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Deals in times of a crisis and new financiers
posted by Vivek Sharma
16 Jul 2008, 08:04, | permalink | comments
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Dow Chemical’s $18.8 billion acquisition of its domestic rival Rohm & Haas, announced last week, is significant in many ways. It has surprised many that such big ticket deals are indeed happening ...

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Brother Lakshmi to the rescue
posted by Vivek Sharma
22 May 2008, 21:13, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringmergers/acquisitions
Recently, this blog had detailed how the fortunes of the Mittal brothers of Ispat group have been so divergent. While elder brother Lakshmi became the unrivalled global steel czar and one of the riche...

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Selling off dull businesses
posted by Vivek Sharma
21 May 2008, 16:51, | permalink | comments
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America is selling a piece of its consumer history. If you are old enough to have childhood memories of flipping through American magazines and remember being fascinated by the myriad appliances broug...

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Tata Motors puts the luxury pieces together
posted by Vivek Sharma
11 May 2008, 00:29, | permalink | comments
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When Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, the biggest concern among analysts was how prepared is the company to manage the luxury brands. Tata Motors had absolutely no experience i...

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Bharti set for a big African foray?
posted by Vivek Sharma
03 May 2008, 22:32, | permalink | comments
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Mobile telecom companies in India added more than 10 million new subscribers in just one month, in April. That is the most ever and way, way above the subscriber additions in other major markets. C...

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Kerkorian and Buffet open their wallets
posted by Vivek Sharma
02 May 2008, 22:32, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringmergers/acquisitionsInvesting

It takes real nerves to invest in American automobile stocks these days. The big three American manufacturers have been struggling for many years now and their combined losses run into tens of bill...

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Making hay while your customers suffer
posted by Vivek Sharma
29 Apr 2008, 21:49, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringaviation/aerospacemergers/acquisitions

Bottom lines of airline companies the world over have been bleeding for the last many quarters. Just as world economic growth is slowing down and may lead to some decline in business travel, fuel p...

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In Orchid's quest
posted by Vivek Sharma
15 Apr 2008, 17:37, | permalink | comments
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This is not the first time Orchid Chemicals is in the eye of a takeover speculation storm, and it is not surprising either. It is one of the best managed among tier-II Indian companies. With revenues ...

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