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Entries tagged "IBM"

Tech revives with three deals

With Agilent, Amazon.com and IBM making acquisitions, there is no lack of work for technology advisers.

Life in a cold climate

Whether they're firing, hiring, reorganizing or looking for work, corporate dealmakers have never seen a down cycle like this one. Here's how they're coping.

Reviving a legend

After winning Silicon Graphics out of bankruptcy, Rackable Systems has its work cut out for it. Competition from the likes of Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Sun Microsystems made existence tough for SGI, and the combined company will have its hands full.

Playing defense on patents

RPX aims to protect tech companies from trolls, but that can also entail doing business with them.

Route 128 revisited

Despite a recession and the vagaries of science and technology, Boston's high-tech corridor continues to thrive. Not that there aren't concerns and anxieties.

Traction control

GM's West Coast technology outpost bridges the gap between Silicon Valley and Detroit.

Manifest destiny?

For some companies, a recession is a terrible thing to waste.

Unclear diagnosis

The $19 billion healthcare stimulus plan helps create a rising tide, but will it buoy technology companies?

Earning their keep

Tech corporate development pros keep buying, but pick their spots.

Barclays-Lehman: A progress report

Hugh "Skip" McGee, Lehman's former global head of i-banking, reports things are going smoothly at Barclays Capital.

Friends in right places

Jed Sherwindt kept in touch with Eduardo Mestre after he left Citigroup. It helped him land a new gig at Evercore.

Alliance alternative

Close attention at the formation stage can help eliminate structural uncertainties and smooth the sometimes bumpy road of partnerships.

IBM

Sept. '06: IBM Corp.'s latest acquisition was venture-backed hosted software vendor Valchemy Inc. for undisclosed terms, after a scorching month of M&A activity in August.

IBM VC

IBM Corp.'s venture capital arm is serious about investing in startups, but not in the sense that many would expect. So what exactly is the Big Blue strategist up to?