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Entries tagged "acquisition"Amazon finds the right fit in ZapposAmazon.com has announced it will acquire online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos.com in its first major deal since the online shopping hub bought Audible.com for $300 million in March 2008. Video: Louis Capital's van Batenburg on Pfizer-Wyeth obstaclesIn this edition of Inside the Deal, Robbert van Batenburg, head of equity research for Louis Capital Markets, tells Suzanne Stevens that the stakes for both companies are high. Genentech's Levinson dishes, but not on RocheAs expected, Genentech Inc. CEO Art Levinson and other executives, appearing at the annual J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. healthcare conference in San Francisco, were tight-lipped Tuesday about the pending Roche Holding AG $44 billion acquisition offer. In his presentation Levinson steered clear of the topic completely, and in a packed Q&A session afterwards, he and his assembled team declined to comment on the latest reports of Roche possibly preparing a new bid. ... Is Tyson chickening out?President and CEO of Tyson Foods Inc., Dick Bond, has resigned to pursue other interests. Well, that's pretty vague, and so it's already set off speculation that his resignation may foreshadow future troubles at the company. ... More Daiichi detailsThe Daily Deal reported Wednesday on Japanese drug firm Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.'s $235 million takeout of German biotech U3 Pharma AG, but a few questions for Daiichi went unanswered because of the 16-hour time difference. An e-mail Thursday morning and more time to dig have shed more light on the deal. ... Buffett's sweet tooth shows in portfolioThe Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, spent the past quarter fine-turning his investments. According to filings, the owner of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. boosted his firm's stakes in Kraft Foods Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co., eliminated its stake in Ameriprise Financial Inc. and has cut its stake in Iron Mountain Inc., from 4.7 million shares to 3.4 million. Of those moves, perhaps the most interesting was Buffet's increased stake in Kraft to 132 million shares. ... Staples increases offer for Corporate ExpressIf winning a hostile takeover was as easy as pushing a button, say an Easy Button, then maybe Staples Inc. would have already bagged Corporate Express NV. Instead, the Framingham, Mass.-based retailer did the next best thing: It increased its offer to €8 ($12.53) per share from its February bid of €7.25 a share for the Dutch office supply company, which now will consider talking. Corporate Express rejected Staples proposed bid in February stating that it was too low. ... International Lease Finance may part with AIGAmerican International Group Inc. subsidiary International Lease Finance Corp. may want out of the marriage, according to The Wall Street Journal. ... Circuit City puts itself up for saleLots of big news regarding Circuit City Stores Inc. Friday morning.There is finally an agreement on the table between Circuit City and Wattles Capital Management LLC, and Circuit City has put itself on the block due to activist pressure, hiring Goldman, Sachs & Co. to manage the sale. Friday's formal announcement says that Circuit City is exploring strategic alternatives and has also reached an agreement with Wattles, whereby Circuit City's board of directors would select three of WCM's director nominees and include them as nominees of the board.This news should come as no surprise to readers of The Deal. In... Rabble Babble: EA's Take-Two bid in extended playTake-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s shares are up with the highly anticipated release of "Grand Theft Auto IV," and that has bloggers and discussion boards chatting about the possible takeover of the New York-based company by industry leader Electronic Arts Inc. ... Rabble Babble: Yahoo-Microsoft stalemateThe last formal statements on Microsoft Corp.'s bid for Yahoo! Inc. were at the Microsoft shareholder meeting on Friday by CFO Chris Liddell: Unfortunately, the transaction has been anything but speedy, and has been characterized by what would appear to be unrealistic expectations of value. Our initial offer was extremely generous, more than 100 percent premium of the Yahoo core business. Our view on value is shaped by the long-term value of the company, and we intend to remain disciplined in our approach. The strongest argument that I've heard on why we should increase our bid, simply that we can... Roll Call: How much is ExpressJet really worth?Regional airline operator ExpressJet Holdings Inc. rejected a $181 million buyout offer from rival SkyWest Inc. because the price apparently undervalued the company. However, SkyWest's offer may be as good as it gets, according to SEC Investor. - Maria Woehr... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "acquisition." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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