If you use Google Patents (Beta) , you can search patents and that allows you to find patents around a technology and who else is citing a patent. So let us say Apple cites a Motorola patent and Google acquires all of Motorola's patents its hard for Apple to prove that Google Android or MotorolaContinue reading “Google Patent Search helps acquisitions and defend IP- as in Motorola”
Category Archives: Merger and Acquisitions
News Corp: Democratization arrives as privacy is breached
The News Corp scandal just seems to grow and grow. Allegations of phone hacking in the UK led to the closure of the oldest British tabloid "News of the World." The no ethics approach of those involved might put the acquisition of the British pay TV channel BSkyB by News Corp on hold . RupertContinue reading “News Corp: Democratization arrives as privacy is breached”
Skype and Microsoft merger: more consumer centered innovation needed
Microsoft buying Skype for 8.5 Billion US $ is huge news. The question in everyone's mind is what Microsoft will make of Skype ? Initial speculation includes integration with the office suite,with gaming and mobile and generally just become much more of a communication company. And it is this diffuse approach that makes things lookContinue reading “Skype and Microsoft merger: more consumer centered innovation needed”
Pringles moves from P&G to Diamond Foods and global markets
Pringles potato chips in a can ("once you pop you can't stop") moves from P&G in Ohio to Diamond Foods in California primarily for strategic synergy reasons.P&G wants to focus on its core detergents,beauty and hygiene products like Tide,Oil of Olay,Crest toothpaste business. For Diamond Foods it makes sense as they are a snack foodContinue reading “Pringles moves from P&G to Diamond Foods and global markets”
Rationalizing supply chains improves efficiency, increases risk- shows Japan crisis
Did you know that 74% of all car navigation systems (March 26, 2011) are made in Japan? That’s what a report from 2011 says and highlights risk issues with rationalizing supply chains.
[Note: this post is from March 25,2011 and was updated for formatting issues on May 22, 2021]
AT&T and T-Mobile need to fix customer service and help US economic growth
The prospects of a merged AT&T and T-Mobile into one massive organization raise some real challenges. Customers feel worried (March 2011) that with such market dominance , it is likely that prices will not come down and service might actually worsen. The technical part of merging the transmission towers at the back end of theContinue reading “AT&T and T-Mobile need to fix customer service and help US economic growth”
Innovation and Change: NYSE merger with German Deutsche Boerse
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Google to build off-shore wind energy transmission lines
Google’s foray into promoting the building of off-shore transmission lines for wind energy farms off the US East Coast is a great idea. Googe does this with a 37.5% stake (alongwith Good Energies and Marubeni Corporation ) in the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) project of Trans-Elect .Trans-Elect is the implementing organization for AWC.
[ Note this post is from October 12, 2010 and is updated for formatting on May 19, 2021
Southwest Airlines and AirTran Merger : synergy in routes -just need to align “low-cost” culture
Herb Keller got Southwest Airlines going and was much celebrated as a CEO who knew how to get the mission and vision of the company “owned” by every employee- a feat that most CEO’s can only dream of doing. The current Southwest CEO and Chairman Gary Kelly favors serving larger airports that Southwest earlier avoidedContinue reading “Southwest Airlines and AirTran Merger : synergy in routes -just need to align “low-cost” culture”
Highest value of Merger and Acquision (M&A) deals in ten years: $275 B $ in August
What is the operative word in “M&A deals” you might wonder -in this slow economy? Well it is “deal” given the “give-up and get out” mood of a whole bunch of selling businesses. The bright news is that there are a whole bunch of cash rich firms looking for deals in this slow economy and the volume of $275 B $ in August 2010 is the highest in 10 years,
[ Note: This post is from, September 1, 2010 and is updated on May 18, 2021 for formatting only]