Second, potential acquirers with the most to gain from Blackberry are in China.
Also, acquirers are getting cold feet as the possibility of a coming recession mounts.
If these deals pass the four tests, they could boost the fortunes of their acquirers.
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The majority of these transactions were by strategic acquirers, as opposed to private equity buyers.
Some, like Britain's, were so well designed that they extracted the maximum possible from the acquirers.
That may be why, despite paying premium prices, some acquirers still manage to create value.
We find that the most successful acquirers do not look at all acquisitions as being equally challenging.
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CVRs can transfer much of the risk normally borne by acquirers to the shareholders in the target corporation.
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The acquirers, meanwhile, sometimes have little global experience and could struggle to make a success of the acquisitions.
Acquirers dislike buying losses, and there is a virtual herd of companies at this stage looking for exits.
For technology entrepreneurs naming their creations it is worth considering how they could be perceived by potential acquirers.
Knowing this, acquirers make their initial bid a little lower to leave room for a higher final price.
Acquirers must carefully assess their ability to integrate a potential target, and the risks inherent in the target.
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The need to remain competitive is pushing strategic acquirers to open their wallets.
Apache is trading fractionally lower on the news, which is common for acquirers on a deal of this size.
The five possible targets (see table on p. 62) are on the small side, thus more tempting to acquirers.
The CIOs help them find venture money and even help broker introductions to companies that might be appropriate acquirers.
Exitround gives potential acquirers access to a database of startups that are interested in or open to a sale.
The acquirers are awash in cash and helped by still low borrowing rates.
The baby boomers, long known as master acquirers, are now learning a new skill: getting rid of excess stuff.
On the flipside of things, BankUnited (BKU) is down almost 12% after appearing to reject overtures from potential acquirers.
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We believe the close relationship between the two will keep potential acquirers away.
It will start only if acquirers think it's cheaper to buy than make.
Many of the YouTube also-rans thought the larger site's purchase would increase their value in the eyes of potential acquirers.
In fact, potential acquirers often have their lawyers hire investigators to ensure that all information is protected under attorney-client privilege.
Connectivity fees are charged to issuers and acquirers for network access, equipment, and the transmission of authorization and settlement messages.
That suggests, at least for the shareholders of some acquirers, that value was not being destroyed in the long term.
Moreover, the technology companies that tend to acquire such start-ups are extremely cash-generative and relatively debt-free, making them pretty aggressive acquirers.
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But potential acquirers may hold back if they conclude (as Citigroup appears to have done here) that prices are too high.
This is horribly threatening for all of the incumbent players in the four party model: traditional acquirers, issuer and the networks.
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