Sentences with phrase «acquisition of rival»

The Chicago Tribune reports that Office Depot has started negotiations for the acquisition of rival OfficeMax.

Anheuser - Busch InBev's acquisition of rival brewer SAB Miller has generated $ 1.94 bn in advisory fees, with law firms receiving a $ 261m (# 197m) share of the pot.

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfieds Bruckhaus Deringer have won the top spots on gambling company 888 ′ s # 893m acquisition of rival bwin.party digital entertainment.

The firm is also working alongside Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on Poundland's # 55m acquisition of rival discount chain 99p Stores, handling real estate aspects covering 250 stores across England and Scotland.

Weil Gotshal & Manges, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Clifford Chance (CC) have all secured roles on Staples» $ 6.3 bn (# 4bn) acquisition of rival Office Depot.

So the acquisition of rival businesses may be a preferred route to achieving sales growth.

** MegaFon, Russia's No. 2 mobile phone company, has obtained clearance from the country's competition watchdog for a potential acquisition of rival Scartel, the regulator said.

Coach Inc (NYSE: COH)'s $ 2.4 billion acquisition of rival handbag and apparel maker Kate Spade (NYSE: KATE) is finalized, but begs the question: what impact will this have on Coach's stock?

Contrast that with how Kalanick handled the potential acquisition of its rival in the US, Lyft, in 2014.

The shares haven't closed this low since October 2002 when HP was still facing a shareholder backlash over its acquisition of rival Compaq Computer.

Judge John D. Bates of the District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision today that found in favor of the Justice Department in its civil antitrust lawsuit to block health insurer Aetna Inc.'s acquisition of rival insurer Humana Inc..

It's been buying stock and cutting costs, and its acquisition of rival Wyeth in 2009 helped diversify its offerings.

The Dallas - based supplier of homebuilding products and components grew large enough for the Fortune 500 after its 2015 acquisition of rival ProBuild, which had several times more revenue than Builders FirstSource (bldr) at the time.

Richard Beckwitt, Lennar president, and Stuart Miller, Lennar CEO, discuss the company's acquisition of rival CalAtlantic for $ 9.3 B.

In recent years, Hanwha has singled out the Middle East as «a prime and strategic market» and sought to expand with acquisitions of rival companies.

Not exact matches

The Nanaimo, B.C., digital marketing company that landed the richest deal ever on Dragons» Den — then rejected it in favour of a better offer — has made an acquisition that its founder says gives it «the complete package» to take on its super-sized American rival.

For Ferrero, the acquisition is the latest in a string of deals doubling down on sugary snacks that's come as its rivals retreat.

Though it never reached the size of rival Twitter, FriendFeed has long been a darling of Silicon Valley techies, and TechCrunch is all over the acquisition.

Hitachi is also betting on the acquisition to ready it for battles with formidable Chinese rivals such as the $ 130 - billion behemoth CRRC Corp that was created earlier this year from the merger of mainland state - owned train manufacturers CSR and CNR.

That process led to Bluedrop's acquisition, last winter, of its main Canadian rival, Atlantis Systems Corp., a Halifax company.

Montreal - based IT services giant CGI Group has much riding on CETA's completion after its recent $ 2.8 - billion acquisition of British rival Logica.

Amazon's $ 13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market last year to crack the U.S. grocery market heightened a sense of urgency among rivals looking for ways to counter competition from the world's largest online retailer.

Macy's fueled that growth by getting ahead of its rivals in e-commerce, and by undertaking several major acquisitions, most notably its 2005 purchase of May Department Stores.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued AT&T Inc on Monday to block its $ 85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc, saying the deal could raise prices for rivals and pay - TV subscribers.

At about this time three years ago, it agreed to complete its multi-billion dollar acquisition of European druggist Alliance Boots, and followed that 10 months later by trying (and failing) to buy smaller rival Rite Aid (rad) outright.

Many of the recent Big Pharma deals and acquisition proposals have been motivated by the companies» desire to lower their tax rate by acquiring a foreign rival and moving their headquarters overseas in a process known as an inversion.

