On the takeover trail: why Laidlaw dominates the school-bus business
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Laidlaw Inc has pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy since the 1980s and has recently purchased Scott's Hospitality Inc. The new acquisition gives Laidlaw about 23% of North America's private school-bus market. It hopes to benefit from recent trends to privatize school bus services.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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Dealing in drugs
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Officials at Canada's 65 biotech firms are concerned that about the aggressive acquisition strategies being pursued by several multinational pharmaceutical firms in 1995. They fear that hostile takeovers will prevent them from realizing the rewards of developing new therapeutic products.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Digital visions: the race is on to marry computers with the telephone and the TV
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Computer companies are racing one another to develop machines that combine features of the telephone, television and computer. The product ideas of companies such as Microsoft Corp, Gateway 2000 and Intel Corp are described.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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