Corporate dealmakers in the US and Europe are predicting a flurry of deals in 2011, as the number of potential mergers and acquisitions continues to grow. According to The FT, the US mergers and acquisition (M&A) market saw record levels of activity in January, with 77% of banks reporting an increase in loan demand.

Today, more and more companies rely on information technology (IT) to conduct business. The fast pace of business change, including mergers and acquisitions and rapidly changing IT technologies, makes it ever more challenging for IT organizations to keep business systems available and performing optimally.

Drei wesentliche Trends lassen sich in der heutigen Unternehmensumgebung ausmachen. Erstens spielen technologische Fortschritte eine wichtige Rolle bei der Neudefinition von Geschäftsprozessen. Zweitens, obwohl M & A-Aktivitäten in der Unternehmenswelt nicht neu sind, gab es in den letzten Jahren einen dramatischen Anstieg der Abschlüsse. Drittens, mit dem...

Three significant trends have emerged in today’s corporate environment. First, advancements in technology play a major role in redefining how companies do business, from allowing employees to telecommute to the proliferation of eprocurement activities. Second, although mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity is not new to the corporate environment, recent years...

Schutz sensibler Informationen in der Life Sciences Branche Geistiges Eigentum ist das wichtigste Kapital der Life Sciences Branche, denn es bildet die Grundlage für die Zulassung von Produkten ebenso wie für erfolgreiche Lizenz- oder Kaufverhandlungen. Es muss daher sowohl geschützt als auch offen gelegt werden. Dabei bergen gleich mehrere Geschäftsprozesse die...

Three significant trends have emerged in today’s corporate environment. First, advancements in technology play a major role in redefining how companies do business, from allowing employees to telecommute to the proliferation of eprocurement activities. Second, although mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity is not new to the corporate environment, recent years...

Heiler Software steht für das Management und die Kommunikation von Produktdaten aus einer zentralen und kontrollierbaren Datenquelle. Großhandel und Versandhandel sowie Hersteller technischer Handelswaren können durch ein zentrales Product Information Management (PIM) die Produktivität und die Umsätze im Vertrieb und Marketing steigern.

This nuts-and-bolts guide examines all aspects of an M&A due diligence--from coming to the decision to acquire a company, to who should be on the due diligence team, to the actual process and the final report and post-closing follow up. It advocates a focus on both risk mitigation and shareholder value creation, and emphasizes a holistic approach that spans from...

Mergers and acquisitions have a life of their own. No one, not even the chief executive offi cer (CEO) of the company, can control the changes taking place once an acquisition or merger is announced.

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