Description: In his new book Unscaled, Hemant Taneja says the era of regulation-free growth is coming to an end, and entrepreneurs need to adapt. Source: FastCompany.com Date: Apr 07, 2018 Link: https://www.fastcompany.com/40554409/its-time-to-regulate-big-tech-says-vc-who-helped-create-it?utm_source=postup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fast%20Company%20Daily&position=4&partner=newsletter&campaign_date=04092018 Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues presented in this report that investors should be concerned with. What does this mean for growth projections of compamnies… Read more »
Posts Tagged: M&A
Beg, Borrow or Steal: How Trump Says China Takes Technology
Description: For years, American companies have complained that the Chinese government finds ways to get them to hand over their most valuable trade secrets. Those companies — which usually complain anonymously, fearing Chinese retribution — have found a sympathetic ear in the Trump administration. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 22, 2018 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/business/china-trump-trade-intellectual-property.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What… Read more »
Even With Takeover Bid Blocked, Qualcomm ‘Is in a Tight Spot’
Description: SAN FRANCISCO — President Trump appeared to bail out Qualcomm on Monday by blocking Broadcom’s hostile takeover attempt of the chip maker, citing national security fears about China. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 13, 2018 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/technology/takeover-qualcomm-blocked-troubles.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the situation at Qualcomm? What do you think will happen? What… Read more »
Cigna to buy Express Scripts for $67 billion
Description: Health insurance company Cigna Corp. CI, +0.06% said Thursday it will purchase Express Scripts Holding Co. ESRX, +17.13% in a cash-and-stock deal worth $67 billion. Source: CNBC.com Date: Mar 08, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/07/health-insurer-cigna-is-close-to-buying-express-scripts.html Questions for discussion: How does the financial structure of this merger/acqusition compare to other deals on this scale? Do you think it is a good deal for… Read more »
U.S. Blocks a Chinese Deal Amid Rising Tensions Over Technology
Description: HONG KONG — United States officials have torpedoed a Chinese state-backed group’s plan to buy an American electronics company, signaling the Trump administration’s continuing skepticism toward Chinese investment deals, particularly those that involve transferring technological know-how. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 23, 2018 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/technology/china-microchips-cfius-xcerra.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology&action=click&contentCollection=technology®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What does this report suggest about the… Read more »
Here’s What Apple Could Buy With All Its Cash
Description: Apple has typically not made large acquisitions. Its largest-ever deal, buying headphone maker Beats for $3 billion in 2014, pales in comparison to Google (GOOGL, +0.67%) paying $12.5 billion for Motorola or Microsoft’s (MSFT, -0.11%) $26 billion LinkedIn purchase (though there were unconfirmed reports Apple wanted to buy Time Warner in 2016). Source: MarketWatch.com – video report Date: Jan 18, 2018 Link: http://fortune.com/2018/01/18/apple-cash-acquire-netflix-tesla/ Questions… Read more »
Tax Bill Offers Last-Minute Breaks for Developers, Banks and Oil Industry
Description: Far from simplifying taxes, the bill opened up a whole range of tactics to lower the amount owed to the Internal Revenue Service. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 02, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/business/tax-bill-offers-last-minute-breaks-for-developers-banks-and-oil-industry.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: What are the highlights of the tax bill, according to the report? How will investors be affected by these changes?… Read more »
Take that, Amazon and Walmart: Kroger sales surge
Description: So much for Amazon and Walmart killing the grocery business. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 30, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/30/investing/kroger-sales-supermarket-amazon-whole-foods-walmart/index.html Questions for discussion: Explain the financial results at Kroger. What criteria should analysts be looking at in order to evaluate food retailers?
Buffett loves Coke. But will he back a Pepsi buyout?
Description: Warren Buffett often jokes that he gets a quarter of his daily caloric intake from Coca-Cola. But an investment firm is suggesting that Kraft Heinz, which Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns a nearly 27 percent stake in, may want to buy Coke rival Pepsi. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 22, 2017 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/22/investing/kraft-heinz-pepsi-warren-buffett/index.html… Read more »
Will Justice Department’s Lawsuit Derail Deal-Making Boom?
Description: The Trump administration’s lawsuit to block AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner not only threatens an enormous corporate deal. It also has ignited a guessing game on Wall Street about whether the booming market for mergers and acquisitions is about to be derailed. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 21, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/business/dealbook/justice-department-deal-making.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness-dealbook&action=click&contentCollection=dealbook®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=sectionfront Questions for discussion: Do you think the… Read more »
