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• Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 11/11: BIN/WSII, NCS...

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  IESI-BFC Ltd. (NYSE: BIN) and Waste Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSII) today announced that their respective boards of directors have each approved a definitive merger agreement that establishes North Americas third largest solid waste management company with expected pro forma annual revenues of nearly $1.5 billion. The ...
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• As XO Turns – Intermission

  
  Telecom Ramblings — Authority: 134
  With Carl Icahn’s withdrawal of his bid for the 10% of CLEC XO Communications ( news ) he doesn’t already own, the company and its shareholders have entered into a new stage, but one that is clearly temporary and somewhat contradictory.  I frankly didn’t think we would wind up in this position, but when it ...
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• China Gov’t Policy and M&A – Domestic Restructuring

  
  China Legal Blog — Authority: 153
  One of the overarching themes in my FDI Law class is the importance of understanding government policy. A lawyer can be quite competent just by learning the law, but if that lawyer can also understand government policy and its relationship to the content of laws and regulations, he/she can be a real expert. It’s ...
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• China Gov’t Policy and M&A - Domestic Restructuring

  
  China Hearsay — Authority: 429
  One of the overarching themes in my FDI Law class is the importance of understanding government policy. A lawyer can be quite competent just by learning the law, but if that lawyer can also understand government policy and its relationship to the content of laws and regulations, he/she can be a real expert. It’s ...
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• Mutual Fund Investing

  
  RizkiAkmanda.com — Authority: 106
  The most popular of the investment has been through investment funds, both for beginners and experienced investors. In September 2005, net sales of mutual funds reached $ 1.8 billion, and sales for the first nine months of the year reached 18.4 billion U.S. dollars. Those who do not have time to research firms and ...
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• Lessons for M&A Advisors in Crafting Engagement Letters

  
  The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation — Authority: 499
  (Editor’s Note: This post is based on a Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz memorandum by David A. Katz , William Savitt , and Ryan A. McLeod .) A federal court decision interpreting an investment bank’s engagement letter on a motion to dismiss highlights the risk that—absent careful drafting—financial ...
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• Cadbury rejects Kraft hostile bid

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Chairman of Cadbury dismisses offer by US confectionery giant as derisory
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• Regulators square off over Oracle-Sun

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  The future of Oracles $7.4bn takeover of Silicon Valley rival Sun Microsystems is in doubt, after European and American regulators were left at loggerheads over the potential impact of the deal. Officials at the European Commission have said that their preliminary investigation into whether the deal would damage ...
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• Microsoft Launches SDK For Facebook – Giants Rock Together !

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 439
  Yesterday, Microsoft has developed a software development kit for Facebook that lets developers create Facebook applications for Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation. In order to expand the reach of Facebook in third party applications, Silverlight and WPF are more practical and easier platforms for the ...
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• Pfizer Closing Research and Development Sites – Layoffs To Continue – 30,900 in SEC Filing

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 514
  Five primary sites and nine specialty sites will continue operation worldwide.  So far over 26,000 jobs have been abolished.  When Pfizer announce d the purchase of Wyeth, we knew consolidation would be coming as well as layoffs.  In related news, Pfizer is also capping Retiree health benefits. Pfizer to ...
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• Cadbury rejects Krafts hostile bid

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Chairman dismisses £9.8bn offer as derisory • Datablog: Cadbury v Kraft: how do the brands stack up? • Interactive: Cadburys 185-year history Cadbury today rejected a hostile takeover bid from Kraft as "derisory" and not "remotely close" to its true value after the worlds second largest food conglomerate ...
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• EA lands Playfish for up to $400m

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  London-based social gaming startup Playfish is celebrating after striking a $400m (£240m) deal to join the worlds biggest games publisher, Electronic Arts. After months of speculation over the possibility of a buyout, the Californian publisher announced today that it was acquiring the two-year-old company, which ...
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• Is Delaware’s Antitakeover Statute Unconstitutional?

  
  The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation — Authority: 499
  Steven Herscovici, Brian Barbetta, and I have a new article entitled Is Delaware’s Antitakeover Statute Unconstitutional? Evidence from 1998-2008. The working paper is available here . The article will be published in the Business Lawyer in May 2010, along with commentaries from academics, judges, and ...
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• Krafts Cadbury takeover bid will set 60-day timetable ticking

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  Kraft and Cadbury must adhere to takeover code to protect shareholders As soon as Kraft posts the weighty document outlining its formal bid for Cadbury to the confectioners shareholders, the American predator will set the clock ticking on the official 60-day timetable. Policed by the Takeover Panel, set up 40 years ...
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• All The PBR You Want For $300 Million [Mergers And Acquisitions]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 775
  Pabst Brewing Company is up for sale , the New York Post reports. The company is looking for a buyer willing to shell out around $300 million for its Willy Wonka Beer Factory that produces Pabst Blue Ribbon , Old Milwaukee, Schlitz and Colt 45 — in other words, roughly a quarter of the worlds supply of awesome. ...
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• US Mobile Data Market Update Q3 2009

  
  Always On Real-Time Access — Authority: 530
    Download PPT | PDF Executive Summary The US wireless data market grew 5% Q/Q and 27% Y/Y to exceed $11.3B in mobile data service revenues and thus exceeded $10B for the third straight quarter. As we mentioned in our Q1 2009 research note, given the strong growth in data revenues and overall service ...
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• Kraft facing deadline in Cadbury battle

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  • Kraft must make formal bid or walk away for six months under UK takeover rules • Cadbury chairman Roger Carr holding out for 850p-per-share offer Cadbury is readying its defences against a hostile takeover bid from the US food group Kraft, which is expected to come tomorrow. Kraft has until 5pm tomorrow to ...
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• Merrill Bonuses Raised Issues in Merger with Bank of America

  
  The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation — Authority: 499
  (Editor’s Note: This post comes is based on an article that first appeared in the New York Law Journal .) On Jan. 1, 2009, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (”Merrill”) merged with Bank of America Corporation (”BofA”). [1] At the end of 2008, prior to the close of the merger, Merrill awarded approximately ...
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• eTaxPortal tax process automation solution acquired by Namtra Corporation

  
  eNewsChannels — Authority: 438
  RESTON, Va. — Namtra Business Solutions, a 2009 Deloitte 500 fastest growing company, today announced that its software division has completed the acquisition of eTaxPortal, a Web-based tax process automation solution for today’s tax department. It provides a single gateway to commonly used tax tools. The key ...
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• Skype founders wrestle back $400m share of company

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  • Creators receive 14% of stock in $2bn sale • Deal ends long running dispute over companys future The founders of Skype have regained a significant stake in the internet company after settling a contentious legal dispute that had threatened to derail its $2bn sale. The deal, which was announced today, will give ...
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