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Jarrah Al-Mansour, American International College Abstract Although it has only been on the market for a short period of time, the online game PubG (Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds) has become a worldwide commercial success. Although livestream gaming-related research has been pursued in many parts of the world, there is dearth of research that links the interpretation of the kinds of strategy ad..

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Whether playing the role of corporate raider or white-knight activist, Carl Icahn is no stranger to pushing for change at the companies in which he holds big stakes. Icahn made his name in the 1980s by revamping companies such as Texaco and TWA. More recent high-profile campaigns have centered on pressuring companies as varied as Motorola, Blockbuster and Time Warner. His most recent scorecard i..

The growth of the LTV Corporation is one of the classic stories of the growth of conglomerates during the third merger wave. The company was led by James Josepth Ling -- the Ling of Ling-Temco-Vought. The story of how he parlayed a $2,000 investment and a small electronics business into the 14th-largest industrial company in the United States is a fascinating one. LTV was a sprawling industrial ..

Overview RuffCo, Inc. (“RuffCo” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation based in Los Angeles, Calif., designs, manufactures and sells golf clubs. RuffCo was founded in 1978 by Charles Ruff, a local golf professional and renowned trick-shot artist with two children, Charles Junior (known simply as “Son”) and Daughter. Charles Senior (“Father”), who claims an 8 handicap, is now 62 years old and ..

A hostile tender offer (“takeover”) begins with an unsolicited offer by a bidder to purchase a majority or all of the target firm’s shares. The bidder will set the offer for a particular period of time, at a price, and a form of payment, and may attach conditions to the offer. The target will ordinarily undertake evasive maneuvers. Research shows that the hostile bidder consummates a deal in abo..

Wal-Mart takes over British grocery chain Web posted Thursday, August 5, 1999 8:45 a.m. CT By SUE LEEMAN The Associated Press LONDON - Global retailing leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced its arrival in Britain with the $10.7 billion takeover of Asda Group PLC, the country's third largest supermarket chain. The deal, which more than doubles Wal-Mart's international sales and consolidates i..

Source: http://www.123jump.com/story.htm?story_id=11764 New York, Jun 04, 2001 (123Jump via COMTEX) -- United NewVentures, the investment arm of UAL Corp. (UAL), announced this morning that it will acquire online marketing company MyPoints.com (MYPT) for $112.5 million. The companies reported that UAL will pay $2.60 cash per share for all outstanding stock of MyPoints.com - nearly $1 per share m..

TYCO'S ACQUIRES AMP INCORPORATED JUERGEN GROMER NAMED PRESIDENT OF AMP Hamilton, Bermuda, April 5, 1999 - Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE-TYC, LSE-TYI, BSX-TYC) (Tyco), a diversified manufacturing and service company, announced today that it completed the merger with AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP) (AMP) on April 2. AMP, with annual revenues of approximately $5.5 billion, designs, manufactures and ma..

SBC, Ameritech see core business shift By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 21, 1999, 12:30 p.m. PT news analysis As SBC Communications and Ameritech move toward merging their operations, their core businesses are changing as quickly as their ownership. The two companies each released fourth quarter earnings today, showing companies driven more and more by data, wireless, and over..

Phillips sees Tosco acquisition as 'final step': Mulva New York (Platts)--5Feb2001/ The $7-bil acquisition of refiner Tosco is the "final step" in an 18-month odyssey to transform Phillips Petroleum into a major, integrated oil company, Phillips chairman and CEO James Mulva said Feb 5. Mulva and Tosco chairman and CEO Thomas O'Malley met with analysts in New York, a day after announcing the stoc..

Warner-Lambert, Pfizer Complete Merger By Warren Gump (TMF Gump) June 21, 2000 Summary: Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Warner-Lambert completed their merger on Monday. The new company now needs to deliver on its promise of 25% earnings-per-share growth and $1.6 billion in annual savings. Wrapping up a nasty takeover battle that erupted last year, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Warner-Lambert comple..

PepsiCo quenches thirst with Quaker Oats deal No. 2 soft drink maker to buy Gatorade parent for $13.4 billion in stock December 4, 2000 Web posted at: 11:54 AM EST (1654 GMT) NEW YORK (CNNfn) -- Soft drink maker PepsiCo said Monday it will purchase Quaker Oats for $13.4 billion in stock, ending a month long courtship to acquire the parent company of Gatorade, the dominant brand in the fast-growi..

Northrop Expects To Complete Acquisition of Litton Monday Defense contractor's proposed $5 billion deal receives regulatory approval. Dow Jones CustomClips Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. By Dow Jones Business News CFO.com Mar 30, 2001 LOS ANGELES -- Northrop Grumman Corp. said U.S. and overseas regulators have approved the defense contractor's proposed $5 billion acquisition of shipbui..

NetZero and Juno Announce Strategic Merger; Companies Combine To Become Nation's Second-Largest Internet Access Provider; New Company to be Named United Online, Inc. June 7, 2001 6:39pm Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. and NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2001--NetZero, Inc. (Nasdaq:NZRO) and Juno Online Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:..

