On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012. In recent years, there has been an increase in the acquisition of pharmaceutical companies. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has been one of the major players in this area of acquisitions as it has, in fact, entered into 18 such acquisition agreements since 2007. Now, Bristol-Myers […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. San Diego’s Leap Wireless and cell phone giant Verizon have negotiated a plan to swap wireless spectrum, the air wave frequencies that carry wireless signals, in some U.S. markets. The carefully planned acquisition of what is clearly a very valuable type of asset is […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. In a move that signals more hope for affordable renewable energy sources in the United States, a French semiconductor company that produces concentrating photovoltaic solar products has announced a joint venture with Reflexite Energy Solutions to make lenses for solar panels. Soitec, whose […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Market saturation and recent profit margin-squeezing health care reform have made one sector of the health care industry a prime target for companies seeking acquisitions. San Diego mergers and acquisitions attorneys have noticed that large, managed health care companies are struggling to maintain their […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Google Inc., based in Mountain View, California, has been very busy this year with acquisitions. In a previous post, we reported on Google’s purchase of ITA Software Inc., a travel data provider, for $676 million. We have also discussed Google’s more than […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, October 7, 2011. Shareholders of the Del Monte Corporation who were dissatisfied with the actions of the company’s board and the company’s financial advisor, Barclays Capital, sued both Del Monte and Barclays for failing to act in the shareholders’ best interests during the $4 billion acquisition of […]