Mylan, now officially free from the clutches of Israel - based Teva, which had been on a hostile attempt to acquire its smaller rival, is also a symbol of reinvention - by - acquisition.

Corporate bookmaker CrownBet is set to double in size with the acquisition of the Australian business of rival William Hill.

Expedia now has a stake in the home - sharing business after its 2015 acquisition of Airbnb rival HomeAway for $ 3.9 billion.

The purchase, to be mostly paid for in shares and convertible bonds, follows Ensco Plc's (ESV.N) acquisition of smaller drilling rival Atwood Oceanics Inc ATW.N in an all - stock deal valued at about $ 839 million in May.

To its credit, Snapdeal has been more aggressive in terms of acquisitions than rival Flipkart.

It was revealed this week that Cfius intervened in the potential acquisition of semiconductor company Qualcomm by Singapore - based rival Broadcom.

Shares of Sprint climbed 17 % in the wake of news that the telecom company might once again be in talks to get an acquisition bid from rival wireless carrier T - Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS).

The chipmaker is reducing its offer per share by 4 pct if its rival completes its sweetened acquisition of NXP.

But as Toyota works with more ride - hail competitors (and Uber's competitors consolidate, such as Didi's recent acquisition of Brazilian rival 99), differentiating the vehicles operating on the network is increasingly important.

The board of directors of Tribune Publishing, a newspaper company whose titles include The Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, has rejected an unsolicited, $ 815 million acquisition offer from rival publisher Gannett.

Last month Nufarm wrapped up its $ 800m acquisition of more than 50 crop protection formulations and more than 260 registrations for use in European markets, bought from chemical rivals FMC and Adama.

The acquisition follows a difficult few days for Dairy Crest, which saw its share value plummet by more than 6 per cent at the beginning of last week, after reports surfaced that it could lose out on a new contract to supply Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest multiple retailer, with fresh liquid milk to rival processor Robert Wiseman Dairies.

Murray Goulburn is pressing ahead with its proposed acquisition of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, despite growing expectation that rival Canadian dairy giant Saputo will pass the 50 per cent mark before the deadline for its $ 533 million offer lapses.

The company is focusing on defending its actions in China, using the regulatory system to «encourage» rivals such as Microsoft to make changes in business practices, defending its acquisition of companies such as DoubleClick from anti-trust accusations, and working to open government information to searches.

GUARDIAN.CO.UK - Sep 22 - EasyDate acquires North American rival cupid.com in a deal worth # 4.4 m. EasyDate already operates cupid.com outside the US and will now take charge of its US and Canada operations — reversing a trend that has seen US sites such as eHarmony eye up the UK for acquisitions.

After last year's acquisition of Manchester by the Sea saw Amazon Studios bag its first Oscars, the online firm outbid rivals to score The Big Sick in a record $ 12 million deal, also securing the US rights to prison drama Crown Heights.

Pictures has as rich a history as any movie studio and, thanks to decades of savvy acquisitions and partnerships, the company's home video library isn't even close to being rivaled.

With the acquisition of Lincoln, Ford Motor Company produced a rival for Cadillac, Pierce - Arrow, Marmon, Peerless, Duesenberg, and Packard alongside the Ford Model T.

Following a series of acquisitions, this Canadian bank has more exposure to the U.S. than any of its rivals,

But what many have been waiting for EA to comment on is there recent exclusive acquisition of Respawn Entertainment, a studio founded by the heads of rival company Activision's arguably biggest brand.

Take - Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO.O) had until recently been an acquisition target of bigger rival Electronic Arts ERTS.O, but the maker of the popular «Grand Theft Auto» series said last month it planned to remain an independent company.

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This is still the case, but in recent years there has been an increasing desire among private collectors to build and establish their own museums that can rival not only other private collections but also public museums in terms of acquisitions, exhibition making and the knowledge production around contemporary art in general.

DENMARK: The acquisition of one of NKT's rivals were the Danish company's main earnings contributor in the first quarter of 2018.