J&J to buy Inverness unit for $1.3 billion (UPDATE: Updates with closing stock prices) By Debra Sherman CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Health care giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said on Wednesday it plans to acquire most of Inverness Medical Technology Inc. (AMEX:IMA- news) for $1.3 billion, in a move to regain market leadership in blood-sugar monitors. New Brunswick, New Jersey-based J&J said ..

JDS Uniphase closes SDL merger; cuts Q3 estimates By Larry Barrett Inter@ctive Investor February 13, 2001 5:33 PM PT Fiber-optic components giant JDS Uniphase completed its $13.5 billion merger with SDL Tuesday and then promptly warned that the combined company will miss analysts'' sales and earnings targets in the third quarter. JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU), which announced its intention to buy ..

JDS Uniphase to acquire E-Tek in $15-bn deal Sarah Edmonds SAN JOSE 18 JANUARY THE WORLD’S leading fibre optic equipment maker, JDS Uniphase Corp, on Monday extended an aggressive expansion and unveiled plans to take over rival E-Tek Dynamics Inc in an all-stock deal worth roughly $15 billion. Under the agreement, E-Tek holders will get 1.1 shares of JDS for every E-Tek share held and E-Tek, als..

Intel Grabs Xircom For $748M By Mark A. Kellner www.NewsFactor.com, Part of the NewsFactor Network January 15, 2001 Two ends of the computer industry moved closer together Monday as Intel Corporation and Xircom, Inc. announced a US$748 million deal that would have Intel acquire Xircom, a Thousands Oaks, California-based maker of PC cards and other networking products, for $25 per share in an all..

SmithKline, Glaxo merger valued at $75 billion January 17, 2000 SmithKline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome agreed to merge and form the world's biggest pharmaceutical company in a deal valued at $75.7 billion. Both companies are based in London. SmithKline's U.S. headquarters is in Philadelphia; Glaxo's is in North Carolina. Under the proposed agreement, SmithKline COO Jaun-Pierre Garnier will serves..

From: Compaq 1998 Annual Report Source: http://www.compaq.com/corporate/1998ar/financials/notes/02_nf.html On June 11, 1998, Compaq consummated its acquisition of Digital. Digital was an industry leader in implementing and supporting networked business solutions in multi-vendor environments based on high performance platforms and had an established global service and support team. The aggregate ..

Citigroup Plans 10,400 Job Cuts By Patricia Lamiell AP Business Writer Tuesday, December 15, 1998; 3:10 p.m. EST NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup announced 10,400 job cuts today, more than had been expected, as part of a major restructuring that will cost the company $900 million in lost earnings. The announcement marks the first time the company has divulged details of its huge restructuring program a..

Cendant agree to buy reservation firm Galileo June 18, 2001 9:45am NEW YORK (AP) _ Hotel and rental car giant Cendant Corp. is buying Galileo International Inc., the second-largest travel reservation firm, for dlrs 2.9 billion in cash and stock. Under the deal announced Monday, Cendant would control Galileo's travel reservation system, which handles 92 billion transactions a year, and solidify i..

July 31, 2000 Broadcom Nabs Altima Broadcom Corp, (NASDAQ:BRCM), a provider of integrated circuits enabling high-speed broadband communications, Monday purchased Altima in a deal valued at more than $533 million. As part of the definitive agreement, Broadcom will exchange about 2.5 million shares of its Class A common stock for all outstanding shares of Altima preferred and common stock and outs..

Bell Atlantic, GTE Plot Merger's Future By Rebecca Cantwell, Inter@ctive Week July 3, 2000 The creation of Verizon Communications as the nation's largest local phone company will be a work in progress for years, but look for the promotional blitz to start soon and for the bills of two phone companies to have a new logo this summer. Bell Atlantic (www.bellatlantic.com) and GTE (www.gte.com) face ..

US Report: Key issues for the Netscape-AOL merger Given that Wall Street is on watch for the America Online and Netscape merger, investors should keep their eyes open for a few potentially major issues before getting euphoric about AOL shares. Those details include: earnings dilution, profits, integration, regulatory concerns and a few other things that could really throw a wrench into the AOL m..

Monday, March 19, 2001 VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (AP) -- AmeriSource Health Corp. is acquiring Bergen Brunswig Corp. in a $2.4 billion deal that will combine two of the nation's largest drug distributors. The agreement, approved by both boards and announced Monday, will create a drug-distribution giant with nearly $35 billion in annual revenue, selling pharmaceuticals to businesses such as drug stores, ..

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The transaction Certain investors behind Bourne Leisure, the leading British leisure company, acquired AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc.’s (‘AMF’) UK operations in a transaction which was executed in less than six months. Bourne Leisure is a leading British leisure company and one of the UK’s largest privately owned businesses. AMF was owned by an affiliate of Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC (‘CHS’), a Chi..