After years of bold proclamations of independence, another biotech may be in the throes of an inevitable takeover. Faced with manufacturing troubles, FDA investigations, and struggles with shareholders, Genzyme has become …
‘Deals’ Archive
Digital M&As heat up
by Lee Simmons, August 26, 2010, 1:03 pmIt’s a good time to be in the digital media market, evidently. M&As in the market grew nearly 70 percent during the first half of 2010 compared to the same period last year, according to …
How Newsweek was sold for a dollar
by Adam Anderson, August 11, 2010, 12:37 pmAt Hoover’s, editors cover a wide array of industries and provide expertise in how companies are responding to the recession. In particular, most of us are well aware of the current trials and pitfalls …
For cryin’ out loud, what does a person have to do to get a drink around here?
by Barbara Murray, August 3, 2010, 11:48 amJones Soda. You know the company, or, maybe not. A sprightly little firm (any reference to Coke’s lemon/lime soda is unintentional, “sprightly” being just the right descriptor), Jones Soda makes some weirdly …
Ford gives Mercury the blues
by Jeff Dorsch, June 11, 2010, 2:10 pmWell if I had money
Tell you what I’d do
I’d go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
Crazy ’bout a Mercury
Lord I’m crazy ’bout a Mercury
I’m gonna buy me a Mercury
And cruise it up and …
Toys “R” Us Plans $800 Million IPO
by Alexandra Biesada, May 28, 2010, 1:07 pmShortly after 5 am Friday Toys “R” Us ended months of speculation that it planned to return to the public market when it filed to raise as much as $800 …
Gentiva marks Odyssey for its hospice expansion quest
by Anne Law, May 25, 2010, 4:14 pmWhile consolidation in the home health care arena has been fairly common in recent years, as has the partnering of home nursing and hospice care agencies, new developments in the US health care market look to be …
New hope for NUMMI’s plant
by Jeff Dorsch, May 21, 2010, 3:32 pmLots of interesting topics today — the FTC cleared Google’s acquisition of AdMob, thanks to Apple; people are deserting Facebook because of privacy concerns; …
EMI dodges foreclosure
by Lee Simmons, May 19, 2010, 8:21 amThe ongoing saga of EMI reached yet another climax last week when parent company Terra Firma injected enough cash into the ailing British record company to avoid falling into the hands of creditors. It …
Microsoft: No longer evil, nor an empire
by Jeff Dorsch, May 7, 2010, 2:51 pmThere’s no doubt that Microsoft remains a very powerful company, reaching deep into corporate enterprises with its application software, operating systems, and (it hopes) …
