Privateering is becoming especially prevalent in the acquisition of patent portfolios from other companies.
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Shares in Massey Energy were up more than 11% after the acquisition was announced.
Indeed, the acquisition highlights what could be growing interest in American food by Chinese consumers.
And the first category identified is actually quite a sizeable one: the acquisition of private firms.
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On Wednesday, tiny Marathon Patent Group (MARA) announced the acquisition of U.S. Patent 5, 412, 730.
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But the acquisition also eliminated the only real threat to its lucrative used-game business.
The acquisition is a big bet for Yahoo, given Tumblr's financial performance so far.
With the acquisition of MySpace, News Corp. owns the future of the Web: personalized, social.
Any bank holding company of size is in the acquisition mode, not the selling mode.
The acquisition will be covered by a combination of about 43% cash and 57% Cairn shares.
We changed our name just last week after the acquisition of Top Layer by Corero.
The graph shows the positive sentiment on the acquisition growing steadily though not dramatically.
As such, the acquisition of EPL games gives the upstart NBC Sports Network greater brand equity.
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The acquisition of RightNow by Oracle makes sense for both companies CRM solutions strategies.
The acquisition by News Corp. could herald an era of increased opportunity and growth.
The acquisition of Consolidated Thompson is in-line with Cliffs strategy to diversify its geographical presence.
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But Caterpillar insists that the acquisition is well aligned with its growth strategy in China.
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Google said it would start upgrading the network as soon as the acquisition was closed.
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Guidant chose the acquisition route, wisely leaving itself an out should Plan C fail.
Teller says the acquisition by TrustedID will give his operation the resources to expand its reach.
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Everton confirmed the acquisition of the 30-year--old French international on the club's Web site.
The acquisition of Stratavia this summer was aimed directly at beefing up these capabilities.
Or the acquisition of major content suppliers like Disney, rather than giving money back to shareholders.
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The acquisition should allow the company to reduce costs, optimize pricing and speed innovations to market.
The acquisition of Mad Men is a step in the right direction for Netflix.
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In one week this spring Berrard oversaw the acquisition of Arizona's ProClean and Oregon's Mt.
This announcement follows the acquisition of Krikorian's company, id8 Group R2 Studios (R2 Studios).
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Social games company Playdom announced the acquisition of Buenos Aires-based developer Three Melons today.
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Compromise has its place in business, but it has no role in the acquisition of talent.
If the acquisition is successful, the searcher takes over as CEO and runs the acquired company.
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