On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The acquisition of American Medical Systems by Endo Pharmaceuticals was announced Monday, in an all-cash deal valued at $2.9 billion. The surprise announcement sent shares of American Medical up 32% on Wall Street. The acquisition gives Endo American Medical’s market-leading medical devices that treat pelvic […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Recently a branch of the Federal Reserve Bank issued a paper that showed a steep decline in entrepreneurship over the last several years. The Fed found that the number of businesses with employees went down dramatically. The number of businesses with employees is […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. The Carlyle Group, the private equity giant, has just announced a five billion dollar joint venture that will buy shipping vessels and related assets in China. The other parties to the deal are Tiger Group Investments, Washington Family, the Seaspan Corporation and Seaspan executives Gerry Wang and Graham Porter. Carlyle is […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Saturday, March 5, 2011. In 2009, Ideation Acquisition entered into a merger agreement with SearchMedia Holdings Ltd. The agreement was worth more than $175 million. After the merger went through, SearchMedia reported that it would need to restate its 2007 and 2008 financial statements: the previous statements were no […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Talks over a potential merger of online news and opinion pioneer Salon.com with a news aggregation site called Newser.com have foundered. Salon had let it be known in recent months that it was willing to become a target for acquisition. Talks with Newser […]
On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. A key issue in business formation and planning that goes beyond what form a business should take, is where a business will choose to incorporate. Delaware is a popular choice of state for incorporation. Delaware has a reputation for having favorable corporate laws and a business-savvy judiciary […]