Limping rivals caught up in consolidation trend
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Putnam Investments and MFS Investment Management are two big Boston money managers that always have had a lot in common, not the least of which were deep business roots that stretch back to the very early years of the mutual fund industry.
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Five weeks into the new year, the merger juggernaut is at full tilt. The biggest deals weigh in at tens of billions of dollars and unite companies that are household names: Gillette and Procter &amp; Gamble . AT&amp;T and SBC Communications . Travelers Life &amp; Annuity and MetLife .
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When Chicago power company Unicom and Philadelphia-based Peco Energy announced their merger five years ago, some in the financial community questioned the sanity of the executives involved.
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In todayâs Wall Street Journal is the news [paid subscription req.] that Sprint and Nextel are moving forward with the planned merger, despite a possible threat from #2 wireless carrier Verizon Wireless.
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A new acquisition may lead to differentiation.
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TOKYO - In the old days in Japan, a merger between two banks would have been quietly brokered behind closed doors. But the current clash between two major Japanese banks over competing bids for a smaller rival is turning into a boisterous public brawl.
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The company is trying to look strong in a land of subsidies and stiff competition.
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A bidding war may be under way for the struggling maker of trading cards.
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The companies could have been partners, but are now music rivals, report says.
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One way or the other, the U.S. wireless phone industry is headed for further consolidation. Reports yesterday that Nextel and Sprint are in merger talks had Wall Street swooning and consumer advocates worrying. -washingtonpost.com
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The two companies do not operate in all the same markets, but Monday's warnings seemed to suggest that both were suffering from tougher competition in some areas.
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With merger and acquisition surging again, which deals will be the ones to work out?
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With M&A fever supposedly waning, which deals will work out?
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Like the New York Yankees in a midsummer slump, the federal government is on a rare losing streak - at least in its efforts to block mergers.
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Management is trying to turn things around, but the company's paying for past mistakes.
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Limited Brands is cutting loose the brands that are dragging it down.
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Groups supporting competing formats build support from their latest partners.