Corp.'s recent hostile acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc. raised, but didn't fully answer, a fascinating tactical question. Did PeopleSoft's "customer assurance programs" - contracts that would pay customers significant amounts if an acquirer stopped supporting the PeopleSoft products - constitute appropriate business protections or...  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 6:15 PM
Filed under: Information Technology | Intellectual property | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: intellectual assets , IT , security

Surprisingly to many executives, employees, not hacking poachers, pose the greatest threat to intellectual assets.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 6:08 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Information Technology | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: allinces , Emerson Process Management , intellectual capital , IT , licensing , R&D

How Emerson Process Management taps a knowledge management application to develop new products with suppliers, saving a bundle in the process.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 6:01 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: CDO , integration , line managers , Mergers and Acquisitions Basics , partnership

How can corporate development officers best work with line managers? Informal bridge building counts for a lot.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 5:52 PM
Filed under: May-June 2005 | Research and development | The Magazine
Tagged: China , collaborate , IBM , Intel , Microsoft , Motorola , Peking , R&D , Tsinghua , universities

R&D collaborations with Chinese universities used to feature a lot more development than research, but that's changing fast.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 5:37 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Cover Story | Integration | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , DNA , integration , Lipper , Michael Peace , Reuters

Once in the habit of buying companies and then not doing much with them, Reuters Group plc now believes wholeheartedly in integrating its acquisitions.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 5:19 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | May-June 2005 | Research and development | The Magazine
Tagged: Angela Biever , corporate strategy , Intel , R&D , spin-ins , spinoffs , spinouts , WiMAX , wireless

Intel Corp. launched its New Business Initiative technology incubator in 1998 with the intent of spinning out startups from its R&D labs. But the company decided soon after that spin-ins would be easier to manage and would create more value for Intel, according to NBI general manager Angela Biever. A...  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 4:58 PM
Filed under: Intellectual property | Law | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: copyrights , Epilady , FTC , Intellectual Property Owners Association , IPO , Jeff Hawley , law , litigation , patent reform , trade secrets

Kodak's Jeff Hawley, current president of the Intellectual Proprty Owners Association, discusses what's in store.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 4:51 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Intellectual property | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: branding , brands , Comet , copyrights , intellectual property , licenses , M&A , Peter Mann , Prestige Brands , Spic and Span

Brand acquisitions are hot these days, but stumbles on the road to securing IP can leave buyers cold.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 4:43 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | May-June 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: acquisitions , Andrew McKelvey , HotJobs , M&A , Monster.com , online job ad , Tickle

A recent string of deals in the U.S., Europe, China and India leaves no doubt: The online job ad giant is one hungry company.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 4:35 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | May-June 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , alliances , Cisco , CTO , Gary Cunis , IBM , joint venture , movers , Nortel Networks , partnerships

New chief technology officer Gary Kunis will manage the telecom giant's product and technology portfolio.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 4:26 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Deal International | May-June 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisition , Bruce Nelson , CFO , Charles Brown , Denny's , Guilbert , movers , Ofice Depot

Charles E. Brown transitions to president, international with a charge to shore up a $1 billion acquisition.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 4:19 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Law | May-June 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: Cardinal Health , dealmaking , investigation , Jeffrey Henderson , M&A , movers , Richard Miller , SEC

Jeffrey Henderson begins his tenure as CFO as the drug wholesaler struggles to regain its footing.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 4:11 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Venture Capital | May-June 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: Arvind Sodhani , corporate venture capital , Intel , Intel Capital , semiconductors , strategic investments

Longtime treasurer Arvind Sodhani takes over as president of the hyperactive corporate venture group.  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 4:04 PM
Filed under: May-June 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: CFO , Chris Liddell , Microsoft

Maybe it's because he's moving from the forest products industry to a digital giant. Or perhaps it's because the job makes him responsible for the financial management of a company with $38 billion in cash and an enterprise value of $235 billion. Whatever the reason, Chris Liddell had to...  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 3:56 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | May-June 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: Blackstone , Cristobal Conde , Goldman Sachs , LBO , M&A , private equity , Silver Lake , SunGard , TPG

SunGard Data Systems Inc.'s CEO Cristobal Conde hopes to gain the freedom to do business "faster and better" as SunGard transitions from a publicly traded company focused on quarterly earnings to a private one with a longer-term horizon. The question is: Will SunGard's prospective new owners - a consortium...  Continue reading

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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 3:53 PM
Filed under: From Ken | May-June 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: corporate dealmaker , editor , editor's letter , Klee

Bill Gates got a lot of attention recently when he pointed out that the U.S. isn't producing as many engineers and scientists as it needs to keep its economy competitive. This shortfall, he and other technology leaders note, is especially troubling when contrasted with the great job that other countries,...  Continue reading

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