Expeditors has never done an acquisition, and Rose, 64, says he won't even consider one.
But that reflects an acquisition, suggesting that expectations for the core business have weakened.
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Motorola attracted an acquisition offer from Google in August, largely due to its patent holdings.
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The main culprit was an acquisition that looked like a good idea at the time.
For a public company, when does the size of an acquisition have to be disclosed publicly?
Kristen Knouft, ICG's vice president of marketing, once overheard Guarino discussing an acquisition opportunity.
And not all these investments need to end with an acquisition by Dell to be successful.
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It might potentially have some upside related to an acquisition of its parent company.
International Business Machines is on an acquisition spree to fortify its Big Data Analytics business.
In an Acquisition Decision Memorandum, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics E.
At best it is an acquisition to keep Android from being killed in the intellecual property courts.
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In digital media space, the median price for an acquisition has risen faster than a helium-filled balloon.
Bischoff came to Citi by way of an acquisition in 2000 of the British investment bank Schroeders.
In any case, investors should look favorably upon airlines with the ability to pursue an acquisition strategy.
While an acquisition would make the most sense, the ambitious duo have not ruled out an eventual IPO.
The exits, or liquidity events, are for the most part via an initial public offering or an acquisition.
And many sellers strive to include a high fee to minimize the uncertainty of being an acquisition target.
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Capital One said second-quarter profit fell 90 percent as an acquisition forced it to set aside loan-loss reserves.
Thomson is selling its education division, Thomson Learning, meaning that there should be money available for an acquisition.
In about 70 percent of the cases, the stock market responds negatively to the announcement of an acquisition.
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The Littoral Combat Ship was developed using an acquisition strategy that is just as unconventional as its design.
All of these productivity gains can now be achieved without large scale or the headaches of an acquisition.
The most famous Zynga title is FarmVille, a game made after SlashKey spurned an acquisition offer from Zynga.
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His shares began tumbling, crippling them as an acquisition currency for the company.
But, as growth slowed, the company embarked on an acquisition's strategy, which has been financed through private equity funding.
Within a year the two men say they plan to take Blue Star public, make an acquisition, or both.
Often I view an acquisition as a shortcut or a quick fix to some problem that a company has.
The 54-year-old CEO of Summa Industries, a plastics component manufacturer in Torrance, California, was checking out an acquisition target.
In China, ManpowerGroup has been in an acquisition spree to widen its footprint in that fast-growing and populous country.
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That sort of permission is rarely given to an acquisition, but key to making it an engine for turn-around.
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