Growth pains: leveraged buy-outs
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One of the most significant trends regarding acquisitions and mergers during the 1990s is the move away from leveraged buyouts. The other major trend is that takeover targets are usually growth firms, rather than cash-rich underperformers. Many recent acquisitions commanded top prices.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Political football: Adidas
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Pentland Group PLC owns a fifth of Adidas, and it is planning to buyout the athletic shoe manufacturer completely. Bernard Tapie, who was recently elected minister of urban affairs in France, may sell his 55% controlling interest in Adidas.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Europe's bancassurance beasts
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Economists worry that mergers such as the proposed joining of Internationale Nederlanden Groep and Banque Bruxelles Lambert in Holland will be harder for governments to regulation. Also, similar combinations have yet to work financially.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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