From Today’s WSJ: Timing is Everything for Private Equity Firms

Having bought up $1.9 trillion of companies from 2005 to 2007, yet for sellers, the doors are barred. The mergers-and-acquisition markets have shut, as potential buyers wait for asset prices…

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REI Sold a New Model for the Future of Retail and Healthcare Followed

Retail stores began the march toward e-commerce and digital transactions in the late 1990s.  By 2008 Fast Company reported that "Retail is moving toward capital-E environments," explains REI President and…

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FDA Unveils Database of Drug Side Effects, Procedural Changes

It could be argued that the pharmaceutical and medical products industry—with its high-value, high-regulation product lines—could have the most at stake for achieving operational excellence. Regulatory requirements have risen for…

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Microsoft & Yahoo Stalled but not Over – News Corp Enters the Fray: What it Means for Software, Advertising, & Innovation

With Yahoo shares down nearly 50%, Microsoft decided to prove the rumors true and make an unsolicited offer for Yahoo. The incredible $45 billion offer for Yahoo was designed to…

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