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...The problem is not just connecting with empowered customers, it’s what this engagement does to corporations. It’s a management challenge....
...Democratic candidates have seized on the Maytag closure as evidence that international trade has become rigged in favour of global corporations, the Wall Street elite and China, at the expense of middle-class...
...The China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s $18.5bn bid for Unocal, a US oil company with considerable interests in Asia, was considered by conservatives as impinging on energy security....
...Tuesday's move by Haier underlined the growing interest of Chinese corporations in cross-border acquisitions and the willingness of Chinese entrepreneurs to use private equity partners to reduce the initial...
...China National Offshore Oil Corporation is deciding whether to launch a bid for Unocal in an attempt to trump the California-based energy group's $16bn agreed purchase by Chevron....
...Maytag Corporation, the home appliance maker, faces possible further credit rating downgrades from all three big rating agencies after agreeing to be sold to a private equity consortium....
...Earlier this year Haier underlined its international ambitions with an attempt to buy Maytag of the US, the maker of Hoover vacuum cleaners. Haier eventually lost out to bigger rival Whirlpool....
...Shares in Maytag Corporation, which makes commercial and home appliances such as the Hoover vacuum cleaner, jumped more than 24 per cent in New York on Friday after an investor group led by Ripplewood Holdings...
...Canadian oil producer PetroKazakhstan surged 18.4 per cent to $53.75 after the company agreed to be bought by China National Petroleum Corporation for $55 per share....
...The Haier Group may buy Maytag and the Chinese oil company CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corporation may manage to snatch up Unocal....
...China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s bid for Unocal is an acid test of Wall Street’s ability to deal with China....
...Haier, the main Chinese refrigerator manufacturer, was just beaten by Whirlpool in the race to acquire Maytag....
...China National Offshore Oil Corporation is considering bringing in private equity firms as one option to help smooth its integration with Unocal if it takes over the US energy company....
...China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) plans an hostile offer worth $19.6bn for Unocal, the oil group, while Haier, a maker of domestic appliances, is leading a $1.28bn approach for Maytag, thesmaller...
...Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s PC business and Haier’s bid for Maytag attracted support from well-respected private equity firms....
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