This is believed to be the largest foreign acquisition by Japanese company in more than a decade.
It was also believed to be the largest foreign acquisition by a Japanese company in a decade.
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Perhaps even more troubling was the encouragement the Clinton team gave to foreign acquisition of U.S. defense contractors.
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The bank announced the purchase on Friday, making it the largest ever foreign acquisition of Russian commercial real estate.
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Telecoms incumbents, keen to grab a slice of the action, tried to turn themselves into global operators through the expansion of their existing networks and the acquisition of foreign firms.
My guess is that whereas when a Japanese company made an acquisition the foreign executives immediately hit the equivalent of a glass ceiling, in the case of foreigners in a Chinese company, it's going to be easier for them to move up the ranks.
It also requires that a U.S. agency take responsibility for each transaction, and it gives CFIUS a relatively brief review process to determine whether a proposed acquisition by a foreign firm poses a risk to national security.
If Telekom must charge into a foreign market, America (perhaps through the acquisition of Sprint) would make more sense.
India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board decided that Vodafone's acquisition of a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar , the country's fourth-biggest mobile-phone operator, did not breach Indian regulations on foreign investment.
Germany's resistance to foreign takeovers was weakened by Vodafone's gigantic acquisition of Mannesmann in 2000 following a bitter takeover battle, but the country is still reluctant to roll out the red carpet.
Huawei and former 3Leaf executives say they didn't think the acquisition required a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS, because they didn't buy all of the company's assets.
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Costs aside, the NYSE acquisition would broaden horizons by increasing access to companies listed on foreign exchanges.
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That should help the bank consolidate its position in Brazil, where a judicious blend of acquisition and organic growth has given it a more Brazilian face than other foreign-owned banks.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group acquisition of Volvo is an early step in building the image of Chinese automobiles and marketing to foreign buyers.
The estimated effects of foreign privatisation are almost always positive, large and statistically significant, implying 10-30% expansion of employment following acquisition.
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