A number of our posts this year have focused on large mergers; particularly those involving pharmaceutical companies. There's a reason for this...they keep coming. In a prior post, we noted that the financial conditions for mergers has not changed given that interest...
We previously highlighted the announcement that healthcare provider Aetna would be acquiring Humana in a $37 billion deal that would make the new company among the largest healthcare insurers in the country. Recently, shareholders for both companies approved the...
In prior posts this summer, we noted how the number of mergers and acquisitions marked a record pace to which many people wondered whether it would continue at such a torrid pace. Essentially, the number of big market acquisitions that were being made, combined with...
As much as the tech industry drives innovation, and therefore, successful products and companies, there is a downside to the industry. Essentially not every company that successfully raises money can survive competition and an ever-changing marketplace. Because of...
There is no other way to describe the September jobs report…it was disappointing at best. The economy only added 142,000 jobs last month, which was well below expectations. According to a number of media reports, the stock market responded negatively to the...
After a "challenging" eight months, RadioShack has been awarded approval of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The case shows how complicated dissolving a once-major retailer can be.As our readers surely know, RadioShack struggled for years before filing for bankruptcy...
With the start of October, the standard in the use of credit cards will be those with an EMV chip imbedded in the card. Credit and debit cards will still have a magnetic strip with them, but they will be used differently. Instead of swiping the cards, they will place...
In a prior post, we highlighted the value that a skilled business law attorney can bring in helping companies evaluate potential mergers and acquisitions. This is because what may look promising on paper should also be evaluated in terms of how the transition will be...
It may seem cliché, but a small business owner is constantly learning, regardless of what industry they are in. But there may be something to this, given the sheer volume of business development and management books on store shelves. In the spirit of constant...
The recent Fed decision will understandably have an effect on how businesses plan for mergers and acquisitions for the remainder of 2015 and next year, but it may not change the importance that millennials have on the overall market. Instead, it is expected that...