On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Saturday, February 4, 2012. With the recent bankruptcy filing by American Airlines (AA), the airline industry is once again in a state of flux. In fact, with only five major air carriers remaining, AA’s financial difficulties have resulted in an opportunity for further mergers and acquisitions. Delta Air […]
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 […]