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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

Can the buyer easily finance the acquisition? product cross-selling, using one company’s distribution channels for the other company’s products, etc.)? Situation #2: In 2010, Apple decided to buy Siri , its now famous voice assistant. What’s the acquisition rationale? Or will it need to borrow money?

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Revenue: $1.35B (2010). They seized this opportunity to establish a firm that would help firms gain clarity about their business models, products, and clients and then advise them by creating long term strategies. Industrial Products. Retail and Consumer Products. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. CEO: John P.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. On the Salinas Valley farm, entrepreneurs with Mountain View-based startup Blue River Technology are trying to show that the Lettuce Bot can not only replace two dozen workers, but also improve production. 2010-03-12 - Mish with Marc Faber. 2010-02-12 Max Keiser.

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Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Okumas clients "are not investing, not even to raise efficiency, so we are not investing either," he says. Heres a simple question: What happens to prices when more products are produced in the face of falling or static demand? 2010-03-12 - Mish with Marc Faber.

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"China Urbanization Growth Fallacy"; Trouble with Ponzi Schemes

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. If we were expecting the June 20 liquidity crunch to slow growth in Wealth Management Products (WMP), we may be disappointed. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Minyanville Business and Market News. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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Analysis of Obama's Plan to Save the World From Greenhouse Gasses

MishTalk

However, greenhouse gas production is a global thing so it''s important to consider global ramifications of US policy decisions. New Energy Finance predicts that it might fall as low as €1. In his first term Mr. Obama tried to push a cap-and-trade bill through Congress, but it died in the Senate in 2010. The Times explains.

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Making Sense of Our Very Competitive, Super Monopolistic Economy

Harvard Business

Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010. Firms concentrate on what they’re good at, adopt new technology, and deliver products and services more efficiently. By 1993, just eight years after its founding, Blockbuster was the global leader in movie rentals, with more than 3,400 stores worldwide. Then Netflix happened.