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How to Merge Corporate Cultures
Mergers and acquisitions can create strange bedfellows, but the drawbacks of companies' cultures not meshing together can have an impact on the bottom line.
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Where VCs Are Putting Their Money in 2010
A slight resurgence in the IPO market and an upswing in M&A activity mean venture capitalists have some hopes of exiting investments.
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Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics Snapped Up by Estee Lauder
Privately held makeup brand's digital and social media presence draws in cosmetic giant's interest.
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First, the Merger
Then, the culture clash. how to fix the little things that can tear a company apart.
Read moreRecent Articles about Mergers and Acquisitions
Guess Who's Buying T-Mobile
AT&T will soon be leapfrogging over Verizon to become the biggest wireless carrier in the United States after announcing today (Sunday) that it will b... Read more
Weasel Alert: FCC Commish Joins Comcast
Earlier this year, the FCC approved the merger of Comcast and NBC with a four to one vote among its panel of commissioners. One of the four commissioners ... Read more
More HP Rumor Mill!
It shouldn't be called "mergers and acquisitions." It's more like "mergers and acquisitions… and rumors… and speculation." Ever since ... Read more
Seamless IT Integration for Mergers & Acquisitions
As they emerge from the recession, many companies are gun shy when it comes to major transactions. But mergers and acquisitions are the lifeblood of growth. ... Read more
Selling a Business Is Not a DIY Project
If you're serious about selling your business - especially to a larger company - going it alone is a bad idea for a number of reasons. Read more
Large Mergers Could Signal Onset of Middle-Market Deals
Experts say the billion-dollar acquisitions represent a return of confidence in the economy. Read more
The Days of Cheap Capital Are Gone for Good
The deal you put together in 2007 is no longer feasible today. Here's why. Read more
India's Entrepreneurs Unleashed; Google's New Language
From the annals of world domination: Google launches its own programming language. One of the pillars of Google's success has been efficiency, whet... Read more
Angel, Venture Capital, or Bootstrap?
Tech entrepreneurs need to pursue different avenues for financing when starting out. Fortunately, online resources can help out. Read more
Sellouts in the Green Sector?
The natural products industry has seen a rash of buy-outs of late. In October, Clorox acquired Burt's Bees, maker of an eco-friendly line of beeswax skinc... Read more
Once Upon a Time...
There was a technology company called Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Does anyone remember them? During it's headiest days back in 1987, DEC ... Read more
5 Sure Signs From High Tech That We're in a Recession
In case last week's unemployement report didn't convince you. Or the continued wrangling over the automaker bail out. Or the bail out of Citibank. Or....<... Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Top $4.27 Billion
More companies are going public, led by the technology sector, but mergers and acquisitions have slowed. Read more
Study: M&As Can Lead to Talent Loss
May 7, 2007 -- Mergers and acquisitions can have a negative impact on employee opinions about their company, according to new research by... Read more
A New Shell
A shady strategy gets a makeover. Read more
Mitt Romney: Entrepreneur?
That's the question I raised last week after surveyin... Read more
Inc. 500: A Former No. 1 Acquired
Gateway, the Inc. 500 alum known for its utilitarian computers, groundbreaking direct sales model, and Holstein-spotted boxes, has agreed to be acquired b... Read more
Buying to Get Big
Think acquisitions are only for large corporations? Think again. Read more
Another day, another merger.
For months, Inc. has been reporting on the white-hot M&A market , which continues ... Read more
Is Your Business Sellable?
Past performance, stellar staff, and a long client list may not be enough to entice potential buyers. Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions Looking Up for 2005
January 31, 2005 --A strong economy, rising stock prices and stockpiles of cash fueled mergers and acquisitions worth more than $800 billi... Read more
Anatomy of a Merger
Thought you couldn't buy property in China? So did Tim Jenks. Then he cut a deal to acquire a Chinese manufacturer. Read more
Trade-Group Mergers Spawn Study
Southern Illinois University is examining how a wave of trade-association mergers will affect small businesses. Read more
VC Investment Holding Steady
It's not the go-go nineties, but venture capital investment is showing some sign of recovery according to the Ernst &... Read more
Returns: Mergers and Accusations
Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right. Read more
Capital: Shell Game
Now that the window for initial public offerings has all but closed, more Wall Street-bound companies are flirting with controversial reverse mergers. Read more
Eat Or Be Eaten
Is consolidation a threat or a boon to small companies? Read more
Four Ways a Board Can Help Manage a Merger
A fidgety economy is doing nothing to slow the tide of mergers and acquisitions, but it is making more and more of the last decade' s brilliant deals look... Read more
Darla Moore's Full-Court Press
During a 1996 New York Knicks game, spectator Darla Moore caught a wild pass from midcourt. Instead of throwing it back to the ref, she tried to make the ... Read more
Seven Ways to Avoid Merger Blunders
The pace of corporate mergers just keeps on accelerating, but often directors face a "bet the company" merger decision with too little time, facts, or adv... Read more
Go Public Through the Back Door
Forget about an initial public offering, says Tim Halter, president of the Halter Financial Group, in Dallas.HFG specializes in helping private companies ... Read more
The Merger That Ate My Customer
Mergers and acquisitions can devour customers if you're caught unprepared. Here are some of the lessons Inc. 500 companies have learned about surviving and b... Read more
Smooth Operator
Interview with a successful corporate raider. Read more
Free Equity
Leveraged-buyout firm offers 1% equity to anyone who can initiate a successful deal. Read more
Under Siege
One CEO's battle to save his small public company from a hostile takeover. Read more
Book Of The Month
Just when you thought you never wanted to read another word about tender offers, green-mail, poison pills, or Ivan Boesky, here comes John Brooks's The Ta... Read more
The Dream Makers
Here's the rare Wall Street shop that builds its LBOs around people, not numbers -- and makes a killing in the process Read more
The Family Plan
The owner of Capsco Sales hopes her kids will take over the company in a couple of years. If they don't, it won't be for lack of planning. Read more
Going With The Flow
Leveraged buyouts based on cash flow, rather than assets, are what's hot. Read more
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