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Director experience with acquisitions improves firm performance
Jan 07, 2009 |
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A new study in Strategic Management Journal examines how the nature of outside directors' prior experience, and resulting expertise, will influence the performance of a firm's performance. Results show that this past experi ...
Xerox Buys Global Imaging Systems
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Global Imaging Systems will start selling Xerox printers, copiers and multifunction devices, which is expected to help expand Xerox's reach into the small and midsize business space.
CEOs reap financial benefits from mergers regardless of stock performance
Jun 18, 2007 |
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Following an acquisition of another company, chief executive officers' compensation levels usually increase, even when the purchase turns out to be unprofitable, according to researchers at the University of Washington and ...
Panasonic completes Sanyo acquisition
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Panasonic Corp. said Monday that it had taken majority control of Sanyo Electric Co., officially forming one of the world's largest electronics makers.
Are overconfident CEOs born or made? asks Management Insights study
Jun 11, 2008 |
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A study of CEO's finds that many overestimate their own negotiating skills and overlook the element of luck in successful mergers, acquisitions, and other deals, according to the Management Insights feature in the current ...
Would-be Pirate Bay buyer ousted from stock market
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The would-be buyer of Swedish file-sharing Web site The Pirate Bay has been kicked out of the smallcap stock exchange Aktietorget for misleading the market, the Swedish trading platform said Wednesday.
Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine sale
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A voter advocacy organization asked the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday to undo the sale by Diebold Inc. of its voting machine business, saying the transaction promotes a monopoly.
Global priority regions for carnivore conservation
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Finding economical and practical solutions for conserving endangered carnivores is a continuous challenge for conservationists. In a study published by the peer reviewed open access journal, PLoS ONE, on August 27th, a team ...
Prepping for Oracle, Sun predicts weak results
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. projected quarterly results below Wall Street estimates Tuesday, signaling it will clear some charges off its books ahead of its $7.4 billion acquisition by Oracle Corp.
Logitech buys video conferencing firm
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month.
Verizon 1st-qtr profit, revenue beat expectations
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. said Monday its earnings grew 5 percent in the first quarter, boosted by its acquisition of Alltel Corp. and strong demand for its wireless, Internet and TV services.
Learning a second language is good childhood mind medicine, studies find
May 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Teaching young children how to speak a second language is good for their minds, report two Cornell linguistic researchers.
Dell planning acquisition: WSJ
Jun 11, 2009 |
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US computer giant Dell is planning to acquire a"significant-sized company" in the next few months, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Cisco to buy ScanSafe for $183 million
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Cisco announced on Tuesday it has agreed to buy Web security company ScanSafe for some 183 million dollars, the latest in a string of acquisitions by the US networking giant.
On2 vows to fight challenges to Google acquisition
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Video software firm On2 Technologies said it will fight legal challenges to its planned acquisition by Google Inc.
