Entries tagged "post-merger"
Rupert Murdoch's 2007 purchase of Dow Jones & Co. placed him along side the likes of Sam Zell, who bought Tribune Co., and Bruce Toll, who bought the Philadelphia Inquirer, on the list of tycoons placing big (potentially contrarian) bets on newspapers. ...
It's been nearly three years since sports apparel and athletic footwear maker Adidas AG acquired U.S. sneaker maker Reebok International Ltd. to challenge U.S. giant Nike Inc. And so far, it seems Reebok has been a disappoinment. ...