Acquisitions

IBM Announces Intent to Acquire Outblaze's E-Mail Service Assets

harminka — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:14:41 -0600

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced its intent to acquire the strategic messaging service assets of Outblaze, Ltd., a privately held provider of online messaging and collaboration services, based in Hong Kong.

Dell Acquires Allin Microsoft Services Expertise

harminka — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:05:54 -0600

Dell and Allin Corporation announced today that Dell has acquired Microsoft IT consulting and solutions segments of Allin for $12 million in a stock purchase agreement.

Director experience with acquisitions improves firm performance

harminka — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:02:20 -0600

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 experience and expertise will have positive effects on the firm’s acquisitions.

Identity Systems to be acquired by Informatica

harminka — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:11:05 -0500

Nokia and Informatica have signed an agreement for Informatica to acquire Identity Systems, headquartered in Greenwich, CT. Identity Systems became a subsidiary of Nokia in February 2006 as part of Nokia's acquisition of Intellisync. Informatica will acquire all of the capital stock of Identity Systems in a cash transaction valued at approximately USD 85 million.

E.ON AG to focus on small acquisitions

seher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:25:48 -0500

E.ON AG’s interest in large acquisitions this year is fading fast as it seeks to focus on integrating earlier takeovers, said the company's chief executive.

European Commission clears proposed acquisition of Cumerio by Norddeutsche Affinerie

seher — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:31:11 -0600

SA of Belgium by Norddeutsche Affinerie AG (NA) of Germany. Both companies are active at several stages of the copper processing chain, in particular producing copper cathodes, copper rod and copper shapes. In September 2007 the Commission opened an in-depth investigation to check whether the proposed acquisition might significantly impede competition, in particular with regard to the European market for copper shapes.

Motorola Commences Tender Offer to Acquire Controlling Interest in Vertex Standard

harminka — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:31:06 -0600

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that its subsidiary, MI, Inc., will launch a tender offer to acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ: 6821), a global provider of 2-way radio communication solutions.

Cisco Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Navini Networks

harminka — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:42:46 -0500

Cisco® today announced a definitive agreement to purchase Richardson, TX-based Navini Networks, Inc. a leader in the Mobile WiMAX 802.16e-2005 broadband wireless industry.

HP Acquires Atos Origin Middle East Group to Broaden Systems Integration Business

harminka — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:10:34 -0500

HP today announced that is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Atos Origin Middle East group, also known as “AOME,” one of the Middle East’s leading systems integrators, to broaden its consulting and integration capacity in the region.

Texas Instruments Acquires POWERPRECISE Solutions

harminka — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:24:54 -0500

Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it acquired POWERPRECISE Solutions, Inc., a fabless portable power management integrated circuit (IC) solutions company based in Herndon, Virginia. The acquisition combines POWERPRECISE advanced technologies, design expertise and innovative products with TI's extensive analog and power management portfolio.

Siemens Metals Technologies fully acquires Shape Technology

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:52:28 -0500

Siemens Metals Technologies, a division of the Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services is merging its components business in the metallurgical plant building industry and has taken over the remaining 50 percent of the supplier, Shape Technology Ltd, Bournemouth/UK.

Siemens Japan Acquires Majority Stake of Mochida Siemens Medical Systems

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:40:23 -0500

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Siemens K.K. Japan have agreed to change the ownership interest both companies hold in their joint venture Mochida Siemens Medical Systems Co., Ltd. Today, Mochida Pharmaceutical transferred 16 percent of its outstanding shares to Siemens K.K., making Siemens K.K. a 51 percent equity stakeholder.