Merger and Acquisition (M&A)

Friday, August 19, 2005

BBC NEWS | Business | Google $4bn share sale hits stock

"Shares in Google have dropped after the internet search engine announced plans to sell another 14 million shares to raise $4bn (�2.2bn; 3.3bn euros).

The stock sale, which comes as Google celebrates its first anniversary as a listed company, will partly be used to help fund possible acquisitions."

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005

BBC NEWS | Business | Yahoo 'closes in' on China deal

"Yahoo is reportedly close to acquiring a major stake in China's biggest e-commerce firm, Alibaba.com."

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Monday, August 08, 2005

CRN | Breaking News | Report: Cisco Considers Buying Nokia

"Nokia shares rose Monday after a report that Cisco Systems was interested in an acquisition in the wireless market and the Finnish mobile phone maker might be a target."

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Friday, August 05, 2005

BBC NEWS | Business | Microsoft fills management hole

"Microsoft has named a senior Wal-Mart executive as its new chief operating officer, considered to be the third most senior role at the firm."

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Thursday, August 04, 2005

BBC NEWS | Business | HSBC buys US credit card business

BBC NEWS | Business | HSBC buys US credit card business: "UK banking giant HSBC has agreed to buy American credit card firm Metris for $1.59bn (�893m)."

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Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Adidas to buy Reebok for $3.8 bln - Yahoo! News

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's sporting goods maker Adidas-Salomon (ADSG.DE) has agreed to buy U.S. rival Reebok (NYSE:RBK - news) for $3.8 billion in a move to close the gap on Nike and promise a profit increase by expanding in the United States and entering new markets.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2005

E-Commerce News: Business : Yahoo Buys Internet Phone Provider

"Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Latest News about Yahoo said yesterday it had acquired DialPad Communications, a 6-year-old company whose software lets people to place calls over the Internet for a fraction of the cost of regular telephone service."

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