Congrats to Rafat Ali and his team at ContentNext. They are being acquired by UK’s Guardian Group for over $30 million according to Kara Swisher of BoomTown.
Hats off to Rafat for starting this as a one-person site and growing it to a media group. Jemima Kiss of Guardian writes about Rafat’s rags to riches story [...]
Kamla's Blog posts on ‘Merger & Acquisition’
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 11th, 2008 • Category: Diaspora, Entrepreneur Interviews, Ideas, Internet and Telecom, Merger & Acquisition, Podcast, Technology, Web 2.0
By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Entrepreneur Interviews, Ideas, India, Merger & Acquisition, YouTube Videos
Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo has acquired a majority stake in Ranbaxy, India’s largest drug making firm. Under the agreement Daiichi will acquire the Singh family’s 34.8% stake at 737 rupees ($17.19) each writes The Wall Street Journal.
About 90 percent of Ranbaxy’s sales come from its generic drugs and Daiichi is looking to expand its presence [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Business, Global Voices, Ideas, India, Merger & Acquisition, Planes and Automobiles
Earlier today it was announced that Tata Motors of India is acquiring Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motors, which was once one of three automotive giants of Michigan. Tatas acquisition of these two high-end automobile brands is one of the central topics of conversation in global mainstream media and blogs. Within a short span [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 21st, 2008 • Category: Ideas, Internet and Telecom, Merger & Acquisition, Technology, The New York Times
The online world has been buzzing about Microsoft’s latest move in hiring a legal firm that is well-known for its proxy battles when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. According to the BBC Innisfree M&A Incorporated is the legal firm recently hired by Microsoft. According to this site there were about 99 proxy fights in [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Business, Diaspora, Entrepreneur Interviews, Ideas, India, Merger & Acquisition, Video
Boldness changes everything was the motto when ArecelorMittal launched its new corporate identity last year writes the Economist. The acquisition of Arcelor, the largest French steel company, by Lakshmi Mittal had its fair share of drama and hurdles. In India the acquisition of Arcelor by Lakshmi Mittal (who still holds an Indian passport) was a [...]
By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 12th, 2008 • Category: Ideas, Internet and Telecom, Merger & Acquisition, Technology
It seems business is like usual at Yahoo! and Microsoft with both companies busy acquiring other companies while they iron out their individual differences about a Yahoo-Microsoft merger.
Earlier today Yahoo! announced that it has acquired MA-based Maven Networks for $160 million. Maven Networks is an online video platform provider whose tagline says that is driving [...]